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The FBI Finally Makes Peter Strzok Redundant
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Huge incendiary kite from Gaza landed on kibbutz power lines Saturday	2 09:32 M. Murcek [1746]
Brother of Islamic State’s agriculture minister arrested while fleeing toward Kurdistan	0 [1731]
Iraqi security: Two terrorists apprehended in Fallujah	0 [1744]
Syrian army captures eastern borders of As-Suwayda	0 [1740]
Salahuddin adventures: 1 turban tied up, 14 more permanently unwound while attacking, turbans attack Baiji refinery again	0 [1742]
Mosul clearance continues: 4 kabooms kill 14 innocents, 6 turbans tied up	0 [1737]
Yemeni (Hadi) army liberate al-Durahmi in Hodeidah, capture 100 Houthis	0 [1739]
Houthis dig trenches to encircle port of ‘Salif’ northwest of Yemen’s Hodeidah	0 [1734]
Jordan retrieves bodies of three suspected militants after shootout	0 [1744]
Gaza protest toll rises to three	0 [1746]
Three TLP workers arrested	0 [1751]
One dead, 9 injured in Chaman IED blast	0 [1739]
Afghan commandos, foreign forces conduct airstrikes in Farah province	0 [1742]
‘I'll Raid You, White Trash': Australians Told to Lock Doors as Africans Rampage in Melbourne	10 22:37 trailing wife [1770]
Syria militants forming ‘army’ with Turkish support	0 [1748]
Explosion at weapons depot kills 39 civilians, injures dozen in Syrian town	2 13:17 Ebbumble and Company5278 [1750]
Page 2: WoT Background
North Korea’s secret garden hidden in Damascus	1 11:48 Rob Crawford [1736]
Iran’s mullahs and the orphan regime	0 [1740]
Turkey ready to create more safe zones in Syria	0 [1735]
Iraqi PM Abadi cancels visit to Iran amid backlash on US sanctions	0 [1733]
Arab Coalition refutes allegations of targeting Yemen civilians	0 [1742]
Erdogan vows to defy US ‘threats’ after currency crash	0 [1735]
Pak military officers to get training in Russia	0 [1742]
Bilawal terms withdrawal of security from ex-PM Gilani a 'criminal act'	0 [1740]
Diamer authorities ask jirga to handover 27 suspects involved in arson attacks on schools	0 [1752]
Erdogan says lira crash 'political plot' against Turkey	9 14:17 Silentbrick [1731]
Uzbekistan and Taliban confirm Tashkent meetings	0 [1742]
Karzai urges Taliban to participate in intra-Afghan peace talks	1 01:34 magpie [1727]
Saudi authorities arrest another professor in widening crackdown on dissent	0 [1741]
Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison	0 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The FBI Finally Makes Peter Strzok Redundant	14 20:50 KBK [1784]
NBC Ignores Own Reporter and Crew Assaulted By Antifa in Charlottesville	5 16:39 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1725]
Man accused of killing, eating dead ex-girlfriend deemed competent for trial	2 21:33 mossomo [1744]
‘Bikers For Trump' Event rained out, so POTUS invites them all inside	5 15:42 swksvolFF [1731]
11-year-old Thai bride returns from Malaysia after uproar	0 [1736]
Death toll from Indonesia quake tops 380	0 [1731]
Karachi’s new police chief launches drive against street crimes	0 [1742]
Child molester sentenced to triple life imprisonment	1 07:55 Frank G [1737]
Minor boy sexually assaulted in Khairpur; 2 suspects arrested	0 [1733]
After his wallet was stolen, man chased thief and beat him to death, New Orleans police say	14 19:44 Phil Johnson [1762]
Laser guns now a reality	13 18:41 Crusomble Cretle9104 [1731]
Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women spike after Johnson comments	3 10:34 SteveS [1729]
Page 4: Opinion
Omarosa Put Our Country's Security At Risk	7 20:12 Clem [1755]
New York's growing six-figure-pension club	2 11:28 Procopius2k [1734]
The Ten Most Hateful Americans and Why they Matter	4 13:23 Ebbumble and Company5278 [1726]
Ben Carson: We Called Ancient Civilizations Heathens Because They Sacrificed Babies, But We Abort Them	5 13:46 rjschwarz [1734]
Capital Flight -- The Strategy Behind Trump's Sanctions	0 [1732]
Women Need Guns	1 07:21 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Media covering (up) Dianne Feinstein's major spy scandal	4 14:14 Rex Mundi [1734]
10 Ways to Live Frugally Without Looking Cheap	3 23:26 JohnQC [1755]
Taiwanese Electronics boss: 'You need to think 10 years ahead' (video)	0 [1730]
Pres. Trump Is Quietly Destroying Obamacare While Helping Millions of Americans‐Here's How	2 19:08 Dale [1730]
Lindsay Graham: ‘These Investigations Against Trump Were Corrupt to the Core'	4 20:30 Clem [1772]
Chicago Is Next To Look At Universal Basic Income	16 23:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [1758]
Devin Nunes: Clinton campaign colluded with 'nearly every' top official at the DOJ and FBI	2 12:05 JohnQC [1725]
What do attacks on seminaries indicate for Iran?	0 [1746]
Deep State Husbands	1 21:49 mossomo [1753]
Exposed: the Deep State's Authorship and Publication of the Dossier	2 08:45 KBK [1725]
Page 6: Politix
OOPS: DNC Reverses Decision To Ban Fossil Fuel Donations Just Two Months After It Was Implemented	7 13:11 Woodrow [1733]
The SPLC's terrible year just got worse	6 13:00 Herb McCoy [1742]
Vermont, Quebec to sign joint declaration amid U.S.-Canada tensions	10 22:43 746 [1759]
Omarosa recorded chief of staff Kelly in White House Situation Room	10 22:40 746 [1753]
DNC co-chair, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend	9 15:31 Bobby [1729]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2018-08-13
The FBI Finally Makes Peter Strzok Redundant

Sun 2018-08-12
Antifa to Protest ‘Alt-Right’ in D.C.: Abolish ICE, No Borders, Close Prisons

Sat 2018-08-11
Iraqi cleric "Tater" Sadr wins election vote recount

Fri 2018-08-10
Report: Ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas

Thu 2018-08-09
Dozens dead after school bus carrying "children" in Yemen hit by airstrike

Wed 2018-08-08
Israel pounds Hamas after 15 injured in rocket barrage

Tue 2018-08-07
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Mon 2018-08-06
Saudi Arabia declares Canadian ambassador persona non grata, orders him to leave in 24 hours

Sun 2018-08-05
Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran

Sat 2018-08-04
Death Toll Rises To 30 In Bombings On Paktia Mosque

Fri 2018-08-03
Jordan army clashes with Islamic State militants fleeing Syrian forces

Thu 2018-08-02
Egypt police kill five members of terrorist group Hasm in Nile Delta shootout

Wed 2018-08-01
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Mon 2018-07-30
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