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Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student, investigators eye potential terror link	19 21:43 Whiskey Mike [1838]
IDF arrests 8 wanted suspected terrorists in the West Bank	0 [1753]
Israeli Army girds for return of Gaza protests	6 18:08 jpal [1766]
Egyptian police kill 3 terrorists in North Sinai shootout: Ministry	0 [1749]
IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus	0 [1755]
Pro-paramilitary demonstrators flood Iraqi protest camp, 15 stabbed	0 [1745]
Suspected Al-Shabaab Member Nabbed In Mogadishu	0 [1760]
At Least 15 People Killed In Inter-Clan Fighting In Central Somalia	4 19:27 SteveS [1785]
Galmudug Forces Carry Out Security Operation In Adado Town	0 [1755]
Fierce clashes breakout between Turkish-backed militants, SDF troops in northeast Syria	0 [1769]
Over 250 Turkish-backed militants killed in northern Syria operation	1 00:54 g(r)omgoru [1764]
Large Russian military convoy heads to northern Raqqa front-lines	0 [1756]
7 to hang for Holey Artisan terror attack	2 14:18 Skidmark [1768]
Turkish Parliament, #Libya's Presidential Council endorse maritime MoU	1 12:54 Snusotle the Lesser4227 [1754]
The terrorist group of #ISIS has released new footage from southern #Libya showing its militants moving freely in broad daylight	0 [1756]
Satellite images suggest Iran stockpiling missile arsenal in Syria	0 [1756]
Daesh is ostensibly over, and terrorism increased in #DeirEzzor in a different way represented by Iran and its militias	0 [1751]
'Afghan Airforce Assault Kills Three Taliban in Kunduz': MoD	0 [1756]
Two mortars land inside Iraq’s Balad air base	0 [1746]
Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast	0 [1750]
Libyan officials cite evidence of Russian mercenaries in war	6 09:56 Bright Pebbles [1770]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russian state firm stops work at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility	4 21:46 Spanky Whuter1088 [1771]
Sen. Cotton Backs Sanctions to Discourage Foreign Hostage-Taking	2 07:35 Mercutio [1752]
Iran to possibly use suicide drones to target US forces in the Middle East	4 15:09 Glenmore [1760]
14 9M133-1 AT and 7 9M133-1 TB (Thermobaric) Dehlavieh ATGM seized by the USS Forest Sherman on the way to Yemen	0 [1747]
The story today that we are sending 12,000 troops to Saudi Arabia is false or, to put it more accurately, Fake News!	4 11:12 swksvolFF [1753]
Trump criticizes Iran over crackdown on protesters	0 [1743]
Palestinians outraged over ICC report into war crimes	2 11:59 gorb [1758]
Europeans, Iran to cross swords at nuclear talks	2 14:21 Lex [1750]
Washington pulls its oil policy weight as OPEC meets	2 08:21 Lex [1761]
Pompeo visits Morocco in first since Trump election	0 [1762]
OPEC meeting ends without statement amid expectations of more output cuts	0 [1755]
Sudan PM sees progress on US terror list removal	0 [1757]
Turkey to host new summit to tackle Syria conflict	0 [1746]
Large-scale Military Operation To Launch in North: Dostum	0 [1760]
Aoun hopes government will be formed quickly	0 [1755]
U.S. homeland security abandons plan for face scans for U.S. citizens	3 07:01 Bright Pebbles [1751]
Another Reason to Loathe Billionaires: Koch & Soros Team Up For Iran	9 10:36 Bright Pebbles [1766]
Still in Streets, Iraqis Say Problem is Poverty	10 12:52 Lex [1777]
Page 3: Non-WoT
158,593,000 Employed in November: 24th Record Breaker for Trump	12 23:56 trailing wife [1785]
Did Italian priest father two African sons, and walk away?	3 09:27 Lex [1762]
China To Waive Tariffs On Some U.S. Soybeans And Pork In Trade War Thaw	27 20:05 bbrewer126 [1788]
TN executes blind man for killing ex-girlfriend in 1991 - He should have seen it coming	5 12:30 Silentbrick [1750]
Iron Dome's key technology to be sold to Czech Republic	0 [1750]
Ohio man sparks panic and 40 homes are evacuated after phoning 911 to say he had been burned by 'a homemade NUCLEAR REACTOR in his garage'	4 09:28 SteveS [1753]
4 dead after hijacked UPS truck leads police on high-speed chase in Florida, FBI says	10 23:33 trailing wife [1775]
Police fire tear gas at protesters in one of the biggest public sector strikes in France	1 06:18 Bright Pebbles [1760]
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of raping vet	2 16:23 trailing wife [1761]
