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Five Killed by Boko Haram in Niger Attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Five Killed by Boko Haram in Niger Attack	0 [1760]
Two civilians wounded in mortar missile, southwest of Kirkuk	0 [1736]
Mosul Clean up Continues: 24 turbans permanently unwound, 14 more tied up	0 [1731]
Paramilitary troops kill four IS members in operation, northeast Diyala	0 [1735]
Three civilians wounded in bomb attack near Baghdad market	0 [1739]
Security forces arrest 43 suspected of terrorism in West Bank overnight	0 [1737]
French to charge two with anti-Semitic murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor	0 [1736]
Egypt deploys tens of thousands of troops for election	0 [1746]
Turkey's Erdogan says operations begin in Iraq's Sinjar region	0 [1732]
Several Explosive Devices Mailed To Military Installations In Washington D.C. Area	2 06:13 Skidmark [1734]
With extra troops, snipers, drones, Israel braces for Land Day border protest	3 12:19 Skidmark [1747]
Taliban and civilians among 7 killed, wounded in Nangahar explosions	0 [1745]
Karzai condemn Kabul blast targeting Pashtun Protection Movement supporters	0 [1738]
Afghan Special Forces kill two key commanders of Taliban in Laghman	0 [1735]
Missile forces hits Saudi targets, kill civilian	0 [1737]
Army kills Saudi-paid mercenaries in Najran, Jizan, Asir	0 [1737]
Damascus’s ‘leave or die’ tactics force Syrians to flee rebel enclave	0 [1740]
Saudis intercept seven Yemeni rebel missiles in deadly escalation	0 [1735]
Man wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a loaded handgun is arrested at Chicago's Union Station after police dog smells explosive residue on his duffel bag containing stolen NYPD body armor	4 10:00 M. Murcek [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mueller, Comey Allegedly Allow American to Be Tortured By Al Nusra	7 19:59 Omeger Gray6606 [1741]
Terror threat: How does France track 20,000 potentially dangerous extremists	1 11:11 ed in texas [1733]
EU adopts wait-and-see stance as European IS followers face execution	2 09:11 Matt [1748]
UN concerned by new Hamas checks on Israel-Gaza border	0 [1730]
Iran supplies sophisticated IEDs to Houthi militias	0 [1730]
Saudi-led coalition threatens retaliation against Iran over missiles	0 [1730]
Haftar rejects offer from Al-Sirraj to share power	0 [1733]
Sri Lanka’s police, politicians accused of joining anti-Muslim riots	0 [1736]
Partner of French gunman was known by police as radicalized	0 [1748]
Federal Flight Deck Officers: The airline pilots trained to shoot hijackers	4 12:11 Alaska Paul [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Humanity's Meat And Dairy Intake Must Be Halved by 2050 To Avoid Dangerous Climate Change	13 21:08 gorb [1747]
French waiter says firing for rudeness is 'discrimination against my culture'	7 15:06 Skidmark [1730]
UK's May: Poisoned spy Skripal, daughter may never recover	2 20:49 SteveS [1746]
'Thriftiness is sexy': exhibition examines Germans' mania for saving	1 09:06 Kojo Elmock6072 [1725]
FTC Confirms Probe Into Facebook Data Misuse Scandal	3 14:42 Kojo Elmock6072 [1729]
Well-Done Meat May Be Bad For Your Blood Pressure	13 23:51 Zenobia Floger6220 [1753]
A California man who believes the Earth is flat launched himself almost 2,000 feet in the air in a homemade rocket	4 13:06 Frank G [1728]
KORUS Trade Deal – No Steel Tariffs For South Korea In Exchange for 50,000 Exports per U.S. Automaker…	6 12:37 Skidmark [1732]
Petraeus: CIA Nominee Will Tell Congress 'She Gets It' on Enhanced Interrogation Illegality	2 18:53 Sock Puppet of Doom [1753]
Spain breaks up cybercrime gang after $1.2 billion spree	3 15:17 ed in texas [1737]
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un visits China	10 23:02 3dc [1742]
Rupee slumps to new lows	0 [1731]
Naqeeb’s ‘friend’ shot dead in Karachi	0 [1736]
Malaysia government proposes 10 years in jail for fake news	2 14:18 magpie [1729]
United States expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row	0 [1733]
Rapist is let off for sexually attacking a woman after agreeing to allow his sister to be raped by his victim's brother in Pakistan	3 12:49 Frank G [1729]
Full-Auto Teddy Bear: Non-Lethal Automatons And Lethal Human Teaming To Increase Overall ‘lethality' In Complex Urban Environments	1 11:22 ed in texas [1731]
Krazy Kenyans: Anal examinations used to test if men have had gay sex are ruled unlawful in Kenyan court	4 16:47 gorb [1736]
Big harpoon is 'solution to space junk'	9 15:41 Skidmark [1732]
US demands China reconsider ‘catastrophic' ban on importing foreign garbage & recyclables	7 18:18 Bobby [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Cambridge Analytica - All hype now is it ?	3 12:54 Skidmark [1735]
Will Viagra and Cialis Extend Lifespan?	11 22:35 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1746]
Cardinal Timothy Dolan sez Dems Abandon Catholics	5 11:49 magpie [1725]
Rep. Hagar: Rumor is that Paul Ryan may resign as U.S. House speaker, Scalise will replace him, Amodei says	3 14:39 Kojo Elmock6072 [1734]
CNN Poll Shows Highest Approval for Trump in Nearly a Year	3 13:09 3dc [1737]
“Confused and Distracted”: McCabe Uses Flynn Defense Against False Statement Allegation	2 08:14 Jack Chaiter7913 [1733]
It's getting a little squirrelly at the coast	9 21:22 gorb [1746]
Why Banning Abortion Will Save Millions More Lives Than Banning Guns	3 13:01 Skidmark [1729]
Iranian missiles on the anniversary of the Yemen war	0 [1739]
Houthis can no longer get away with playing the victim	2 13:04 Skidmark [1739]
The U.S. anti-DPRK "human rights" racket is absolutely unwarranted.	0 [1737]
‘Army Of Islam': Erdogan's Plot Against Israel	5 15:06 Grunter [1743]
Technology, Violence, Vulnerability: Rising phenomenon young people carrying out mass violence in US	4 14:19 M. Murcek [1741]
Page 6: Politix
California counties and law enforcement push back against sanctuary law	9 22:38 JohnQC [1750]
Dems Introduce Bill Requiring Background Checks For Ammo Purchases	4 22:37 Silentbrick [1741]
Democrat candidate for Sheriff of liberal Buncombe County, NC advocates killing citizens to confiscate their guns. Not kidding!	9 22:43 JohnQC [1744]
"39 Days": How Parkland shooting survivors turned grief into action	16 23:34 Zenobia Floger6220 [1755]
Teachers shouldn't be armed because 'most are women,' says Alabama lawmaker	9 13:38 Betty Omigum7881 [1730]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
4	Moslem Colonists
4	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Sublime Porte
2	Taliban
2	Commies
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-03-27
Five Killed by Boko Haram in Niger Attack

