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North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US, allies conduct 23 strikes against Islamic State	1 11:27 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1744]
US says airstrikes killed 350 in Ramadi, Iraq, in past week	2 15:03 Redneck Jim [1738]
Finland detains Iraqis over 2014 IS massacre in Tikrit	1 14:36 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1745]
Multiple Islamic militant groups spurned San Bernardino shooters	5 17:33 anon1 [1745]
FBI Searches San Bernardino Lake as Terrorism Probe Continues	5 13:35 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1740]
Terrorist, pal planned 2012 operation	2 15:12 Redneck Jim [1731]
No charges for men who posed as 'Sharia police' in Germany	8 22:42 KBK [1760]
3 Israelis injured in W.Bank car ramming attack	0 [1737]
Chittagong Jamaat ameer among 56 held	0 [1740]
Iskcon temple attacked	1 13:42 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1747]
Daesh 'Deployment' in Baghlan Triggers Alarm Among Residents	2 13:47 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1745]
UNAMA condemn Kandahar airport attack as death toll climbs to 54	2 13:51 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1744]
Coalition retakes Yemeni islands from militias	0 [1741]
Teen Boy and 4 Others Arrested in Australia for Allegedly Planning Terror Attack on Government Building	0 [1739]
North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical	7 20:00 jvalentour [1784]
Ex-Guantanamo detainee now an al Qaeda leader in Yemen	2 09:20 Procopius2k [1748]
Four ‘target killers’ from Karachi held in Islamabad	0 [1746]
Yemeni Army & Committees Control Camp in Taiz, Strike Saudi Sites in Jizan	0 [1735]
British Mercenary killed in Yemen	4 16:19 Shipman [1743]
ISIS seize new areas in Damascus after clashes with Syrian army	0 [1746]
Car bombs hit 3 Kurd checkpoints in Syria	0 [1745]
Pentagon confirms death of ISIS finance minister in recent airstrike	1 16:24 Shipman [1739]
ISIS imposes house arrest on families in Ramadi	0 [1746]
8 civilians die in Baghdad bomb attack	0 [1745]
Iraqi warbirds hammer ISIS Bad Guys: 10 die	1 14:00 AlanC [1745]
Iraqi forces liberate parts of Ramadi	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
FALSE - mexican drug lord el Chapo did not threaten to destroy ISIS - it was a hoax	1 19:04 newc [1759]
FDA Approves Revolutionary Battlefield Treatment For Gunshot Wounds	1 11:23 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1727]
Former IDF soldier joins Islamic State in Syria	4 16:57 Shipman [1745]
Australian courts decision to ban Cronulla riot anniversary rally hailed as a triumph of protecting the right of citizens not to be offended over and above freedom of speech	0 [1744]
Marine Corps Primer on ISIS	6 18:30 Alaska Paul [1760]
Egypt to try 9 policemen for death in custody	0 [1747]
Gulf leaders decry 'racist' rhetoric against Muslims	7 16:30 Shipman [1746]
BNP-Jamaat local leaders to decide seat-sharing	0 [1741]
PTI chief calls for compensation to US drone strike victims	0 [1741]
Ghani Appoints Andarabi As Acting NDS Chief	0 [1739]
Facebook founder vows to 'fight to protect the rights' of Muslims	8 15:21 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1747]
Syrian opposition to meet govt. officials	0 [1736]
Thai trafficking investigator seeks asylum in Australia	1 15:24 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1743]
Text to mom reveals 3rd Bataclan attacker, while father says he 'would have killed him'	1 15:26 Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 [1743]
ARG: President Ghani accepts intelligence chief Nabil's resignation	0 [1738]
Bowe Bergdahl says he likened himself to Jason Bourne before capture	14 22:04 newc [1755]
The National Dialogue Quartet, democracy group in Tunisia, collects Nobel Peace Prize	0 [1745]
Gun Sales: White House To Seek Expanded Background Checks	7 19:45 Silentbrick [1754]
Opposition’s rigging allegation: Arrests as activists besiege police station	0 [1747]
Drug lord el Chapo tells ISIS his hitmen will wipe them off the planet	4 19:40 JosephMendiola [1756]
Tensions in Sabratha over arrests said to be linked to IS	0 [1729]
Erdogan: Turkish troops not leaving Iraq	3 19:47 Procopius2k [1754]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Russia plans $40 a barrel oil for next seven years as Saudi showdown intensifies	5 20:03 Fester Thromoting1562 [1760]
Solving the mystery of the disappearing middle class	7 20:17 ed in texas [1758]
White House Spokesman: Surging Gun Sales a Tragic Irony	13 20:20 ed in texas [1759]
Over at the Chi Psi house, college football at its very best.	3 10:52 JohnQC [1737]
Iran's health minister: Swine flu kills 42 across country	2 09:49 lord garth [1736]
Narayanganj mob beats 8 robbers to death	1 03:37 Steven [1744]
Diphtheria deaths	0 [1738]
Woman bit TJ Maxx employee after stealing underwear: cops	0 [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
The Hidden Reason Why Americans Dislike Islam	5 19:33 SteveS [1762]
Al-Huda, Tashfeen, and the massacre	0 [1748]
It’s Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them	20 20:02 jvalentour [1768]
The shrinking impact of mainstream media	7 17:13 charger [1742]
What are the Turks doing in northern Iraq?	1 11:53 rjschwarz [1741]
Page 6: Politix
Over 350,000 petition to ban Trump from UK	12 19:46 Airandee [1753]
Scotland cuts ties with Donald Trump	5 13:30 JohnQC [1739]
Democratic Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate	10 19:39 JosephMendiola [1749]
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz	24 22:18 newc [1755]
Jeb Bush's super PAC burning through money with little to show for it	6 17:23 Shipman [1745]
Helping Hillary Win by Supporting Trump	4 13:25 JohnQC [1736]

    
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                        19:47 Procopius2k

                        19:46 Airandee

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                        19:40 JosephMendiola

                        19:40 Airandee

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                        18:54 Frank G

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                        18:30 Alaska Paul

Who's in the News
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14	Islamic State
3	Jamaat-e-Islami
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Arab Spring
1	Human Trafficking
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-12-11
North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

Thu 2015-12-10
37 killed in Taliban siege at Khandahar airport

Wed 2015-12-09
Daesh loses large part of Ramadi

Tue 2015-12-08
Clash among the supporters of Taliban chief and Mullah Rasool leaves 24 dead

Mon 2015-12-07
Yemen's Aden governor killed in car bombing claimed by Islamic State

Sun 2015-12-06
AQIM shares responsibility for Mali hotel killings

Sat 2015-12-05
Still No Confirmation On Reports Of Mullah Mansour's Death

Fri 2015-12-04
They're here

Thu 2015-12-03
Syed Farook is religious, sez Dad

Wed 2015-12-02
Dozens of Houthis killed in major offensive across border from Yemen

Tue 2015-12-01
Russia Arms Su-34s with Air-to-Air Missiles in Syria for First Time

Mon 2015-11-30
Suspected Jihadists Attack Cash Truck in Burkina Faso

Sun 2015-11-29
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 17 Militants

Sat 2015-11-28
ISIS top dawg dies in Tal Afar

Fri 2015-11-27
Top Pakistani extremist killed in 'shoot-out' with police

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