USAF Cobra Ball Ballistic Missile Detection Platform now up from Kadena Airbase & on task over the Sea of Japan	2 10:28 gorb [1748]
Putin says Russia ready to extend New START treaty by year-end	3 10:29 gorb [1749]
Spain planning on going ahead with ‘Google tax' despite US tariff threats	0 [1747]
WaPo does multipage article about a hate crime hoax	0 [1764]
Page 4: Opinion
Larry Sellin: 'Ukraine was the Origin of the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax'	2 14:12 Lex [1774]
Trail of Tears: 'Support for Elizabeth Warren nosediving in polls since fall'	2 16:20 swksvolFF [1758]
VDH 'When Our Guardians Fail Us'	5 14:51 Lex [1770]
US taxes drop to 4th lowest following GOP tax cuts: study	6 12:13 Deacon Blues [1751]
Why I Still Don't Think Trump Will Be Impeached	2 06:10 Procopius2k [1754]
Jeffrey Epstein ‘Found a Niche ‐ Blackmailing American and Other Political Figures' For Foreign Powers	51 21:09 Cesare [1794]
Hitchhikers Hop Aboard the Democratic Presidential Campaign Clown Car	2 14:05 gorb [1755]
Impeachment is the perfect opportunity for Trump and the GOP to lay out all the evidence against Ukraine and Joe Biden	0 [1756]
Birds are getting smaller. Scientists see the echo of climate change.	11 09:05 Mullah Richard [1778]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats' Star Impeachment Law Professor Was Too Radical For … Obama	1 18:15 M. Murcek [1749]
Adam Schiff's Report Cites No ‘Bribery' or ‘High Crimes'; Only Tweets	9 14:46 Bright Pebbles [1752]
Trump's Approval Jumps to 52% Same Day Pelosi Announces Impeachment Will Proceed	1 12:45 Lex [1748]
Alabama Businessman Running for President Arrested on Felony Charges	1 10:35 Raj [1753]
Pa. Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, charged with stealing more than $500,000 from her own charity, will resign	10 18:19 M. Murcek [1754]
Ilhan Omar: Trump Deserves to Be Jailed Like Mobster Al Capone	9 19:26 swksvolFF [1773]
Israel Equals Jewish ‘Supremacy’: Linda Sarsour Again Stoops To Antisemitism	1 02:44 g(r)omgoru [1746]
Chris Wallace Criticizes Dems for Refusing to Call on Republican Impeachment Witness	4 09:10 M. Murcek [1750]
Rep. Al Green slams committee over impeachment experts: 'not one person of color'	3 09:14 Frank G [1744]
Conservative Dan Bongino launches alternative to the Drudge Report	17 23:54 SteveS [1782]
Convicted Pedophile Used In Mueller Investigation Indicted For Funneling Millions In Illegal Contributions to Hillary	3 09:07 jpal [1762]
Nunes Not Aware of Any Previous Time HPSCI Subpoenaed Phone Records	5 17:12 Lex [1751]
Elderly Iowa voter who Joe Biden slammed as a 'damn liar' during extraordinary exchange over his son Hunter is revealed to be a Marine veteran, 83	2 18:28 Frank G [1784]
Kiss of Death: John Kerry endorses Joe Biden for president	6 18:43 Lex [1777]
Another prize winner...	17 22:12 Beau [1774]
Black Lives Matter protesters storm Pete Buttigieg event in South Bend with one [white] demonstrator grabbing mic from [black] councilwoman	10 11:38 Lex [1749]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2019-12-06
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student

Thu 2019-12-05
Pelosi Asks House Judiciary Committee to Proceed with Articles of Impeachment

Wed 2019-12-04
Anti-government protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf for the third time in a week

Tue 2019-12-03
Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in gun attack at church during Sunday mass

Mon 2019-12-02
40 to 100 Iranian protesters executed in a marsh.

Sun 2019-12-01
At least 14 killed in bloody gunfight in northern Mexico

Sat 2019-11-30
Thousands of Iraqi protesters are celebrating in Baghdad after Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi pledges to resign

Fri 2019-11-29
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi says he will resign

Thu 2019-11-28
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Wed 2019-11-27
Armed Iraqi protesters attempt to attack police forces in Baghdad

Tue 2019-11-26
US Rep Ilhan Omar accused of being a foreign agent

Mon 2019-11-25
9 More Shot Dead as Protesters in Iraq Now Calling for Revolution

Sun 2019-11-24
Navy secretary Richard Spencer resigns amid controversy over Navy SEAL

Sat 2019-11-23
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Fri 2019-11-22
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