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US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
'Almost impossible mission': The 8,000-mile non-stop flight to save a US soldier's life	5 20:39 Phaick Uneretle6310 [11136]
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran	6 23:42 SteveS [11140]
Bus bombing kills 8 people near Iraqi city of Karbala	1 17:41 jpal [11140]
Russia Downs Israeli Drone Attempting To Attack In Syria - Russian Media	3 11:03 g(r)omgoru [11142]
Islamic State claims attack in Burkina that killed 24 soldiers	0 [11131]
Pakistan Army major, sepoy martyred in IED explosion near Afghan border: ISPR	0 [11133]
Australian-Lebanese Jailed on Sydney Bomb Plot Set Free	0 [11135]
Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Yemeni Rebels after Oil Attacks	1 07:29 Mercutio [11138]
Airstrikes kill 8 Taliban and ISIS militants, destroy weapons cache and a car bomb	0 [11130]
Special Forces detain 12 Taliban militants in Kabul, other provinces; destroy weapons caches	0 [11136]
Sudan cancels death sentences on 8 Darfur rebels	0 [11130]
U.S. Africa Command conducted Thursday an airstrike in the vicinity of Murzuq	0 [11130]
Libyan Army forces shot down a surveillance drone for warlord Khalifa Haftar’s armed groups in south #Tripoli	1 15:16 magpie [11136]
Hezbollah terrorist scouted NYC-area locations: feds	0 [11136]
IDF officer hit by rock while driving in West Bank, moderately hurt	0 [11133]
Over 8,000 Palestinians take part in weekly protests along Gaza border	0 [11130]
Greek Police Evict over 200 Migrants from Athens Squats	0 [11133]
Arab coalition says foiled Houthi attack in Red Sea off Yemen	0 [11137]
Page 2: WoT Background
El Salvador signs asylum cooperation deal with U.S.	1 01:28 Herb McCoy [11133]
“Moderate” Islamist Ennahda Backs Saied In Tunisia's Presidential Run-Off	2 08:48 trailing wife [11132]
Massive reshuffle expected in Punjab police	0 [11138]
US slashes aid, accuses Kabul of corruption	0 [11136]
Israel's Netanyahu clings to power as coalition talks loom	4 09:56 gorb [11133]
Tillerson accuses Netanyahu of having 'played' Trump	28 22:41 Frank G [11140]
Turkey stations doctors near Syrian border for possible military operation	0 [11134]
Saudi Aramco Says Full Oil Production Will Be Back By End Of Sept	0 [11126]
Daesh “Recruiting In Helmand,” MPs Claim	0 [11128]
Afghan forces to receive more advanced rifles from the United States	10 14:20 Dron66046 [11134]
Remove Sudan from terror list, calls UN chief	0 [11128]
Sudan’s Call meets in Cairo to discuss democratic transition	1 08:11 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11129]
US to prevent Syrian ‘penetration’ into Kurdish territory: official	0 [11130]
BDS founder unable to attend UK Labour event due to visa holdup	1 03:47 g(r)omgoru [11135]
US, Israeli efforts to contain Iran put Iraq’s stability on the line	1 03:42 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Trump announces toughest sanctions ‘ever’ on Iran	3 11:57 Mercutio [11137]
Page 3: Non-WoT
13 Marines charged in human smuggling case	7 22:30 Skidmark [11131]
Heart-stopping moment wingsuit daredevil dives off a Utah cliff and hurtles one thousand feet towards the rocky terrain below - before soaring upwards	5 16:29 magpie [11130]
SUV barrels through shopping mall in Chicago suburb, driver arrested	6 20:10 jpal [11130]
Chinese Gov Employee Charged For Fraudulently Getting U.S. Visas For “Chinese Researchers”	2 11:06 jpal [11135]
A Michigan Man Has Been Acquitted by a Jury for Criticizing a County Judge on Facebook	6 19:31 Frank G [11133]
Pregnant mom hacked to death in front of son at luxury South African resort	6 23:08 Large Spererong6324 [11137]
Zimbabwe's currency is collapsing	5 13:28 magpie [11132]
Abortion Doctor: Planned Parenthood Abortion Methods Induce ‘Live Birth'	2 12:01 jpal [11131]
Zardari to be indicted in Park Lane case	0 [11134]
16 indicted in Subarnachar gang rape case	3 12:10 jpal [11130]
S. Sudan’s new government to be formed by November: Kiir	0 [11130]
Trader Joe’s removes pictures of circus elephants from packaging after PETA complaint	9 17:40 Frank G [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
Mercer dares to speak the truth: 'Why conservatives ignore white-hating politics'	2 13:51 NoMoreBS [11129]
Former Palm Beach police chief who investigated Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 calls state and federal prosecutors' handling of the case 'the worst failure of the criminal justice system in modern times'	9 23:58 Zenobia Floger6220 [11130]
It's Time To Rein In Big Tech	5 12:38 Mike Kozlowski [11131]
Gregg Jarrett: It Appears the ‘Whistleblower' is Just an American Spy in Our Intel Agency Spying on President Trump	4 18:09 49 Pan [11133]
Beto: Let's Pay Reparations For Non-Violent Marijuana Offenders	9 22:56 james [11134]
Marianne Williamson wants a national mandatory service for people ages 18-26 to combat climate change	6 11:58 ruprecht [11135]
Affirmative Action and NASA	5 08:19 AlanC [11126]
Democratic hypocrisy on sex and murder	2 11:01 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11137]
Page 6: Politix
Next one out? Booker memo warns he may not be in 2020 race 'much longer'	6 19:53 DarthVader [11136]
Dems Veto Red Flag Law for Gangbangers	5 11:07 Iblis [11136]
Pippi Lectures US Congress on Alleged Climate Change	21 23:48 ruprecht [11134]
Whistleblower Complaint Now Looks Like Democrat Effort to Protect Joe Biden from Investigation	10 23:43 Lex [11134]
Iowa or bust: Kamala Harris' last gambit to save presidential run	9 22:02 Alaska Paul [11133]
California’s Request for Federal Funding to Combat Homelessness Rejected	5 13:49 magpie [11133]
Seattle's proposed tax on Uber, Lyft rides would help fund affordable housing, streetcar. Honest.	4 17:09 jpal [11127]
Rep. Matt Gaetz Publicly Exposes Al Sharpton’s Lifetime of Racism, Bigotry and Prejudice	0 [11128]
California judge blocks law requiring Trump to submit tax returns to compete in state's 2020 primary	3 14:09 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Still waiting for Dems to apologize to Kavanaugh	4 17:26 jpal [11130]
Justin Trudeau stands exposed as phony like the ‘cancel culture’ left	14 18:02 jpal [11131]
Bill de Blasio finally gives up on presidential bid — but not on torturing New York	2 17:34 jpal [11129]

