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U.S. Officials Confirm Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner
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Page 1: WoT Operations
BREAKING: U.S. Officials Confirm Iran Shot Down the Ukrainian Airliner	41 23:13 JohnQC [1833]
Report: Hizbullah Moving Equipment to Lebanon’s Southern Border	9 22:35 Old Patriot [1772]
US increases scrutiny of travelers and cargo amid Iran tension	1 08:23 M. Murcek [1755]
Egypt preparing for the worst as Turkish troops arrive in Libya	2 08:37 Procopius2k [1772]
Local Iranian Claims to Take Photo of Missile Part Near Ukrainian Plane Crash, Tehran	8 10:10 European Conservative [1756]
Iran Refuses to Hand Over Black Box From Fatal Boeing Crash Near Tehran – Nose of SAM Missile Discovered Near Crash Site	5 13:27 Elmitle Omiter5032 [1748]
Terrorists In Iraq Fearing U.S. Targeting Are Fleeing, Hiding After Soleimani Killing	8 18:56 Barbara [1750]
Kurdish authorities in NE Syria release 34 ISIS members	0 [1764]
Misrata militias call for a Curfew from midnight to 6:30am	0 [1749]
Airstrike on AlMuz project was housing more than grad missile launchers	0 [1744]
Iraqis denounce Iran missiles as 'violation of sovereignty'	5 18:31 Texhooey [1751]
Sudan seizes assets of ex-president Bashir's former ruling party	0 [1747]
Report: Militias captured Al-Sarraj in Maitiga airport?	0 [1758]
Rocket attack on #Baghdad’s Green Zone	2 07:44 Mercutio [1755]
Turkey Says Its Four Soldiers Killed in Car Bombing in Syria	4 07:57 Elmitle Omiter5032 [1771]
Satellite Spots Iran Missile Attack Aftermath from Space	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hezbollah Working Towards Gov't Formation	0 [1750]
Barack Obama Paid for the Missiles Used to Attack U.S. Forces, Says Trump	21 16:18 Dron66046 [1739]
Iran: Total ‘Annihilation of Israel' Will Be Price for Soleimani Killing	25 22:18 trailing wife [1774]
Milley: Iranian missiles were meant to kill US troops in Iraq	4 11:04 lord garth [1762]
Iraq PM Says Iran Warned Them of Missile Attack Ahead of Time	0 [1743]
Iran Attempts 10,000 Cyberattacks Against Texas Every Minute	11 16:08 Skidmark [1752]
Iraq needs foreign troops due to increasing ISIS activity: Kurdish President Barzani	0 [1755]
Several Kurds among victims of plane crash in Iran	0 [1737]
More Than 1,000 Daesh Fighters Active In Kunar: Governor	0 [1750]
Time for an ‘Iraqi response’ to a US drone strike that killed the network's deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis	5 09:10 lord garth [1745]
Iran said it would not hand over to Americans the recovered black boxes of the crashed Boeing 737	10 11:12 Dron66046 [1752]
Sudan suspends 4 TV channels and newspapers over support from the former regime	0 [1753]
Putin and Erdogan piously call for Libya ceasefire	2 07:41 AlanC [1734]
Ukraine does not rule out attack as cause of plane crash in Iran	0 [1750]
US judge keeps block on immigration 'public charge' rule	2 08:11 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Receiving intelligence #Iran is telling militias not to move against US targets, @VP says	1 06:44 Ulealing Shesing1659 [1745]
Japan's Plans to Send Patrol Ship to Gulf of Oman Unaffected by Iran-US Conflict	0 [1737]
India Seeks Local Production of 'Total Kill' Ammunition for Russian-Origin T-72, T-90 Battle Tanks	1 10:57 Dron66046 [1747]
Videos: US anti-war protesters demonstrate following US, #Iran strikes in #Iraq	6 11:58 Frank G [1754]
Muqtada al-Sadr advises pro-Iranian armed groups not to start a military action, ‘the crisis is over’	3 15:23 jpal [1742]
Esper Says US Military Remains 'Poised And Ready' After Iran's Airstrikes	3 08:30 Procopius2k [1746]
Mexico reports over 61,000 people missing, discovery of 873 burial pits amid raging drug war	3 15:30 JohnQC [1745]
India’s ballistic missile shield ready, IAF & DRDO to seek govt nod to protect Delhi	0 [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mike Resnick, RIP	3 21:50 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1768]
USMCA Outcome – GM and Ford Shock Over 1,500 Temp Auto Workers with Full-Time Promotions…	4 13:25 M. Murcek [1748]
Watch synagogue arsonist light own head on fire	6 20:45 Procopius2k [1768]
Brooklyn School Board Member Suspended After Using Racial Slur Against Asians In School Forum	4 18:34 Texhooey [1743]
Jussie Smellit Update: Cook County Judge Orders Google to Hand over ONE YEAR'S WORTH of the Maroon's Data	1 07:43 M. Murcek [1750]
