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U.S. charges man who made bomb threat near U.S. Capitol
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Ministers warned there may be just four more days to evacuate Brits and their allies: Thousands of Afghans face being left behind while US embassy tells its citizens to stay away from airport unless called because of the threats outside the gates	7 23:46 Anymouse [1778]
'We get all kinds of cables': Biden flippantly dismisses classified memo sent last month that warned Afghanistan would collapse when troops left and urged US to evacuate citizens	8 23:50 Anymouse [1768]
Media Turns On Biden: 'Why Do You Continue To Trust The Taliban Mr. President?'	21 21:19 Raj [1781]
Good Morning	3 08:42 Mercutio [1758]
ISIS seizes key area in Somalia's Puntland after battle	1 09:11 Skidmark [1756]
Viral footage of US Marine hauling baby over airport wall captures Kabul chaos	2 08:23 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1749]
Taliban kill Deutsche Welle reporter's relative	0 [1744]
Panjshir & Baghlan: People uprising retake district from Taliban, hospital ER patients rising, Massoud Junior preps for war	2 17:43 ed in texas [1753]
Relatives Say Former Govt Officials Detained, Missing, Video of Herat Police Chief Execution	0 [1753]
Biden sez U.S. hasn't lost credibility because of his bungle	5 11:13 swksvolFF [1761]
Indonesia police have arrested 53 militants suspected of planning an attack on independence day	0 [1752]
As Germany Offers Air Base for Afghan Refugees, U.S. Agrees to Evacuate German Citizens	6 17:40 ed in texas [1752]
Oliver North: Taliban Now Has Lists of Names, Addresses and Phone Number of Every Afghan Who Worked for USA Thanks to Abandoned US Embassy (VIDEO)	3 11:16 Skidmark [1751]
U.S. Embassy Kabul Repatriation Assistance Request 2021	5 08:26 Skidmark [1777]
4 civilians killed and 3 more wounded in the Israeli airstrikes last night, others say Hezbollah fighters toes up	4 14:57 SteveS [1798]
Israeli regime forces attack Palestinian protesters in West Bank	1 07:52 g(r)omgoru [1799]
In last 24 hours, 5,700 people evacuated from Kabul aboard 16 Air Force c-17s, 18,000 altogether; 169 Americans rescued from outside the wire	4 08:51 Besoeker [1745]
Over a thousand flood Chicago streets to honor Officer Ella French, killed in the line of duty	5 15:00 Tom [1779]
Page 2: WoT Background
Where does the Taliban get its money and who's funding the militant group in Afghanistan?	13 14:12 Dron66046 [1746]
Inside the Taliban Emirate	10 17:49 james [1744]
Afghanistan: Debacle for Germany's intelligence services	4 17:32 ed in texas [1755]
32 Afghans trapped between Poland and Belarus: Refugee group	1 02:16 Groluque Grack7691 [1749]
VP Harris leaves for trip to Vietnam, Singapore amid Afghanistan fiasco	17 23:54 Anymouse [1780]
Lebanon complains to UN over Israeli strikes against Syria from its airspace	1 10:26 Frank G [1781]
U.N. chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia	3 21:08 Crosing Snosing3746 [1811]
Rising oil prices in world markets	3 13:34 Dale [1784]
Milley is considering falling on his sword for Austin and retiring post-evacuation	18 23:56 Anymouse [1764]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Deadly delusion of the 90 per cent: In a furious and haunting dispatch a NHS intensive care doctor reveals the shocking proportion of Covid patients in his ward on ventilators who are vaccine refuseniks	10 17:36 CrazyFool [1743]
GM recalls ALL 152K Chevy Bolts it has ever manufactured over fears electric cars' batteries could burst into flames	1 17:11 ed in texas [1749]
Full FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine could come as soon as Monday	14 21:43 Herb Thud5704 [1776]
HENRI: 1st New England Hurricane In 30 Years? Tropical Storm Strengthens, GRACE Heads For 2nd Landfall Tonight	11 19:29 Gleresh Guelph1920 [1774]
COVID-19 outbreak shuts down entire police department in Illinois	2 09:17 NN2N1 [1762]
Monroe County man sentenced to life in prison for murdering, beheading grandmother	4 10:57 Croque Fliting8030 [1741]
