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Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar	9 18:39 Woodrow [11131]
Seven IS militants killed in security operations in Iraq’s Salahuddin	0 [11130]
Civilian killed in armed attack in Baghdad: Source	0 [11127]
Two policemen injured in Islamic State attacks, southwest of Kirkuk	0 [11124]
Mosul clearance continues: 2 turbans tied up, 3 kids kaboomed	0 [11129]
Diyala dead dudes: 15 Shia innocents kaboomed, turbans execute 2 of their emirs	0 [11126]
Turkey Vows New Operation Against Kurds in Syria	0 [11129]
Bahrain court gives life sentence to over dozen anti-regime activists	1 09:00 Frank G [11124]
400 Shiite members arrested after Tuesday’s clash	0 [11125]
Unidentified Fighter Jets Target Al-Shabaab Camp In Central Somalia	1 08:52 Frank G [11124]
Taliban’s shadow district chief critically wounded in Herat province	1 09:09 Frank G [11129]
Afghan forces repulse 5 coordinated attacks in Ghazni province	0 [11126]
Yemeni army advances in Hodeidah, seizes significant territory in Saada	1 09:38 Chereting Pelosi1889 [11129]
Blast kills three in Iraq, ISIS claims attack	0 [11125]
Hundreds of Kurdish fighters arrive in eastern Syria to help fight ISIS	0 [11128]
Journalist, two policemen killed in 'Maoist rebel attack' in India	3 19:34 Zenobia Floger6220 [11130]
Former LHC judge shot dead in Chakwal	0 [11128]
Denmark recalls envoy to Iran over foiled assassination plot	0 [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Border Patrol warns Texas landowners about ‘possible armed civilians' in area due to caravan: report	6 14:51 SteveS [11128]
Saudi $6bn to Pakistan comes with strings	1 02:25 gorb [11123]
Kansas militia men blame Trump’s rhetoric for planned attack	3 11:15 magpie [11130]
Egypt prosecution refers 43 to military court over 2017 Wahat terrorist attack	0 [11128]
Turkey Rejects 'Unrealistic' Demands to Shut Qatar Base	3 18:36 AlanC [11125]
Minister Says Tunisia Woman's Suicide Bombing 'Isolated Act'	0 [11128]
Jamaat expresses concern over cabinet approval of EVMs	0 [11127]
Russia: White Helmets begin filming fake chemical attack in Syria	4 16:33 Skidmark [11127]
Yemen’s new prime minister vows resumption of govt work as he arrives in Aden	0 [11123]
Zarif acknowledges impact of US sanctions on Iran’s economy	1 10:01 Frank G [11125]
Saudi Arabia waives $6 bln worth of debt owed by underdeveloped countries	1 04:24 Skidmark [11127]
Israeli minister on Dubai visit calls for 'peace'	0 [11124]
PLO votes to suspend recognition of Israel, terminate all agreements	0 [11123]
‘Taliban Five,’ Once Held at Guantanamo, Join Insurgency’s Political Office in Qatar	2 07:04 Procopius2k [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China Subtly Plays The Iran Card	6 21:51 Whiskey Mike [11129]
Nato holds biggest military exercise since Cold War	0 [11126]
US needs ‘offensive weapons in space' for self-defense, Mattis claims	0 [11128]
U.S. Indicts 9 Chinese Cyber Spies	2 09:59 Abu Uluque [11123]
Central American Migrants Set Fire to Mexican Immigration Facility	9 13:21 trailing wife [11125]
Russia's Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged Carrier	2 12:29 Bobby [11125]
US Government Employee’s Addiction to Russian Porn Gives USGS Network a Virus	4 12:41 Skidmark [11125]
Everything We Know About The B-2 Spirit Emergency Landing in Colorado Springs	3 12:45 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11128]
South Sudan Rebel Leader Set to Return to Juba	0 [11131]
China blocked Australia’s FTA with Taiwan, says Bishop	1 06:40 jvalentour [11123]
Hang em High!	3 18:30 NoMoreBS [11129]
Power struggle in Sri Lanka	0 [11129]
Mediterranean gas hunt threatened by Cyprus stand-off	0 [11126]
Mobster 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison at 89 years old: reports	8 18:52 Woodrow [11130]
School principal in Peshawar handed 105 years in prison for child abuse, rape	0 [11124]
Mashal murder case: PHC upholds suspension of 25 convicts' sentences	0 [11126]
Sheikhupura woman shoots husband dead, says she suffered years of abuse	0 [11126]
Russia's only aircraft carrier is damaged when floating dock securing it sinks	5 16:16 magpie [11128]
Officer Shoots Suspect While Being Dragged By Vehicle	2 22:06 Whiskey Mike [11130]
Stolen inflatable colon found in vacant home	14 17:07 Zenobia Floger6220 [11130]
Meanwhile in Chicago	2 18:52 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
Interstate 85 traffic stop linked to possible human smuggling, ICE spokeswoman confirms	1 16:43 Skidmark [11128]
Can we predict when and where a crime will take place?	9 18:44 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
CDC's handling of polio-like illness criticized by its own advisers	2 06:51 Procopius2k [11125]
Kentucky shooting being investigated as hate crime	5 19:40 Black Bart Fillmore9543 [11134]
Page 4: Opinion
Climate change pushing 'farmers' north in caravans	12 23:09 Zenobia Floger6220 [11131]
Washington, Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Reagan, and Trump ‐ All American Nationalists	4 17:15 49 Pan [11128]
Missouri Parents Call BS on 'RACIAL EQUITY' Training	6 13:03 Skidmark [11127]
Rampant Bias and Misinformation at the Guardian	0 [11127]
Trump's America not the America Sullenberger knows	3 18:31 Spoluck Jones1122 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
1990's: Harry Reid: It's Insane To Reward Illegal Immigrants By Giving Their Children Birthright Citizenship	1 01:37 Besoeker [11125]
FBI looking into bid to smear Russia probe chief Mueller	10 20:32 Alaska Paul [11126]
Trump sues Stormy Daniels over $300K in legal fees	8 15:00 Frank G [11127]
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship in challenge to 14th Amendment	8 22:07 rammer [11129]

