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Lavrov: Russia does not consider Turkey a strategic ally, despite the partnership between the two countries
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	6 22:17 jpal [1789]
Islamic Jihad accused of kidnapping worshipers from Gaza mosque	0 [1793]
Father and Son Shot Dead, 251 Civilian Casualties Recorded In Afghanistan	0 [1750]
10 Civilians Toes Up in Herat Blasts	0 [1752]
Laghman Blast Claims 2, Injures Six	0 [1755]
Herat Businessmen Call for Security after Kidnapping Incidents	0 [1761]
16 Security Force Members Killed in Baghlan Attack: Source	0 [1753]
Clashes in Lashkargah Continue on 5th Day of Helmand Fighting	0 [1760]
Lavrov: Russia does not consider Turkey a strategic ally, despite the partnership between the two countries	8 17:41 M. Murcek [1807]
''In one battle, 45 of us were on a small hill. One sniper killed 8 Sultan Murad and 2 Hamza. The snipers are like we see in movies''	8 16:48 Mullah Richard [1758]
Conflicting reports on the killing of “al Hamzaat Division” leader in al Bab city	0 [1758]
Turkistan faction and HTS enslave and kill 'wood workers' in western Jisr Al-Shughur	0 [1759]
Ex-commanders among five people assassinated in northern countryside	0 [1754]
Al Raqqah Turkish forces and their proxies shell village in western Tal Abyad	0 [1753]
Five regime officers and soldiers injured in landmine explosion in Al Suwaidaa desert	0 [1760]
Group of antifa black bloc rioters gathered to confront the Portland ICE facility again	0 [1788]
Portland catch and release	4 13:06 Tom [1761]
Latest call for 'direct action' escalated Portland protest destruction, pushed for anonymity	4 10:28 magpie [1758]
Brandon Shane Paape, 31, was arrested for the sixth time overnight in relation to an antifa protest/riot in Portland. He was arrested outside the Portland @ICEgov building by federal officers	5 14:34 Theager Borgia1057 [1763]
100 days since Hashimi’s murder. Killer still free, despite government’s fake promises	0 [1758]
2 Americans held hostage by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen freed	0 [1800]
More from @trbrtc dismissing speculations that planes in Ganja civilian airport were anything other than Turkish F-16's	0 [1759]
Head of Nagorny-Karabakh authorities Arayik Harutyunyan: despite humanitarian ceasefire enemy managed to seize new points with powerful attacks	0 [1750]
Armenian MOD admitted that the destroyed op.-tac. missile systems in Kalbajar were in a state of readiness for use	0 [1791]
Page 2: WoT Background
Thailand is in 'dangerous territory' and faces a 'full-blown crisis', expert warns, as anti-royal protesters face off with police a day after defying the king with three-fingered salutes	8 22:17 trailing wife [1793]
Iran reports major cyber attack, no significant damage	3 11:08 jpal [1754]
1,300 new settlement homes get final approval	0 [1764]
U.S. and U.N. Say Lebanon and Israel Held 'Productive Talks'	0 [1812]
At a terrible-looking nightclub in Turkey, Hamza commanders' bodyguards drunkenly shuffle around while a DJ shouts out their names and then ''Hamza''	3 22:49 swksvolFF [1789]
Portland City Council is discussing practice of releasing booking photos for public record	3 07:00 M. Murcek [1759]
Kadhimi receives invitation letter from Turkish President Erdogan to pay official visit to Turkey	0 [1793]
Pompeo: We hope SaudiArabia will consider normalizing its relationships with Israel	0 [1739]
British firm under fire over bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes	6 15:21 Hupolunter Turkeyneck1559 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Texas sees huge turnout on first day of early voting with over 1M ballots cast	5 21:11 Chris [1791]
Man, 30, is jailed for 30 months for repeatedly putting semen in his female co-worker's water bottle, honey jar and keyboard after she accused him of sexual harassment	1 17:51 rjschwarz [1751]
Italian woman jailed for spiking coworker's coffee in attempt to have her fired	0 [1749]
China's President Xi tells his soldiers to 'focus on preparing for WAR' as he visits a marine base	5 20:20 Chomoth Guelph2445 [1775]
Stunned airline crew spot a JETPACK flying at 6,000ft near LAX - for the second time time in a month	0 [1745]
Boy is sent flying in mid-air by an exploding sewer after he lit a firecracker on a manhole cover	3 23:21 gorb [1775]
Finnish women take to social media to back up their Prime Minister after she was criticised for going TOPLESS in a plunging black blazer for magazine photoshoot	5 19:29 DarthVader [1785]
Never-Before-Published Letter Reveals Concentration Camp Churches ‐ Nazis ‘Received God' After Atrocities	1 09:27 Woodrow [1751]
After decades, room temperature superconductivity achieved	9 13:08 Skidmark [1754]
US FDA approves Regeneron's drug as first treatment for Ebola virus	1 05:22 g(r)omgoru [1748]
StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War	0 [1759]
Hackers Have Infiltrated Election Systems (per FBI, DHS)	3 02:18 Theager Borgia1057 [1760]
Russia records more than 14,000 coronavirus cases in one day for the first time as the country struggles to contain second wave that has pushed hospitals to near capacity	4 05:26 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Marine Corps FIRES commander for 'loss of trust in his ability' after amphibious vehicle training accident in which eight Marines and one sailor died	5 17:31 Theager Borgia1057 [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
Terrorists are hunting for fresh targets because the coronavirus crisis means there are fewer crowds, says MI5 chief as he warns China is the UK's biggest long term threat	5 20:51 Jing Dingle8693 [1771]
USA Today: America's history of racism was a preexisting condition for COVID-19	27 22:23 Frank G [1787]
U. of Minnesota lecture outlines 12-step recovery program ... for WHITENESS	11 18:04 Hupolunter Turkeyneck1559 [1752]
Three polls in a row put Biden ahead of Trump in Georgia	6 22:54 Bobby [1780]
Did the FBI Sit on a Computer Containing Evidence of Hunter Sex Tape and Biden Burisma Corruption?	10 14:12 JohnQC [1786]
Ask Ann Anything! ACB Edition	1 08:15 M. Murcek [1750]
Big Tech goes full Pravda on New York Post's Hunter Biden sleaze scoop	0 [1762]
Majority of Americans say better off now than in 2016 despite COVID, riots	5 18:25 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1778]
Barnes & Nobels ‘NOOK’ hacked down.	6 13:45 Abu Uluque [1753]
ACB Calmly Answers Questions While Typing Up Appellate Court Decision And Cooking Dinner For 9	2 18:45 Hupolunter Turkeyneck1559 [1785]
Facebook and Twitter censor potentially damning story about Joe Biden and corruption	14 21:18 Silentbrick [1787]
VDH: The Fragments of a Civilization	1 12:14 rjschwarz [1768]
Page 6: Politix
State Department calling on US think tanks to disclose funding sources	6 20:29 Thor Thomoth4371 [1770]
Amazon Suppresses Terrific New Shelby Steele Documentary on Race	2 09:51 Lord Garth [1747]
Schweizer: Gaps in Joe Biden's Public Schedule on Date of Alleged Burisma Meeting	13 16:12 swksvolFF [1780]
Barron Trump tested positive for COVID, both he and Melania now clear	1 12:56 Abu Uluque [1746]
'I found Hunter's emails - and I feared I would be MURDERED': Trump voter reveals he is the Mac repairer with Biden's secrets - but can't say if he went to FBI or they came to him and won't say how Rudy Giuliani ended up with a copy	7 20:23 Theager Borgia1057 [1781]
Extracted emails & files from Delaware laptop show smoking gun email exchanges implicating Hunter Biden & his father in Ukrainian energy scandal	6 19:44 Anomalous Sources [1767]
Editor at The New York Post can’t post one of his own stories that details corruption by candidate, Biden	1 02:37 3dc [1751]
For your bookmarks and reading the NY Post story on Biden	4 12:51 Abu Uluque [1752]
Twitter accused Kayley McEnany of distribution of hacked Biden email and locks her out.	11 18:30 3dc [1784]
Facebook Policy Communications Director (Chief Censor)	12 16:18 Ho Chi Ebbusonter7956 [1756]
Poll: 83% of Orthodox Jews Support Donald Trump; 13% Support Joe Biden	9 11:51 JohnQC [1751]