U.S. Cancer Death Rate Drops by Largest Amount on Record	8 10:16 JohnQC [1749]
Paul Krugman Alert: You knew he was a nut. But a pedo as well?	15 22:19 SteveS [1762]
U.S imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President	0 [1748]
Twitter suspended several accounts of Venezuelan institutions such as central bank of Venezuela, the presidential press	0 [1746]
Glacier National Park to replace signs saying glaciers would be gone by 2020	7 17:18 M. Murcek [1746]
UK PM Ready to Start Talks on Free Trade Agreement With EU Immediately After Brexit	1 08:01 Bright Pebbles [1745]
SS, Florida Edition: Deadbeat Tenant Nails 95 Theses, er Feces, to Landlord's ... Face?	6 13:32 Lex [1742]
'Arson is not caused by climate change': Row breaks out over real cause of Australia's bushfires after it emerges more than 180 people have been arrested for starting them	6 14:42 Frank G [1753]
Pizza-making robot that can assemble and cook 300 pizzas an hour with minimal human input unveiled at CES	8 11:52 magpie [1741]
China launches its nuclear-capable, hypersonic nuclear missile DF-26 which 'could reach US territory and sink aircraft carriers' in a military drill	3 15:41 Procopius2k [1751]
Canadian drinkers start switching to pot: Beer sales fall after introduction of legal marijuana	1 01:13 Woodrow [1736]
'World's worst' measles outbreak in the Congo has now killed 6,000 people – almost three times more than the Ebola death toll in the African nation	4 10:13 Rambler in Virginia [1748]
Tesla becomes the most valuable US car maker of all time with a market value of $81.39billion - surpassing Ford Motor's peak of $80.81billion set in 1999	11 18:15 Crusader [1753]
Page 4: Opinion
VDH: Iran's Options in Showdown with America Are All Bad	3 11:23 Lex [1741]
Handicapping The Democrat Losers	7 22:12 Barbara [1775]
Deceased Iranian General Soleimani surges into 4th place in Democratic primary race	0 [1738]
It Was Just A Matter Of Time....	0 [1739]
This basket of dividend growth stocks can help your portfolio stand out in 2020	1 15:15 lord garth [1746]
As Part Of Settlement With Nick Sandmann, CNN Hosts Must Wear MAGA Hats During All Broadcasts	3 11:37 Lex [1754]
Springfield SAINT Victor .308 Rifle Unboxed at the Gun Counter	4 18:08 M. Murcek [1736]
GOP Sen. Mike Lee's shorts in a wad over Soleimani briefing	6 12:59 Abu Uluque [1748]
CNN Settles Sandmann Defamation Suit - Real Lawyer Explains - Viva Frei Vlawg	1 08:20 Procopius2k [1745]
Ilan Berman: "US Now Has a Crucial Opening to Weaken Iran Even Further"	18 15:35 Tarzan Elmeretch9587 [1747]
Iran and America are suddenly both naked	7 17:52 Whiskey Mike [1746]
Why Europe hates Trump more than Iran	30 22:05 Barbara [1762]
Page 6: Politix
House Of Commons Passes Brexit Bill	1 17:12 M. Murcek [1750]
Warren: U.S. Will Build No New Houses or Buildings Unless Carbon Neutral	12 23:11 Lex [1772]
Ilhan Omar Laughs in Background as Colleague Talks About American Troops Killed in Battle	1 19:26 Woodrow [1750]
AOC Complained Dem Party Has No Standards: ‘They'll Take Anybody the Cat Dragged In'	21 22:47 Lex [1783]
Warren, Sanders Hosting Call With Pro-Tehran Lobby Group	3 17:32 Dron66046 [1761]
Dershowitz: Senate should Move to Dismiss-- "‘not enough in the allegations to warrant a trial’	7 16:48 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Breaking Ranks: DiFi Asks Pelousey, "Why the Delay?" Giddyup!	2 18:24 charger [1757]
RBG sez she's cancer free	13 18:18 charger [1741]
White Flag: Dems Preparing to Lose, per Lefty Online Mag "Slate"	7 18:25 charger [1742]

    
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4	Govt of Iraq
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2	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
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Thu 2020-01-09
U.S. Officials Confirm Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner

Wed 2020-01-08
Iran informs the United Nations and #UNSC that they ''do not seek war and warn of any military adventures"

Tue 2020-01-07
Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran

Mon 2020-01-06
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Sat 2020-01-04
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Fri 2020-01-03
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Thu 2020-01-02
Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force, zapped in Iraq

Wed 2020-01-01
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