    
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3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Islamic State
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Sudan
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2	Hamas
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1	Taliban
1	Arab Spring
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2019-09-21
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran

Fri 2019-09-20
NJ man charged with scouting landmarks for Hezbollah, trying to kill Israeli spy

Thu 2019-09-19
Man arrested in terrorism probe told FBI he'd execute a US service member for ISIS

Wed 2019-09-18
Half of Saudi Aramco production restored

Tue 2019-09-17
Special Forces kill 14 Taliban militants; destroy multiple weapons caches in 3 provinces

Mon 2019-09-16
Iran seizes another oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf crisis erupts

Sun 2019-09-15
Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: State media

Sat 2019-09-14
Parliament to discuss removal of U.S. forces from Iraq in new session

Fri 2019-09-13
Over 2,000 militants fled to Turkey from Idlib: Al-Watan

Thu 2019-09-12
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Six Years for Having Enough Fentanyl to Kill Half a Million Americans

Wed 2019-09-11
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Tue 2019-09-10
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Mon 2019-09-09
Inner Harbor buildings evacuated in downtown Baltimore after vehicle found with 1,000 gallons of gasoline

Sun 2019-09-08
Pakistan denies Indian president's request to use its airspace for overflight

Sat 2019-09-07
Taliban loses deputy intelligence chief, dozens of militants in Farah city clash

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