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Algerians mark 40th week of anti-government protests
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russian Wagner mercenaries are exposed for filming horrifying video of Syrian prisoner being beaten with sledgehammers and beheaded	0 [1748]
Red Cross: Taliban Released 10 Afghan Soldiers	1 10:08 Glenmore [1736]
10 more ISIS-K militants surrender to Afghan Special Forces in Nangarhar	0 [1767]
Afghan Forces Launch Large-Scale Operation In Kunduz: MoD	0 [1748]
12 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Wardak and Paktiya clashes: Thunder Corps	0 [1742]
Afghan forces clash with Taliban militants in two districts of Jawzjan	0 [1746]
Indian couple go on trial in Germany accused of spying	6 23:29 trailing wife [1793]
Algerians mark 40th week of anti-government protests	0 [1779]
Taliban News: Military unit comes under attack in Paktia	0 [1746]
3 suspected JMB men held in Chapainawabganj	0 [1745]
Turkey gave militant forces German tanks in northern Syria	0 [1757]
Turkey detains Syrian ISIS member who organized attacks in Russia and Germany	0 [1750]
Syrian Army unleashes heavy attack on west Aleppo	0 [1744]
Jihadist rebels and Syrian Army troops suffer heavy casualties in fierce northern Latakia battle	0 [1749]
Turkish Army, allies kill several Syrian soldiers in northeast Syria	0 [1752]
Iraqi and coalition forces arrest ISIS 'logistics' official, kill fighters	0 [1741]
Assyrian-led forces on the front-lines in northeast Syria	0 [1747]
Iran: Security forces have shot and killed at least 106 people	0 [1751]
Security forces re-open Umm Qasr port	0 [1744]
Demonstrations along the Israel/Gaza border are cancelled for today	2 11:22 Skidmark [1745]
Smugglers busted after cutting hole in US-Mexico border wall	7 19:44 Silentbrick [1779]
Abus demand P30 million ransom for Indonesian hostages	1 01:45 Dron66046 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Washington supports India’s continued involvement in Afghanistan	5 19:13 Frank G [1747]
Funeral Held for Muzhda, Writer, Analyst and “Dissenting Voice”	5 11:07 Lex [1765]
Adib Fahim steps down as deputy chief of the Afghan intelligence	0 [1743]
Concerns regarding misuse of Afghan Air Force fleet echoed in latest report to U.S. Congress	5 23:41 Unaitle Panda6599 [1760]
Russia could supply Iran with S-400s as early as next year	2 11:09 chris [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Female Indiana business students launch 'Female Genius' hoodie fundraiser for Girls Inc. after university failed to 'take action' against tenured professor's 'sexist, racist and homophobic' views	2 21:37 SteveS [1772]
'If he can yell, he can breathe!': Cop mocks activist complaining he is suffocating during arrest as hundreds of FTP anti-police protesters target New York AGAIN and storm a subway station	0 [1734]
Bank robber wearing 'MAGA' shirt says teller gave him too much money	0 [1743]
California hikes tax rates on legal marijuana businesses AGAIN making them uncompetitive with illegal trading in move that has 'stunned and outraged' cannabis industry	3 21:05 SteveS [1768]
Scientists 'have found a FIFTH force of nature': Researchers claim to have observed energy that 'connects the visible world to dark matter'	2 20:18 newc [1770]
Samoa measles outbreak worsens with death toll reaching 22	3 13:58 M. Murcek [1745]
The US Army has developed an advanced new head cover that will protect military dogs' hearing while riding in helicopters or being near loud explosions	3 13:59 M. Murcek [1762]
US Army opens investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok after using it to recruit soldiers and BANS Cadets from using it while in uniform	5 14:22 Skidmark [1752]
Milwaukee cops find a man, 41, in an underground bunker in a city park filled with shotguns, pistols, homemade arrows and propane tanks - and think he could have lived there for YEARS	3 14:23 Skidmark [1758]
South Africa blocks arms sales to Saudi and UAE in inspection row	1 06:31 Besoeker [1750]
86 tons of Yakitori chicken and what do you get ?	2 16:10 jpal [1742]
Chinese spy defects to Australia, revealing nation's intelligence secrets	1 06:05 Skidmark [1742]
Foreign-Born Researchers At US Agencies Were Secretly Working For China And Recruiting Others, Senate Report Finds	1 11:41 Skidmark [1743]
