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Iran fesses up, admits they shot down airliner
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Photos taken by US Special Operations show Qassem Soleimani's personal effects and twisted wreckage after drone strike killed him in Baghdad	12 21:47 trailing wife [1798]
Iranian National With Machete, Pick Ax Detained on Bridge Near Mar-a-Lago	7 12:24 g(r)omgoru [1779]
French air power repelled Niger base attackers: Army source	0 [1784]
Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was 'unintentionally' shot down - state TV	33 15:33 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1790]
Efforts Underway to Clear 5 Helmand Districts of Insurgents	0 [1766]
Blast during a Taliban meeting in Pakistan kills 30 including ISI members	4 12:11 Abu Uluque [1762]
Earlier today terrorists spotted by UAV moving towards the SAA outpost. Artillery began shelling the suspicious movements	0 [1755]
Il-76MD of #Ukraine Air Force with 76413 serial number transported corpses of the #Ukrainian Nationals who had been killed in accident of Flight #PS752	1 06:33 Frank G [1765]
LNA advance in the AbuSalim axis and take control of new locations, 3 furrin GNA snipers toes up	0 [1754]
Random shelling from #GNA militias in a disparate attempt to slow down the #LNA advance	1 08:39 Thert Panda6695 [1761]
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announces the killing of 6 #Syrians #mercenaries loyal to #Turkey and the #GNA in the #Tripoli battles in the last 24 hours	1 06:48 Procopius2k [1760]
#LNA forces have taken control of Aldofan checkpoints at the cross roads between Biniwalid - Misrata - Zliten	0 [1757]
Reports indicating the extermination of #terrorist militia leader of the #GNA Abugani AlKikly AKA Gniwa	3 15:42 Lex [1756]
Iraqi journalist Ahmed Abdulsamad has been assassinated in the city of Basra by unknown individuals	1 08:45 Mercutio [1773]
Several Hashd al-Sha’abi forces killed in Israeli raids on #Syria	0 [1767]
Trump administration imposes new sanctions on ##Iran	0 [1757]
Police crack down on anti-regime protesters in Algerian capital	0 [1757]
US launched second attack targeting Iranian official in Yemen: report	2 08:50 Mullah Richard [1760]
Two Accused Sex Offenders, Half-Million in Drugs Stopped at Texas Border	1 18:56 Rambler in Virginia [1761]
Page 2: WoT Background
Governor Gregg Abbott says Texas will STOP accepting refugees because of the strain the 'broken immigration system' puts on the state's resources	1 18:07 M. Murcek [1760]
Indian Forces Ready to Take back POK, Standing By for Executive Nod	1 21:37 trailing wife [1794]
While you were focused on Soleimani, Israel became a natural gas superpower	4 09:13 DarthVader [1757]
Monsey stabber indicted on federal hate crime charges	6 19:19 Frank G [1764]
The Islamic Society of North America endorsed Lt. Saleha Jabeen to become the Air Force's first female imam	8 19:10 Dave D. [1756]
Kerry on $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran: ‘We Gave Them a Little Bit of Money'	3 11:08 Lex [1762]
Who Was Taliban Commander Nangialai, Killed in Shindand Strike?	2 08:35 g(r)omgoru [1779]
Pakistan asks UN to 'act decisively' to prevent a 'disastrous war' with India	2 06:50 Procopius2k [1763]
Libya children in #Tripoli coming out of school cheering ( #Erdogan you coward come and face us in the field )	0 [1744]
Deal to be signed with the #GNA and Turkish companies operating in #Libya will include a $ 1.5billion letter of guarantee for damage to machinery and equipment and outstanding debt $ 1.2billion	0 [1748]
Thousands of people held demonstration in Misrata on Friday to show rejection to Haftar, thousands Tripoli ditto	0 [1751]
Haftar armed groups ransack Al-Bonyan Al-Marsous Exhibition in Sirte	0 [1755]
Libya and them good ol' days of the beys	0 [1753]
Iraq must be ruled by Iraqis, and "outsiders should not have a say" in its future, adds the country's top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani	6 15:48 swksvolFF [1756]
More important to destroy Saudi Arabia than Israel before becoming a martyr, said late Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes	1 21:42 trailing wife [1783]
‘We took down Hamza bin Laden. We took down al-Baghdadi. We took down Qassem #Soleimani’	6 18:12 Richard Aubrey [1763]
Iraq formally complains to the UN Security Council about Iran’s recent attacks on bases in its territory	3 12:47 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Albania calls out ‘blind brutality’ and ‘malicious activity’ of the Iranian regime after Khamenei appeared to threaten his country online	0 [1773]
