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Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning (he didn't, then)
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
This is what makes America Great (short video)	1 23:27 SteveS [1757]
Palestinian said killed, 90 hurt at Gaza rally; balloons spark 9 fires in Israel	0 [1752]
Abu Sayyaf seizes teacher in Sulu	0 [1747]
Russia to supply Syria with S-300 anti-missile system	5 15:47 Whiskey Mike [1752]
This is the first meaningful attack on Iran by ISIS	2 06:46 Skidmark [1740]
Syrian army forces shoot down militants' combat drone in northern Latakia	1 03:49 g(r)omgoru [1751]
Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, 65 others, to life in prison	0 [1754]
Puntland Says Its Army Killed Al Shabaab Militants During Operation	0 [1741]
Hamas says indirect ceasefire talks with Israel halted, protests to escalate	0 [1739]
Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian group rejects Idlib agreement, vows to continue fight	0 [1750]
Aleppo: Kurds raid sleeper cells in Kobani, SDF ties up 50 turbans n Manbij	0 [1746]
VIDEO: Syrian Army shoots down armed drone in northern Latakia	0 [1738]
Deir Ezzor: SDF advances against Syrian regime forces east of Euphrates	0 [1742]
Three people wounded as bomb blast targets bus in Baghdad	0 [1734]
Newspaper: Islamic State chief Baghdadi moved to Afghanistan via Iran	0 [1738]
Iraqi court sentences four Islamic State militants to life in jail	0 [1743]
Diyala dead and otherise dudes: 5 ISIS escape attempts blocked, turban kaboomed by own bomb	0 [1734]
Mosul clearance continues: 5 turbans permanently unwound, turbans murder da mayor	0 [1735]
Afghan forces thwart deadly bomb explosion in capital Kabul	0 [1741]
Terrorist bid foiled in Bajaur; two killed	0 [1744]
3 tribesmen killed, 2 injured by unknown attackers in Balochistan	0 [1757]
Page 2: WoT Background
Turks Plan to Run Secret Ops in US	1 18:57 Boss Spoper5850 [1759]
Iran-backed militias accused of reign of fear in Iraqi Basra	0 [1748]
Pro-Turkey Syria Rebels Cautiously Accept Idlib Deal	0 [1746]
OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output	0 [1742]
Iran summons UAE envoy over 'idiotic' remarks	0 [1731]
Rouhani: Iran ready to confront US, 'small mercenary states'	0 [1740]
IDF rejects Russian findings on plane downing	3 14:56 g(r)omgoru [1740]
One year on, “far right” has transformed German politics	10 07:45 European Conservative [1739]
The battle for credit: Islamic State affiliate releases video showing alleged Iran gunmen	0 [1734]
Alarm Bells Ring Over High ANA Casualty Rate	1 07:04 Skidmark [1738]
Up To 200 People Fall Victim To Mines Every Month	1 07:12 Skidmark [1736]
Over 500 militants killed, wounded in past 6 months in Nangarhar	0 [1730]
President Ghani supports utilization of biometrics system in upcoming elections	1 07:22 Skidmark [1737]
Poliovirus that originated in Afghanistan detected in Rawalpindi	3 22:20 Skidmark [1750]
Swiss region overwhelmingly votes for 'burqa ban'	6 13:31 trailing wife [1742]
OPEC raises forecast based on US oil production	0 [1739]
Iran points finger at Arab separatists, Gulf state for deadly attack	2 02:17 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Google Secretly Logs Users Into Chrome Whenever They Log Into A Google Site	2 19:15 Boss Spoper5850 [1752]
Children were killed by being swung against tree trunks, while other civilians were raped and burned alive by South Sudan's military, claims Amnesty	2 17:53 Boss Spoper5850 [1763]
Major French Space Policy speech translated.	9 20:54 Zenobia Floger6220 [1761]
Danske Bank CEO quits in a $234 billion money laundering scandal	3 09:09 JohnQC [1740]
Chinese naval medical ship makes 1st visit to Venezuela	5 19:49 Clem [1762]
Maldives police raid opposition on eve of election	0 [1738]
Indian bishop refused bail in nun rape case	2 09:18 Skidmark [1739]
Kite string claims young man’s life	2 07:52 Skidmark [1743]
OPDs’ closure over harassment incident: YDA disregards plight of patients in city’s hospitals	0 [1739]
Devolution only way to empower masses, PM Khan says	3 09:12 Nero Stalin8358 [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
Biden Predicts Dems Capture House, Senate; Floats Harris, Booker as 2020 Contenders	8 17:47 swksvolFF [1766]
Editor of Philosophy Journal Fired for Saying Women Don't Have Penises	9 21:09 Zenobia Floger6220 [1764]
Islamophobia: a picture worth a 1000 words	1 12:34 warthogswife [1734]
Fed hikes give cash appeal; stocks no longer only game in town	0 [1735]
Lindsey Graham awakens to 'Bureaucratic Coup' Against President Trump	5 17:36 Clem [1759]
Half of Americans Live in Fear – They're Called Men	2 13:37 trailing wife [1736]
The Diverse Hatreds of the Democrats	1 08:52 JohnQC [1737]
FOX'S Chris Wallace: All 10 Senate Judiciary Dems Refused Interviews for 2nd Week	3 17:30 Clem [1748]
Congress To Regulate Shrinking Airline Seats?	10 23:17 rjschwarz [1757]
New Yorker: Brett Kavanaugh Exposed Himself at Freshman Party; Kavanaugh Denies	26 19:16 3dc [1763]
Don't Be Fooled, Moscow And Jerusalem Still Need Each Other In Syria	1 02:25 g(r)omgoru [1749]
The lies of Russia’s report on Israeli culpability for plane fiasco	1 02:27 g(r)omgoru [1751]
Page 6: Politix
Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning	27 19:44 Whiskey Mike [1791]
It was a Plot	5 23:13 rjschwarz [1758]
Want To Make Federal Employees Easier To Fire?	4 10:02 Besoeker [1741]
Sen. Feinstein Demands Postponement Of Kavanaugh Hearing Because Of Ronan Farrow - Ramirez Story	14 20:17 SR-71 [1765]
Low Energy Jeb: Americans Urging for Immigration Controls ‘Threatened' by ‘Less White' Country	13 20:25 Spons Smiter of the Leprechauns9666 [1747]
Trump wants UN to serve American interests: Analyst	5 15:47 rjschwarz [1737]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran
4	Govt of Syria
3	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2018-09-24
Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning (he didn't, then)

Sun 2018-09-23
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters

Sat 2018-09-22
12 Killed, 14 Wounded in Mozambique Jihadist Attacks

Fri 2018-09-21
Israel arrests 10 East Jerusalemites suspected of leading Temple Mount clashes

Thu 2018-09-20
Sweida: ISIS faces dehydration as Syrian Army seizes last water source in Al-Safa

Wed 2018-09-19
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel

Tue 2018-09-18
Report: Syria mistakenly downs Russian plane as it attempts to repel alleged Israeli strike

Mon 2018-09-17
Boko Haram gang members sentenced to ten years for murder -- community outraged

Sun 2018-09-16
Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia

Sat 2018-09-15
Man Drives Car into Crowd in Southern France, Wounding Two

Fri 2018-09-14
Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory

Thu 2018-09-13
Mosul clearance continues: turban cell tied up, 13 more died tired, 3 innocents kaboomed

Wed 2018-09-12
Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them

Tue 2018-09-11
9/11/2018: On this day, we remember

Mon 2018-09-10
84 dead in fighting in Yemen's Hodeida after talks fail

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