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Iran slashes four zeroes from rial currency over inflation
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Incendiary balloon sparks fire near southern Kibbutz	3 20:08 Frank G [11127]
Three troops injured, Palestinian gunman killed in Gaza border clash	2 08:12 Jiggs Hupiting5931 [11124]
34 Killed In Herat Roadside Bomb Blast, Taliban comment confusingly	0 [11122]
Security forces repulse Taliban offensive in Logar inflicting heavy casualties on assailants	0 [11122]
Mullah Khal Mohammad, Esmatullah and dozens of their fighters killed in Faryab	0 [11123]
Kunar: 2 Pak jacket wallahs tied up, more Talibs self-kaboom in car	0 [11123]
Kapisa: Taliban IED experts, Abdullah alias Laser and Muzamil alias Petrol blown up by own bomb	5 15:35 Sock Puppet of Doom [11123]
Dozens of Taliban militants killed in Afghan and U.S. forces airstrikes in Ghazni	0 [11122]
Special Forces kill 14 Taliban militants, detain 6 others in Logar province	0 [11124]
Mayor of west #Daraa town assassinated in ambush by unknown assailants	0 [11125]
US sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister	2 08:29 Dron66046 [11126]
Syrian Army scores new advance in northwestern #Hama	0 [11125]
Osama bin Laden's son allegedly killed in covert strike	6 15:09 Mercutio [11122]
Russian forces launch massive attack on jihadist stronghold in #Latakia	0 [11122]
Iran arrests European accused of swindling $1bn	0 [11123]
Iraqi civilian killed in armed attack south of Baghdad	0 [11122]
Iraqi security forces shell 3 Islamic State outposts in Diyala	0 [11123]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghan troop numbers drop sharply in crackdown on 'ghost' soldiers	5 19:21 Bangkok Billy [11129]
Iran slashes four zeroes from rial currency over inflation	5 15:36 chris [11129]
The Brotherhood’s secrets	3 02:46 lord garth [11125]
Italy to Let Migrants Disembark Within Hours, Says Salvini	2 09:37 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11122]
Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal	0 [11123]
Pentagon releases the identities of two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan	2 06:47 trailing wife [11126]
Saleh Blames Taliban For Deadly Attack On His Office	0 [11122]
Al-Qaeda Remains ‘Resilient’ In Afghanistan: UN	1 09:27 chris [11122]
Turkey will establish ‘security zone’ in northern Syria: Defense Council	0 [11124]
Syria's S-300 missile systems are allegedly combat ready	7 11:50 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11124]
Hundreds of trafficking victims denied right to remain in Britain	2 22:57 Richard Aubrey [11123]
'Afghan situation cannot be viewed in isolation from situation on eastern border': FM Qureshi	0 [11126]
Facebook removes profile frame targeting Ahmadiyya community	0 [11124]
Berlin Rabbi Harassed and Spat Upon by Arabic-Speaking Attackers	0 [11124]
Dutch suspend grant to UN agency for Palestinians over ethics probe	0 [11123]
Turkey's Erdogan: Whoever Is On Israel's Side, We Are Against Them	4 18:18 KBK [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Massive natural Gas explosion in KY so big is shows up on weather radar!	1 13:31 Procopius2k [11128]
~~Idiot~~ Young Climate Panic Enthusiast Greta Thunberg Sails To America.	9 19:49 SteveS [11123]
Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA	6 18:56 Eohippus Stalin4512 [11123]
AG Barr Uncovered 'Very Troubling Information' on 'Fraudulent' FISA Process	4 19:58 SteveS [11127]
DPRK confirms KJU guided test-fire of a new large-caliber multiple rocket launcher	0 [11122]
Hong Kong protester use smart laser systems to take down cameras and facial recognition	0 [11124]
United States does not plan to make changes to an upcoming military drill with South Korea	0 [11124]
North Korean man in South Korea's custody after crossing inter-Korean border	0 [11122]
P&G posts strong sales, takes $8 billion Gillette writedown	8 15:38 Lex [11125]
Monsoon spell: After battling extended power outages, Karachiites hit with water shortage	1 07:07 Dron66046 [11123]
Indian Muslim 'instant divorce' ban hailed but faces court challenge	2 07:36 AlanC [11123]
Woodstock 50, embattled anniversary festival, officially canceled	6 13:25 Abu Uluque [11123]
Brazilian Mayor Cancels Anti-Catholic ‘Transvestite’ Show	3 16:29 Lex [11122]
Black teen shoots at cars, allegedly shouts ‘I don’t like white people in my hood’	4 20:24 charger [11124]
Relatives collapse while identifying beheaded inmates in Brazil	2 15:32 Omorong Black8889 [11124]
Trapper captures alligator chasing swimmers near Pasco County	1 08:23 Dron66046 [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
Innovative New Process Converts Vegetables Into Meat By Feeding Them To Cows	3 15:06 Dron66046 [11126]
Jeffrey Epstein became an FBI INFORMANT to secure sweetheart deal	8 20:28 ruprecht [11129]
It's Time To Pressure Corrupt Central American Elites To End The Border Crisis	4 15:37 Rambler in Virginia [11125]
Nation Torn Between Watching Democratic Debates, Sticking Face In Blender	8 16:28 Lex [11122]
Might US-Turkish relations become like Israeli-Turkish ones?	4 21:25 trailing wife [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Report: IG Horowitz Preparing 'Daming Report' on Comey; Has Referred Him for Possible Prosecution	11 21:11 Silentbrick [11126]
AOC: Palestinians ‐ And Other Marginalized Communities ‐ 'Have no choice but to riot.'	6 16:21 ruprecht [11127]
Rep Tulsi Gabbard Steals Show with Cream Colored Suit	14 18:37 no mo uro [11128]
FBI agents went to Comey's house, retrieved secret memo written after his termination	1 02:30 Besoeker [11123]
Court files shed light on Kamala’s awkward donation from Donald Trump	0 [11124]
Tlaib Donor Has Been Deceased for 10 Years	9 13:21 Procopius2k [11122]
Planned Parenthood Scolds CNN, DNC for Excluding Abortion Issue During Debate	5 14:54 Dron66046 [11123]
Beetle: Legacy of slavery and segregation and suppression is alive and well	6 16:45 Lex [11122]
Jeff Daniels to Stephen Colbert: America Needs Someone Who Can Punch Trump in the Face	15 20:31 M. Murcek [11123]
‘Witches’ for Marianne Williamson Launch ‘Occult Task Force’	9 15:40 Dron66046 [11123]

