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Happy 4th of July! Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Happy 4th of July! Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive	11 20:08 Frank G [1789]
Iraqi forces launch raid to clear Diyala of ISIS remnants	0 [1741]
Son of Islamic State head killed in Syria	1 07:56 Airandee [1748]
Turkish planes bomb Duhok’s Amedi district	0 [1740]
General Dostum’s prominent commander arrested by Special Forces	2 10:44 Raj [1736]
Civilians suffer casualties in Logar suicide car bomb attack	0 [1743]
Taliban suffer heavy casualties in air, ground operations of Afghan and US forces	0 [1746]
US airstrikes leave 7 militants dead, 4 wounded in Helmand province	0 [1741]
Saudi warplanes strike wedding convoy in northwestern Yemen, kill 11	0 [1736]
Saudi regime forces raid executed activist’s home in Shia-populated Qatif	0 [1736]
Al-Shabaab Commander Captured In Qoryoley, Says Official	0 [1737]
Blast reported at Syrian warehouse used by Iranian-backed militias in Daraa province	1 10:34 Boss Elmique2397 [1744]
Firefighters battle six fires caused by incendiary balloons from Gaza	2 01:24 Shake [1742]
Several Palestinians said trapped in Gaza tunnel demolished by Egypt	8 12:14 Procopius2k [1738]
Iraqi warplanes kill 16 Islamic State members in Salahuddin	0 [1744]
Islamic State militants kill Iraqi policeman after storming village in Baghdad	0 [1741]
Iraqi commander, 14 Islamic State militants killed in Kirkuk operations	0 [1743]
Iraqi F16 jets destroy three Islamic State tunnels in Makhoul Mount	0 [1740]
Anonymous gunmen assassinate SDF leader in Deir Ezzor	0 [1755]
Man, brother-in-law jailed for Abu Sayyaf involvement	0 [1739]
Austria gives Iran 48 hours to lift immunity of diplomat implicated in bomb plot	5 12:06 magpie [1740]
Egypt's Armed Forces issues Communique 25 on Operation Sinai 2018 against terrorism	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Failed Iraqi asylum seeker, 21, who was dragged back to Germany after admitting he murdered a 14-year-old girl, 'also raped 11-year-old at refugee home'	6 18:38 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1750]
Ghani demands access to Amritsar to allow Pakistani trucks to Afghanistan	0 [1739]
UNICEF slams ‘carnage’ of over 2,200 Yemeni children	2 09:59 Frank G [1739]
France attack claim, MKO scenario to harm Iran-Europe ties: Qassemi	1 02:08 newc [1742]
HRW urges international community to hold Israel responsible for killings in Gaza	4 12:05 Procopius2k [1741]
Riyadh says ready to balance market with surplus oil	0 [1748]
US will never be able to stop Iran oil exports: Rouhani	2 15:27 Glenmore [1743]
UK Donates Equipment To African Union Mission In Somalia	0 [1734]
HRW Urges Help for Syrians Excavating Raqa Mass Graves	1 03:26 gorb [1744]
Syrian Government Calls on Refugees to Return Home	0 [1748]
Merkel Last-Ditch Migrant Deal Reopens EU Deep Divisions	0 [1750]
PA: Israeli law withholding funds over terrorist stipends ‘a declaration of war’	3 13:35 g(r)omgoru [1740]
How Sheldon Adelson just might be turning the tide against BDS on US campuses	0 [1731]
Iraq urges world countries to repatriate Islamic State children	0 [1736]
Hamas uses fake Facebook friends to dupe 100 soldiers into downloading spyware	0 [1735]
More than 4759 civilians killed in Syria in first half of 2018	0 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Prof claims Hispanic students perpetuate 'colorblind racism'	1 16:01 Raj [1744]
Rantburg Shark Stories - Reporting From Cape Cod, MA	0 [1737]
Rantburg Shark Stories - Reporting from the NJ coast	0 [1746]
Massive object damaged Uranus forever	4 17:44 Anomalous Sources [1766]
Amesbury: Two collapse near Russian spy poisoning site	5 14:10 SteveS [1761]
China's HNA Chairman Wang dies after fall during trip to France	6 17:12 DarthVader [1769]
Better than oil	1 03:22 Procopius2k [1736]
BlueOrigin targets moon landing by 2023 as early step toward a lunar settlement.	0 [1737]
'Take your kids with you, or just leave!'	3 12:25 Bobby [1733]
Woman discovered alive inside mortuary refrigerator	0 [1736]
New York Times Reassigns Reporter Who Had Sexual Relationship With Source	8 17:33 Ulaith Unolumble7265 [1750]
Trump Administration Abandons Obama Guidelines on Affirmative Action	1 11:50 trailing wife [1732]
Las Vegas cop 'terrified with fear' as gunman murdered dozens	6 18:37 charger [1756]
Female NHS worker arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at Chester hospital	1 13:19 charger [1745]
Trump pulls the plug on funding corrupt Zim opposition	3 16:30 ed in texas [1761]
Page 4: Opinion
Rachel Dolezal Booked for Fraud Because the System Is Racist	3 16:57 g(r)omgoru [1764]
Trump's burden: Cleaning up Obama's mess	5 15:52 JohnQC [1737]
One new Mexican president. Dozens of new reasons to build the wall.	4 22:21 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1759]
Walmart Facing Boycott Threats Over 'Impeach 45' Shirt	6 21:31 DooDahMan [1767]
The Iranian Spy Who Created Two Terror States in Israel	0 [1739]
What The Courts Are For	3 13:33 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1742]
Page 6: Politix
Justice Department covers up possible spy ring scandal in Democratic congressional offices	14 17:38 Anomalous Sources [1758]
Why Does Barack Obama Have 20 Full-time Staffers Working From His DC Bunker? What Are The Plans For His 40,000 Trained Leftist Agitators?	14 23:21 Creling Pelosi3622 [1762]
Trump's buffoonery helps to reduce patriotism in the US: Analyst	8 12:51 Besoeker [1739]
Democrats leaving the Party in droves as #WalkAway campaign gains real momentum	5 19:41 JohnQC [1755]
Father Pfleger, protesters threatened with arrests ahead of Dan Ryan march	3 08:00 Frank G [1735]
North Carolina Social Justice Activist: Boycott July 4, Crash Other People's Cookouts	13 15:53 ruprecht [1740]
Trump attacks 'crazy Maxine Waters' accusing 'ranting and raving' Democratic congresswoman of being 'one of the most corrupt people in politics'	3 16:18 JohnQC [1749]
Top aide to deputy attorney general plans to step down	0 [1733]
Hogwash – Brian Ross Didn't Resign Over the Fake News Flynn Story	3 12:22 Mike Kozlowski [1735]
‘Abolish ICE’: Vandals Throw Brick Through Window Of GOP Office, Leave Graffiti Message	0 [1736]