Beautiful daughter of Iran’s Qassem #Soleimani says the likes of Hamas’ Ismail Haniyah, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, and militia leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi all capable of avenging the death of her father	9 19:44 M. Murcek [1776]
Anti-war activists stage demonstration in #NewYorkCity's Times Square	0 [1753]
Iran's defense minister: US should leave #Mideast soon	1 05:57 Dron66046 [1751]
#Iraq wants US to set up mechanism for withdrawal of troops, US sez no	1 09:18 b [1747]
#Bangladeshis denounce US for assassinating #Iran’s #Soleimani	0 [1749]
Ukraine foreign minister says #Iran cooperating in plane crash probe	0 [1759]
Qasem Soleimani: Iran was targeting four US embassies, says Trump	0 [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Meet the women and men going to Mars! Thirteen new astronauts join NASA under the Artemis program, making them candidates for the first human exploration of the Red Planet set for the mid-2030s	5 20:34 M. Murcek [1771]
Puerto Rico shocked by magnitude 5.9 earthquake causing further damage to island	3 20:59 trailing wife [1773]
F23 & F32 - Fighters that Could Have Been	4 16:28 Alistaire Spusomp3690 [1760]
US warship faces aggressive moves by Russia ship in Mideast	1 22:57 Silentbrick [1783]
Hundreds of GM temp workers were just made permanent	7 15:54 swksvolFF [1761]
Zaman Ahmadi, in Prison for Blasphemy Since 2012, May Be Released	0 [1750]
Afghanistan Has Over 2.5M Drug Users: Official	3 12:13 Abu Uluque [1744]
Tayyaba torture case: Supreme Court sets aside increased sentence of former judge, wife	0 [1753]
3 children crushed to death in Sindh's Nangarparkar as school wall falls on them	0 [1748]
Tunisia's deeply fragmented parliament rejects a proposed new government	0 [1750]
‘Democracy has taken root here’: Hong Kong activists take keen interest in Taiwan vote	0 [1756]
Russia fires hypersonic missiles in #BlackSea drills	3 20:04 Frank G [1775]
Spain asks European Parliament to strip separatist leaders of immunity	2 11:32 magpie [1756]
Oman’s Sultan Caboose Dies at age of 79	0 [1749]
A fun test post on my iPad	1 06:08 M. Murcek [1752]
Hungary Takes On the Feminist Goliath—and Wins	5 20:53 swksvolFF [1784]
Page 4: Opinion
Caroline Glick - Donald Trump and the mythmakers	0 [1754]
Fascist, And Other Redefined Words	3 19:52 SteveS [1781]
France, The 'Budding Islamic Republic'	1 14:28 Dron66046 [1753]
Stop trying to fix it. You always do this. It's not about the NAIL !	0 [1748]
BREAKING: Key Middle East Leader Dies, Could Cause More Conflict Between U.S., Iran UPDATE: New Guy Announced	3 07:53 Bob Grorong1136 [1762]
Trump Has Changed How Iranians Do Risk Assessment	4 22:17 trailing wife [1793]
Tragic: Footage Of Epstein Suicide Found Hanging In Cell	2 19:28 SteveS [1786]
Armslist Guns 'Smart' Buy of the Week - H&R 'Triple Nine'	0 [1761]
Believing In Illusions - Our Five Favorite Financial Myths	0 [1749]
School Board Member Who Sympathized With Kosher Market Shooters Hailed as a Modern 'Rosa Parks'	2 18:19 Richard Aubrey [1754]
The FISA Court Is Complicit In The FBI Abuses It's Raising Cain Over	4 12:15 Procopius2k [1763]
Trump feels ‘sad' for Queen Elizabeth in wake of Megxit scandal	30 19:39 Procopius2k [1798]
Page 6: Politix
Warren Tries Being An Advice Columnist	11 22:50 Frank G [1794]
Democrat and former spy Valerie Plame accused of lying about membership in Jewish temple	7 11:08 jpal [1757]
Tulsi Gabbard: Yes, America Bears Some Blame For Iran Shooting Down That Ukrainian Jet	10 19:57 M. Murcek [1779]
NY City Council introduces bill to bar the term ‘illegal alien’	6 14:49 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1747]
New York Democrats Move to Register Illegal Aliens, Non-Citizens to Vote	6 17:04 Barbara [1770]

    
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12	Govt of Iran
8	Arab Spring
7	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Commies
1	Govt of Syria
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1	Antifa
1	Taliban
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Sat 2020-01-11
Iran fesses up, admits they shot down airliner

Fri 2020-01-10
Iran invites American investigators to take part in the probe into PS752 plane incident that killed 176 people on board

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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Sun 2020-01-05
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Sat 2020-01-04
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Fri 2020-01-03
Lebanon Hizbullah: "It's war!"

Thu 2020-01-02
Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force, zapped in Iraq

Wed 2020-01-01
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Mon 2019-12-30
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Sat 2019-12-28
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