    
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                        18:25 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

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9	Sublime Porte
4	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Houthis
1	Islamic State
1	Govt of Iran
1	Commies
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-10-15
Lavrov: Russia does not consider Turkey a strategic ally, despite the partnership between the two countries

Wed 2020-10-14
Denver Local News Bodyguard Who Killed Trump Supporter Bragged About Harassing and Confronting Conservatives in the Past

Tue 2020-10-13
Vatican to open refugee reception centre in Rome

Mon 2020-10-12
Osama bin Laden's ex-London spokesman is ‘freed early from 25 year US jail term because he is at high risk from Covid due to his obesity' and 'will return to the UK within weeks'

Sun 2020-10-11
Iraq reshuffles military chiefs amid escalation of ISIS groups

Sat 2020-10-10
Elon Musk and the U.S. military plan to build a reusable 7,500mph cargo rocket

Fri 2020-10-09
US hits Iran’s entire financial sector with sanctions

Thu 2020-10-08
International mediation meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict set for Geneva

Wed 2020-10-07
BLM rioters in Los Angeles are breaking into buildings & smashing the glass

Tue 2020-10-06
Baku demands apology from France after Macron claims Syrian jihadists deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh

Mon 2020-10-05
DC Antifa ‘Ringleader’ Jason Charter Arrested Again at WalkAway Rally

Sun 2020-10-04
8 charged in French cryptocurrency scheme to finance jihadis

Sat 2020-10-03
Iraqi Air Force bombed ISIS terrorist hideouts on the border between Diyala and Salah al-Din

Fri 2020-10-02
Trump confirms he and Melania test Positive for Covid-Virus

Thu 2020-10-01
France arrests 29 in anti-terror Syria financing sting

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