    
                23:21 Creling Pelosi3622

                        22:21 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        21:31 DooDahMan

                        21:16 Procopius2k

                        20:08 Frank G

                        19:46 Clem Kadiddlehopper9000

                        19:41 JohnQC

                        18:58 Airandee

                        18:38 Elmerert Hupens2660

                        18:37 charger

                        17:44 Anomalous Sources

                        17:38 Anomalous Sources

                        17:33 Ulaith Unolumble7265

                        17:24 gorb

                        17:13 Skidmark

                        17:12 DarthVader

                        16:57 g(r)omgoru

                        16:49 Procopius2k

                        16:47 JHH

                        16:41 ed in texas

                        16:33 g(r)omgoru

                        16:30 ed in texas

                        16:24 ed in texas

                        16:18 JohnQC

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
4	Hamas
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Human Trafficking
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-07-04
Happy 4th of July! Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive

Tue 2018-07-03
An Iranian diplomat was arrested in a plot to blow up a massive 'freedom' event attended by Rudy Giuliani

Mon 2018-07-02
Cleveland FBI says it thwarted downtown Fourth of July terrorist attack

Sun 2018-07-01
Islamist militants attack African military base in Mali, at least six dead

Sat 2018-06-30
South Korea to tighten asylum laws as hundreds of Yemenis arrive

Fri 2018-06-29
Haftar's forces say they have captured Libyan city of Derna

Thu 2018-06-28
MD Sheriff: 'Multiple Fatalities' in Annapolis Newsroom Shooting

Wed 2018-06-27
Anthony Kennedy retiring from Supreme Court

Tue 2018-06-26
SCOTUS upholds Trump travel ban

Mon 2018-06-25
Killing Islamic State senior member in coalition airstrike separates Baghdadi from west of Iraq: Expert

Sun 2018-06-24
TTP appoints Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud as chief after Fazlullah's killing

Sat 2018-06-23
Indonesian cleric sentenced to death over 2016 ISIS/JAD terror attack

Fri 2018-06-22
Egypt's army kills 32 takfiris, arrests dozens in Sinai operation

Thu 2018-06-21
Militant leader gunned down in southern Thailand

Wed 2018-06-20
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers and take base in first major attack since ceasefire

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