Not-so-killer robot: Elon Musk says planned Tesla Bot designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work could be outrun and overpowered by humans ‐ as it weighs only 125 lbs	3 17:15 ed in texas [1743]
FAA audio reveals police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone over military base near Tucson before it escaped into the night	5 18:10 Secret Master [1743]
U.S. charges man who made bomb threat near U.S. Capitol	4 07:05 NN2N1 [1803]
Star Trek Actor Says Religious Americans 'as Fanatical' as the Taliban	8 17:12 ed in texas [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
SGM (Ret) Pat McNamara's.... 'Basic Dude Stuff'	5 13:02 Bangkok Billy [1744]
Joe Biden's Afghanistan betrayal is captured by war correspondent RICHARD PENDLEBURY	0 [1767]
Marjorie Taylor Greene 'out of control'... the left fears this woman	5 14:09 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1747]
Red states leading US economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic	2 13:52 g(r)omgoru PB [1758]
Meghan McCain Turns on Biden, Calls Him 'Unfit to Lead,' 'Jimmy Carter on Acid'	7 22:27 Chris [1774]
The Panjshir Afghanistan Resistance is No Coincidence	1 07:55 Bertie Crains2651 [1760]
How I Murdered The Weekly Standard	5 18:03 Secret Master [1757]
When you've lost Geraldo Rivera, you've really lost the game	1 00:31 Herman de Medici8066 [1758]
Mainstream Media Finally Gives A Platform To Scientists Speaking Out Against Biden's Push For Booster Jabs	3 13:55 g(r)omgoru PB [1751]
The Afghanistan Debacle is Exactly What the Left Wanted	3 11:52 Cesare [1767]
Nationalist views and anti-Semitic agitation in Siberia during the Civil War: Part 1	2 13:58 badanov [1772]
Page 6: Politix
Biden tells reporter 'I can't remember' the first part of his question, calls the Qatar capital 'Daho' and is criticized for being in an 'alternate reality' on the Taliban in another concerning speech	4 17:21 ed in texas [1741]
Internal probe clears Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt: report	12 12:35 Dale [1778]
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks reinstatement of Trump-era immigration policy	1 02:06 Flaiper Hupomons4403 [1752]
Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt exonerated in internal probe	2 08:25 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1756]
Austin contradicts Biden, says Americans have been 'beaten' by the Taliban	4 08:34 Skidmark [1744]
Feebs finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated	2 11:50 Omaviper Lumumba3702 [1757]
Supreme Court refuses to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center	5 21:42 Anomalous Sources [1777]
Walz extends Minnesota's welcome mat to Afghan refugees	6 09:55 Retard Strength [1754]
Judge promises quick ruling on guns at Minnesota State Fair	5 21:53 CrazyFool [1769]
Biden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home	4 12:40 Dale [1748]
Ex-Trump aide lays out Afghan withdrawal plan that Biden scrapped	0 [1756]
Biden's Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal Puts Spotlight Back on Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin's Special Waiver	1 12:18 swksvolFF [1748]
Biden says he'll evacuate ALL US citizens from Afghanistan	2 12:05 Abu Uluque [1780]

    
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Who's in the News
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20	Taliban/IEA
2	Govt of Syria
1	Islamic Defenders Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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1	Devout Moslems
1	Human Trafficking

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Thu 2021-08-19
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Wed 2021-08-18
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Tue 2021-08-17
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Mon 2021-08-16
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Sun 2021-08-15
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Sat 2021-08-14
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Fri 2021-08-13
Source: US tells Ashraf Ghani to step down

Thu 2021-08-12
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Wed 2021-08-11
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Tue 2021-08-10
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