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Pakistan plans takeover of charities run by Lashkar-e-Taiba
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Islamic State member turns in himself to Iraqi army in Mosul	1 10:52 gorb [1735]
First bomb blast in 2018 leaves security personnel wounded in Baghdad	0 [1745]
IS members infiltrate from Anbar to Babylon to target security personnel: Source	0 [1761]
Tuz Khurmatu territorial squabbles	0 [1734]
Diyala Dead Guys Documented: 1 ISIS big turban permanently untwisted	0 [1738]
5 members of Hamas terror cell arrested in West Bank	0 [1739]
Iran Intelligence Ministry nabs several agents behind riots	2 10:55 gorb [1735]
Eight dead as Kashmir base raid ends after 36 hours	0 [1757]
Al Shabaab Fires Mortars At Ethiopian Military Base Near Wajid	0 [1735]
KDF Kills 5 Al Shabaab Militants, Recovers Assorted Weapons	0 [1737]
Al Shabaab Spy Agent Detained In Kenya Recruiting Youths	0 [1734]
Air force hits Hamas camp in Gaza after rocket fire	0 [1738]
Saudi Border Guards thwart attempts to smuggle hashish	2 18:33 Alaska Paul [1768]
Air strikes in east Syria kill 12 civilians	0 [1737]
Taliban’s huge cache of heavy weapons discovered in Wardak province	0 [1735]
Car bombing foiled in Nangarhar a day after explosion leaves 18 dead	0 [1733]
Taliban leader in charge of suicide attacks killed in Helmand	1 11:36 Frank G [1735]
Iran’s Revolutionary guards claim to have rescued hostage in Afghanistan	0 [1745]
US airstrike kill 5 ISIS militants in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan	0 [1740]
3 security officials among 8 injured in twin Chaman blasts	0 [1749]
Suspected militant held near Rohingya camps in Bangladesh	0 [1735]
IDF arrests Palestinian with knives at West Bank junction	0 [1727]
Iranian President Rouhani calls for unity as death toll rises in unrest	3 09:56 Frank G [1736]
Dozens arrested overnight in West Bank raids	0 [1733]
Prosecution investigating killing of two brothers in New Year's Eve attack on liquor store in Giza	0 [1740]
Islamists sentenced for trying to prevent concert with arson attack	0 [1762]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Charges Russia With Selling Out its Air Defense Secrets to Israel	16 21:00 P2kontheroad [1761]
Iraqi paramilitary group denies plan to support Iran in suppressing protests	0 [1733]
Newspaper: Iraqi commander confirms U.S. forces staying in Iraq in 2018	0 [1736]
MUIS condemns video of Singaporean Islamic State fighter executing man	0 [1740]
Al-Qaeda figurehead Hamza bin Laden mourns death of oldest son Osama	0 [1734]
Recent riots result of foreign proxy war against Iran: Shamkhani	3 21:02 P2kontheroad [1762]
Somali Military Court Charges Oct 14 Blast Suspects	0 [1737]
Palestinian envoy returns to America after consulting Abbas	0 [1737]
Trump blasts Iranian regime, says it is time for change	0 [1748]
MoD slams Taliban for making false claims, allegations in its latest report	0 [1738]
Military court indicts soldier-slapping teen Ahed Tamimi, her mother	0 [1740]
Pakistan plans takeover of charities run by Lashkar-e-Taiba	0 [1783]
Ramallah Shoe Store Demands Brits And Americans Apologize Before Entering	6 23:11 Raj [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A wild lending crime story...	3 20:36 trailing wife [1759]
Fun days ahead: Vietnam follows China's example and builds an Island on the sea!	2 14:35 gorb [1739]
Outlook For U.S. Economic Growth For 2018 Looks Solid	2 21:09 3dc [1755]
In late-night vote, Knesset passes law to hinder East Jerusalem withdrawal	0 [1737]
The F-35 and F-22 Teach Each Other New Tricks	0 [1733]
Gretchen Carlson no long unemployed	1 07:06 Besoeker [1737]
US seeks to replace independent governments with puppet ones: Analyst	6 14:27 Bright Pebbles [1732]
Parking garage fire destroys roughly 1,400 cars in UK	3 10:06 DarthVader [1734]
Mother of two allegedly killed by husband over 'honour' in Umerkot	0 [1744]
Police recover two girls 'kidnapped' from Darul Aman in Rajanpur	0 [1744]
‘Abducted’ woman tells reporters she embraced Islam	1 15:07 Frank G [1743]
UN Chief Calls for Restraint Amid Reports Security Forces Violently Dispersed Kinshasa Protests	0 [1740]
Zimbabwe: Grace's Kid Dumps Pregnant South African Lover	1 04:09 Besoeker [1741]
Cleveland Browns join 2008 Detroit Lions as NFL's only 0-16 teams	8 15:03 gorb [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Newt Gingrich: ‘The stage is being set' for GOP landslide in 2018	7 13:15 rjschwarz [1737]
Comey Slammed For Tweet About 'Ethical Leadership'	4 19:22 JohnQC [1758]
The TSA's lax performance amounts to security theater	8 12:21 NoMoreBS [1736]
Pakistan Fires Back at Trump Tweet: U.S. Given ‘Nothing but Invective and Mistrust'	4 19:43 Seeking cure for ignorance [1768]
How will Turkey fit into new ‘America First’ policy?	3 09:54 Grunter [1743]
Kalash decline	2 11:39 trailing wife [1752]
The African crucible – Cold Fury	6 22:50 newc [1767]
Page 6: Politix
California launches legal sale of cannabis for recreational use	14 20:34 Cheretle Angeans6218 [1770]
HuffPost Editor Reveals New Year’s Resolution: ‘Kill All Men’	10 19:00 Alaska Paul [1761]
Chris Matthews Runs An Abusive Work Environment	4 10:44 Raj [1741]

    
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                        20:26 Seeking cure for ignorance

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                        19:43 Seeking cure for ignorance

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                        19:00 Alaska Paul

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                        17:35 Zhang Fei

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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
6	Govt of Iran
5	Taliban
4	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Fatah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Salafists
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Qaeda
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Commies

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Fri 2017-12-29
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Thu 2017-12-28
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Wed 2017-12-27
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Tue 2017-12-26
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Mon 2017-12-25
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Sun 2017-12-24
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Sat 2017-12-23
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Fri 2017-12-22
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Thu 2017-12-21
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