Forget Florida Man. Florida Dog Drives Circles Around Cops. Backwards.	3 19:28 jpal [1760]
Los Angeles sheriff arrests teenager for threatening to shoot school mates	4 19:29 Procopius2k [1760]
Husband arrested for shaving his wife's head	0 [1737]
Kurram district's police arrest 9 men in minor girl's rape, murder case	0 [1747]
Evo Morales dismisses accusations that Russian soldiers are awaiting his return in Bolivia	4 08:26 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1755]
SouthKorea tells #Japan it will extend GSOMIA intel-sharing pact	1 06:11 Skidmark [1742]
Ohio woman reported alleged abuser by ordering a pizza	5 13:27 Abu Uluque [1736]
Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for China conspiracy	6 13:20 charger [1747]
Farage's Brexit Party Launches ‘Contract with the British People'	0 [1740]
The Air Force Tried to Operate Efficiently ‐ But Apparently That's Not Allowed	10 16:06 SteveS [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
White House Lawyers Think House Dems Might Not Impeach Trump After All	8 21:38 Iblis [1774]
Chick-Fil-A Replaces Cow Mascot With Golden Calf	4 15:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1741]
NYT: Draft IG Report Claims Russiagate FISA Application Was “Sloppy And Unprofessional” In Parts But Won’t Claim Anti-Trump Bias Among Top Officials	5 13:40 Lex [1738]
Giuliani explains 'massive pay-for-play' Soros-Ukraine scheme	2 17:54 SteveS [1747]
Abolish the National Security Council	12 13:41 Lex [1756]
Page 6: Politix
Embarrassing moment Joe Biden lists FOUR potential female vice presidential picks - but can't remember any of their names	3 22:26 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1758]
Report: Navy Secretary, SEAL Leader Threaten To Resign If Trump Blocks Plan To Expel Gallagher	7 23:50 Dron66046 [1776]
Complaints of human and animal excrement on streets of San Francisco are up 35% with more than 28,000 grievances lodged last year - forcing city to launch a 'poop patrol' for cleanup	9 22:57 Secret Master [1781]
Prince Andrew's accuser to twist the knife: BBC Panorama interview with Jeffrey Epstein's 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts WILL be broadcast on December 2	0 [1731]
US attorney general: Epstein's death 'perfect storm of screw ups'	11 16:02 ruprecht [1738]
Senators demand details of Obama-Ukraine meetings	1 06:03 Skidmark [1744]
CNN Bombshell: FBI Lawyer Altered FISA Court Warrant Application	5 15:02 M. Murcek [1747]
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Leaves Increasingly ‘Purist’ Democrat Party, Will Caucus With Republicans	0 [1734]
Kamala Harris Blames Weed Arrests for Mass Incarceration	25 22:20 Dron66046 [1771]
Dem Rep: Trump ‘Trying to Use the Court System’ Is ‘Obstruction of Justice’	8 15:04 M. Murcek [1747]
Baltimore ex-mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case	2 01:57 Dron66046 [1746]
Latest Emerson Poll: Most Now Oppose Impeachment	6 16:37 crazyhorse [1737]
Lindsey Graham Launches Senate Probe into Bidens' Burisma Actions	0 [1741]
The Impeachment Clock	7 16:16 crazyhorse [1751]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
4	Commies
3	Sublime Porte
3	Islamic State
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Human Trafficking
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	MEND
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Arab Spring
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2019-11-23
Algerians mark 40th week of anti-government protests

Fri 2019-11-22
Iranian security forces brutally beat #Iranian protesters

Thu 2019-11-21
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Wed 2019-11-20
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Tue 2019-11-19
Iran’s Guards threaten petrol protesters with ‘revolutionary’ response

Mon 2019-11-18
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Sun 2019-11-17
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Sat 2019-11-16
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Fri 2019-11-15
Roger Stone found guilty by D.C. jury.

Thu 2019-11-14
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Wed 2019-11-13
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Tue 2019-11-12
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