    
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                        20:32 Alaska Paul

                        19:40 Black Bart Fillmore9543

                        19:34 Zenobia Floger6220

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                        18:52 Woodrow

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                        18:39 Woodrow

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                        17:07 Zenobia Floger6220

                        16:56 Ebbusosing the Full Bosomed7594

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
4	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Sublime Porte
3	Taliban
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
1	PLO
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Human Trafficking
1	Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Iran)
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moslem Colonists

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-10-31
Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar

Tue 2018-10-30
Al-Shabaab Claims Blast That Killed 30 Ethiopian Soldiers In Central Somalia

Mon 2018-10-29
U.S. drones target Taliban vehicle in Paktia leaving 5 militants dead

Sun 2018-10-28
Yemeni army unveils new domestically-built high-precision Badr P-1 ballistic missile

Sat 2018-10-27
Emergency situation at US synagogue

Fri 2018-10-26
Arrest Made In Plantation In Connection To Package Bombs

Thu 2018-10-25
4 children injured in Quetta school firing

Wed 2018-10-24
BREAKING: ‘IED' found near Bill and Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua home

Tue 2018-10-23
Firefighters extinguish day’s fifth blaze caused by incendiary balloon in southern Israel

Mon 2018-10-22
US brigadier general recovering from at least one gunshot wound in Afghanistan attack

Sun 2018-10-21
US charges Chicago man with online recruiting for Islamic State

Sat 2018-10-20
Anjem Choudary Released from Prison

Fri 2018-10-19
ISIS Returns: Sick terrorists take 700 hostage - Putin issues warning

Thu 2018-10-18
Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports

Wed 2018-10-17
Mastermind behind Ahvaz terrorist attack killed in Iraq’s Diyala, IRGC says

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