Mon 2018-03-26
10 injured in grenade attack at D.I. Khan cultural festival

Sun 2018-03-25
Malaysia arrests seven men with Islamic State links over attacks plot

Sat 2018-03-24
Ruth Bader Ginsburg rules that hot dogs are sandwiches

Fri 2018-03-23
France supermarket hostage-taking: At least two killed by Trebes known wolf gunman claiming allegiance to ISIS

Thu 2018-03-22
Jordan jails two for planning Daesh embassy attacks

Wed 2018-03-21
Bodies of 39 Indian workers kidnapped by IS militants found in Iraq: minister

Tue 2018-03-20
36 takfiris killed, 345 arrested in last five days of Operation Sinai 2018: Egypt Armed Forces

Mon 2018-03-19
Turkey's Erdogan says Afrin city centre under 'total' control

Sun 2018-03-18
KP government seals offices of Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF; seizes mosques, seminaries

Sat 2018-03-17
Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers

Fri 2018-03-16
German prosecutors indict Syrian migrant over alleged bomb plot

Thu 2018-03-15
Anbar antics: 7 turbans permanently unwound, tribal types get frisky

Wed 2018-03-14
Al-Qaeda operative born in Texas sentenced to 45 years for conspiring to murder Americans, supporting terrorism

Tue 2018-03-13
Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaces him with CIA boss Mike Pompeo

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