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Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Eight police, 14 alleged gunmen killed in Macedonia unrest	1 21:04 JosephMendiola [1764]
Moroccan F16 goes Tango Uniform over Yemen	0 [1736]
Unknown assailants set off bombs outside Egyptian judge's home	1 09:08 Frank G [1738]
Suicide attack in Kabul city leaves 3 dead, 18 others wounded	0 [1739]
Homeopath killed in 'sectarian attack'	0 [1742]
20 killed as terrorists attack Borno village	0 [1746]
IS militants clash with pro-Assad forces near airbase	0 [1741]
After clashes with ISIS, Syrian Kurds regain strategic locations	0 [1739]
Joint attack by Iraqi army breaks ISIS siege of Baiji oil refinery	0 [1742]
Peshmerga repulse ISIS attack in Shingal	0 [1747]
Norwegian court convicts 3 men of links to ISIS group	0 [1735]
Ten Hezbollah militants killed during clashes with Syrian rebels in Qalamoun	3 17:09 AlanC [1742]
IS forced to withdraw from village under Kurdish fire	0 [1735]
Rebels Try to Break Regime's Last Stand at Hospital in Jisr al-Shughour	0 [1738]
Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting	1 12:34 JFM [1780]
Brothers gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [1741]
Gunmen kill Puntland MP in Galkayo	0 [1736]
Soldiers retake police station occupied by Abu Sayyaf	0 [1742]
Four Philippine soldiers killed in clash with NPA	0 [1747]
Page 2: WoT Background
Famine threatens up to 25 million in Yemen as Saudis block fuel supply making food delivery impossible	7 23:13 Rob Crawford [1759]
UN official on life under ISIS: 'Girls are being stripped naked, examined in slave bazaars'	10 21:49 JosephMendiola [1766]
Egyptian tribes pledge to battle Islamist groups in Sinai	0 [1744]
TTP claims it shot down Pakistani helicopter with 'SAM-7 B', threatens more attacks	4 12:03 Besoeker [1744]
Gaddafi's son Saadi appears in Libyan court on murder charges	1 17:04 borgboy [1738]
Army will not 'slip' into Qalamoun battle: Kahwagi	0 [1748]
Boko Haram: Displaced women deliver 5 babies in 3 days	0 [1734]
Niger deports more Nigerians who fled Boko Haram	0 [1743]
Islamic State bans specific food products, brands of shoes and clothes in Raqqa	4 20:41 dlr [1757]
Iranian police official: suspect in Mahabad death arrested	0 [1760]
Kurds clash with Erdogan supporters ahead of speech in Germany	0 [1734]
PM Barzani calls for new Baghdad-Erbil oil deal	0 [1743]
Ghani vows military action against imposed war on Afghan nation	1 20:25 dlr [1758]
Where is Abubakar Shekau?	0 [1740]
Nigerians seek government care for women impregnated by Boko Haram members	2 12:53 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Official: IS Militants Behind Iraqi Prison Break	0 [1738]
Gunmen in Macedonia had planned several attacks, leader says	0 [1743]
N.Korea Unveils New 'Satellite Facility'	6 16:35 Pappy [1739]
Iran to send cargo ship to Yemen as truce takes effect	2 17:12 borgboy [1747]
Bahrain arrests 5 in explosives smuggling case	0 [1739]
Somali Islamists driven into north, south pockets	0 [1746]
MILF to Bongbong: ‘Pass BBL to atone for your father’s sins’	2 22:18 JosephMendiola [1770]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A Russian submarine may have nearly capsized a fishing boat in the Irish Sea	4 22:43 OldSpook [1767]
State Dept Gets Federal Judge to Reopen Hillary Email Case	4 22:41 OldSpook [1764]
BBQ Restaurant Stands Firm On 'White Appreciation Day'	4 12:51 Glenmore [1742]
Afghan judge delays verdicts on police in mob killing case	0 [1738]
Communist Defector Says KGB Created "Liberation Theology"	7 22:39 OldSpook [1770]
A week after riot, Oakland Auto Row still trashed	13 22:38 OldSpook [1760]
Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine	4 15:57 swksvolFF [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
Florence Henderson blames deceased NYC Pub mayor for giving her 'bloomer crickets'	7 22:40 Besoeker [1757]
Pact for stability: The Egyptian role in a joint Arab force	0 [1739]
Passages: USAF Colonel Dean E Hess died in March	3 19:35 JosephMendiola [1745]
Mark Steyn: The War on Free Speech	6 13:09 Raj [1737]
The Killing of Osama bin Laden	11 20:36 KBK [1763]
'Walker Texas Ranger' speaks out on Exercise Jade Helm	5 20:49 Richard Aubrey [1765]
Sultan Knish: It Takes a Good Guy with a Gun to Defend Freedom of Speech	1 16:14 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Ties of the Hildebeest's Brother Invite Scrutiny	3 20:41 KBK [1755]
Baltimore Cop Lynchings: Violence surges as cops back off	3 17:31 JohnQC [1745]
Freddie Gray Case: Detailed Analysis of Motion to Recuse Prosecutor	0 [1738]
Michelle Obama: Blacks have been 'frustrated and invisible' for 'decades'	8 14:40 Zenobia Floger6220 [1741]
Michelle Obama says she was held to different standard in '08 campaign due to her race	10 22:36 OldSpook [1770]

    
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                        22:18 JosephMendiola

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                        21:16 JosephMendiola

                        21:05 Frank G

                        21:04 JosephMendiola

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                        20:49 Richard Aubrey

                        20:46 KBK

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                        20:41 dlr

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                        20:26 Alaska Paul

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                        20:16 Alaska Paul

                        19:49 Blossom Unains5562

Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
5	Boko Haram
3	Commies
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Arab Spring
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	TTP
1	al-Shabaab
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Syria

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Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting

Sun 2015-05-10
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Sat 2015-05-09
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Fri 2015-05-08
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Mon 2015-05-04
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