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Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports	4 12:15 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1783]
Deir Ezzor: Coalition sez Iran missiles missed ISIS, news service claims Coalition bombed Kurds, ISIS holding foreigners hostage	2 22:48 trailing wife [1773]
Idlib: big turban permanently unwound, Syrian army and air force prep for action	0 [1738]
Syrian Army snipers wreak havoc on Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Hama	1 10:40 lord garth [1738]
Death sentences against six convicts involved in terrorism carried out: Ministry	1 13:45 M. Murcek [1737]
Three people, including policeman, killed in bomb blast, north of Salahuddin	0 [1744]
Three people injured in Islamic State attack on Baghdad-Kirkuk road	0 [1744]
Two people wounded in hand grenade explosion, east of Baghdad	0 [1749]
Iraqi counter-terrorism troops kill Islamic State members in Syria	0 [1742]
Suspect in Crimean college attack shot himself	0 [1745]
Fighting in Srinagar leaves 3 combatants, civilian dead	0 [1741]
Suspicious package found near British parliament	0 [1751]
Yemeni army surround Baqim in Saada, killing several Houthis	0 [1749]
Clashes reported among Afghan forces, militants in Balkh, Sari Pul provinces	0 [1747]
Car bomb destroyed, several militants killed in NDS raid in Nangarhar	0 [1751]
Parliamentary candidate Abdul Jabar Qahraman killed in Lashkargah explosion	0 [1746]
4 suicide bombers among 30 dead, wounded in U.S. airstrikes	0 [1733]
Al-Shabaab Claims Killing Of A Former Electoral Delegate In Mogadishu	0 [1740]
IDF says 20 Gaza targets bombed, including tunnels; blames Hamas for rockets	0 [1769]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump threatens to use military to close Mexican border, as migrant caravan approaches	11 14:47 Skidmark [1739]
John Brennan Claims The WH and Sauds Are Working Together 'To Concoct Story' About What Happened to Khashoggi	9 14:50 Skidmark [1736]
Trump: U.S. Requests Audio, Video Said to Show Khashoggi's Murder	2 09:29 Zenobia Floger6220 [1734]
Mexico dispatches two Boeing 727s full of federal police officers to intercept migrant caravan from Honduras heading to the US that has defied Trump's warnings and continues to grow	5 22:44 trailing wife [1769]
S. Korea Refuses Refugee Status for nearly 400 Yemenis	5 10:40 Frank G [1736]
Nearly 275 Belgians are fighting inside Syria and Iraq: report	5 13:39 Bright Pebbles [1740]
Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: US asks Turkey for recording evidence	2 00:23 gorb [1753]
Hague prosecutor issues war crime warning on Bedouin village demolition	0 [1733]
Sisi extends Egypt's state of emergency for three months	0 [1743]
Abbas rival ‘hired Israeli mercenary to assassinate UAE’s enemies in Yemen’	1 14:54 Skidmark [1735]
Pakistan: gets a hardline spy master to head the ISI	2 14:55 Skidmark [1750]
Twitter releases 10 million tweets from foreign influence efforts	1 01:21 newc [1736]
Gaza ceasefire deliberations, Egyptians walk after latest rocketry, Hamas honchos hide, rocketeers identified	0 [1740]
Pompeo suggests US may lift Turkey sanctions linked to pastor	0 [1733]
Haley: U.S. Will 'Continually' Remind UN That Palestinians Aren't 'Any State at All'	0 [1741]
Australia toys with immigrant ban for big cities	1 00:32 Skidmark [1734]
Reuters falls prey to another fake news regarding Khashoggi case	0 [1738]
Turkish daily ‘Sabah’ journalist denies Khashoggi recording claim	0 [1738]
Closer look at Iran’s Basij wings targeted in latest bout of US sanctions	0 [1734]
Arab Coalition refers Yemen’s Jabal Ras incident to assessment team	0 [1751]
Ex-UN envoy, ringleader of Qatar hacking in US, using Morocco card to save himself?	1 07:34 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1755]
Deputy Afghan FM Hekmat Karzai resigns citing ‘serious opinion differences’	1 08:09 Galactic Coordinator Hatrack3611 [1736]
Kenyan Soldier Appears In Court Over Kidnapping Of Three Somalis	0 [1735]
The UN in Syria: years of failed peace efforts	2 09:06 AlanC [1735]
2 journalists face jail over criticism of US pastor’s trial	0 [1741]
Jordan says nearly 300 Syrian White Helmets leave for West	1 09:20 Skidmark [1734]
US imposes sanctions on Iraq-based money exchange for Islamic State ties	0 [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US CO2 Emissions plummet under Trump. Rest of the world rises and misses goals.	6 17:46 rjschwarz [1772]
Delta Airlines launches investigation of male flight attendant lav romp	10 17:49 swksvolFF [1772]
Hillary Clinton apparently unharmed in parking-garage crash	8 13:41 Bright Pebbles [1746]
Time for women to sexualise men says TV star Rae	9 17:43 rjschwarz [1759]
Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought	0 [1735]
Trump ditches 144-year-old postal pact that boosts Chinese retailers	11 18:16 gorb [1766]
China wants to buy 4 Ford Class Carriers from the US.	11 17:57 swksvolFF [1776]
Doritos lure runaway pig 'the size of a mini horse' home	4 09:27 Skidmark [1740]
Interim bail of ex-president Zardari, others extended for third time	0 [1734]
Journalist killed in Hattar over family feud, police claim	0 [1743]
Zainab's rapist, murderer Imran Ali hanged at Kot Lakhpat Jail	2 07:51 Skidmark [1735]
Case registered against Sargodha police for death of man in custody	0 [1740]
Lahore acid attack victim demands swift justice 'like in Zainab murder case'	0 [1737]
Health ministry reports two new polio cases	1 00:41 Skidmark [1733]
Florida airbase damage deals a costly blow to the F-22	6 16:02 Procopius2k [1770]
Mattis visits Agent Orange cleanup site at Bien Hoa	3 08:53 Besoeker [1737]
Zimbabwe: War Vets Threaten Zanu-PF Bigwigs	0 [1736]
Woman dies after falling from 27th floor while taking selfie	4 17:56 swksvolFF [1750]
Canada legalizes marijuana for recreational use	2 08:25 Mullah Richard [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump Praises Indians (feathers not dot) for Revealing Liz Warren as 'Complete and Total Fraud'	3 12:36 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1742]
Three disappeared royal princes may have suffered same fate as Khashoggi	16 20:27 Frank G [1759]
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Unnecessary Wars Hurting Readiness to Fight Existential Wars	1 09:35 Skidmark [1735]
The 10 Most Destructive Americans of My 8 Decades	9 23:24 Lone Ranger [1763]
American pastor Andrew Brunson release	0 [1746]
Page 6: Politix
State Department provided 'clearly false' statements to derail requests for Clinton docs, 'shocked' federal judge says	10 17:58 Procopius2k [1760]
Heidi Heitkamp faces possible lawsuit after incorrectly naming sexual assault victims	2 15:10 M. Murcek [1745]
Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say	10 15:52 rjschwarz [1744]
Clinton's State Dept. Emails Appeared on Weiner's Personal Laptop – And the FBI Knew All Along	0 [1737]
Senior Treasury official is caught with a flash drive and arrested over leak of 'Suspicious Activity Reports' about Paul Manafort, the Russian embassy and alleged Moscow spy Maria Butina	6 20:20 Frank G [1767]
Treasury employee charged with leaking financial info on Trump team arrested (opens to video)	5 15:50 rjschwarz [1748]
Hilarious: In 2013, People Wanted An Exception Made For Totally White Guy Beto O'Rourke To Get Into The Hispanic Caucus	14 20:50 swksvolFF [1768]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Sublime Porte
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Islamic State
3	Taliban
2	Hamas
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Syria
2	Houthis
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Haqqani Network
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2018-10-18
Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports

Wed 2018-10-17
Mastermind behind Ahvaz terrorist attack killed in Iraq’s Diyala, IRGC says

Tue 2018-10-16
Trump says 'rogue killers' may be behind Khashoggi disappearance

Mon 2018-10-15
Jihadist rebels reinforce front-lines near Idlib buffer zone, no withdrawal

Sun 2018-10-14
4 ISIS militants blown up by own explosives in Kunar province

Sat 2018-10-13
Indian troops kill key Kashmiri fighter in Handwara siege

Fri 2018-10-12
Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free

Thu 2018-10-11
Afghan officials get 20 years for handing secrets to Pakistan

Wed 2018-10-10
Turkey to search Saudi Consulate for missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Tue 2018-10-09
Nikki Haley Resigns As US Ambassador To The UN

Mon 2018-10-08
IDF fires at Gazans launching incendiary balloons at Israel

Sun 2018-10-07
Defying Israeli occupation, Golan Druze pledge loyalty to Syria’s Assad

Sat 2018-10-06
FFFFFFFinally: JUSTICE BRETT KAVANAUGH CONFIRMED 50-48

Fri 2018-10-05
Yemeni army advances further into Saada amid violent clashes with Houthis

Thu 2018-10-04
15 terrorists killed in shootout with police in North Sinai: Egypt's interior ministry

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