    
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                        20:24 charger

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                        20:08 Frank G

                        19:58 SteveS

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                        19:21 Bangkok Billy

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                        18:56 Eohippus Stalin4512

                        18:53 Woodrow

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                        18:18 KBK

                        18:17 Bobby

                        18:06 Bright Pebbles

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                        17:24 Fred

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4	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Islamic State
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	al-Nusra
1	Human Trafficking

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-08-01
Iran slashes four zeroes from rial currency over inflation

Wed 2019-07-31
Breaking : Hamza Bin Laden Dead.

Tue 2019-07-30
Accused 9/11 mastermind open to role in victims' lawsuit if not executed

Mon 2019-07-29
British warship arrives in Gulf to escort UK-flagged vessels

Sun 2019-07-28
15 killed in Islamist militant attack in Burkina Faso

Sat 2019-07-27
U.N. says air strikes by Syria, allies killed more than 100 civilians

Fri 2019-07-26
Libya Militia Arrests al-Qaida Leaders

Thu 2019-07-25
Shabaab tries to assassinate US diplomat

Wed 2019-07-24
Libya government forces say repel Haftar attack on Tripoli

Tue 2019-07-23
Iraq arrests Islamic State cell, including Baghdadi aide, in Nineveh

Mon 2019-07-22
Iran claims to catch 17 CIA spies, sentences some to death

Sun 2019-07-21
Kurdistan: Killer of senior Turkish diplomat arrested

Sat 2019-07-20
Saudi King approves additional deployment of US troops

Fri 2019-07-19
'HOSTILE ACT' Iran seizes British oil tanker in the Gulf with 23 crew on board days after clash with Royal Navy

Thu 2019-07-18
Iran seizes foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil

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