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Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Chop the UK Ambo to pieces!	6 23:18 Lex [1773]
Three dead in Israeli airstrikes on Iranian forces in Syria	1 14:22 Whiskey Mike [1748]
How Digital Sleuths Unravelled the Mystery of Iran's Plane Crash	0 [1749]
German police raid 'Islamists' suspected of planning attack	0 [1763]
Nigerian police open fire on protesters demanding Sheik Zakzaky's release	1 18:03 swksvolFF [1753]
Sudan’s airspace is now open, the head of the country’s sovereign council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, says	1 00:50 Chris [1743]
Sudan’s armed forces arrest 43 former security agents in the district of Kafouri	0 [1750]
Iranians also took out the golf range at al Asad airbase	14 13:32 swksvolFF [1749]
Reports of rocket attack on Taji military base northern Iraqi capital of Baghdad	0 [1747]
Heavy armour seen moving on the streets of #Khartoum tonight	0 [1753]
9 injured in hand grenade explosion near Karkhano police checkpost in Peshawar	0 [1761]
Protesters resumed blocking major Leb highways on Tuesday in what they said would be a ‘week of wrath’	0 [1747]
Two Children Killed in Balkh Explosions	0 [1750]
Two women busted in Georgia with two gallons of date-rape drug	11 17:39 gorb [1750]
France to send extra 220 troops to fight Islamist militants in Sahel	0 [1752]
Explosion Rocks Stockholm Residential Building	11 22:38 trailing wife [1776]
Page 2: WoT Background
Rouhani: U.S. forces are not safe in the region today and EU forces may be in danger tomorrow	8 22:46 Rob Crawford [1773]
Iranian Foreign Minister: We are not interested in negotiating with the United States	1 19:20 trailing wife [1741]
Planned attacks	0 [1753]
Time for Israel to take down Hizbullah in Leb?	1 19:25 trailing wife [1747]
IRAN: Ethnic Cleansing Now	1 07:02 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Germany posts record-breaking budget surplus	18 23:07 Lex [1774]
As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in sky	10 16:50 Mullah Richard [1757]
Turkey, Syria security chiefs discuss possible cooperation against Kurdish-led forces	0 [1750]
Sadr calls on supporters to protest against US troop presence	3 23:16 Lex [1772]
Amnesty intl' calls for urgent action over Bahrain executions	1 15:35 Varmint Splat1454 [1745]
US leaders lied about Gen. Soleimani: Former CIA officer	6 12:16 Lex [1757]
Negotiations on #Libya in Moscow ended without signing a ceasefire	0 [1739]
Haftar informs Russia of a number of conditions to end nine months of fighting in the country, including a time limit of 45 to 90 days for armed militias to fully surrender their weapons	1 08:23 Skidmark [1741]
Seven Taliban Insurgents Join Peace Process	0 [1746]
US Wants Taliban to Cut Iran Ties: Hekmatyar	2 17:56 trailing wife [1758]
Iran to Try Donald Trump Under ‘Islamic Penal Code’ for Soleimani Airstrike	8 17:43 gorb [1750]
Afghan religious clerk warns to punish women who disregard Islamic Hijab	0 [1744]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Russian government resigns - Prime Minister Medvedev	13 21:48 Lex [1778]
The US Air Force is fixing up a remote base that could help keep an eye on Russia	5 15:23 Skidmark [1749]
Serenbe: The Cotswalds in the Cherokee Hills, if you can afford it.	5 11:47 Mullah Richard [1742]
Army says soldier died in Arizona during ‘free fall' parachuting exercise	1 14:34 Whiskey Mike [1740]
Florida woman allegedly tried to detonate nail bomb inside Walmart, investigators say	4 13:51 SteveS [1743]
Synthetic Coffee	7 13:54 swksvolFF [1754]
German police probe motorcycling Hitler lookalike at classic vehicle festival	1 09:03 Procopius2k [1743]
Army Picks Ammunition Maker Sig Sauer for New Sniper Rifle .300 Win Mag round	3 17:30 DarthVader [1742]
Richard Jewell movie update: Atlanta Constipation hires Marty Singer to go after Clint Eastwood	17 20:42 daniel [1771]
Pres. Trump officials claim $11B in annual savings from rollback of Obama 'joint employer' labor rule	4 15:52 magpie [1750]
Lockheed Martin wins $3B+ U.S. order for 50 C-130J transport planes	2 06:13 Skidmark [1743]
Off-Duty Secret Service Agent Shoots And Kills Dog On A Leash In Brooklyn	5 14:14 charger [1739]
#Bolivia authorities dismantle #EvoMorales statue	0 [1739]
American rockets return to Europe	0 [1744]
93 killed as harsh weather torments Pakistain	0 [1746]
Eddie Albert: War Hero (Jerry Skinner Documentary)	1 06:20 Warthog [1745]
Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumps fuel on school playground; 20 children treated	7 12:13 Lex [1747]
Former top US Army official's staff said they were running 'personal' errands for him at CVS, report says	8 17:06 magpie [1754]
Indiana college president fired after arrest for suspicion of sex crimes	3 16:28 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
Nuclear winter would trigger a global famine, but one expert says his doomsday diet could save humanity	6 15:00 Lex [1749]
Absolutely shocking number of young Americans say other countries are better	16 22:56 Squinty Unolumble8261 [1772]
Warning: Gang Of Known Criminals Holds Meeting To Discuss How Much Of Your Money To Steal	1 10:46 49 Pan [1743]
Rhino Researchers: Live Males No Longer Needed	5 21:19 Lex [1769]
Thousands of teens protest education minister's remarks about LGBT couples	4 09:36 CrazyFool [1741]
Iran drops to 2nd in places that hate America behind #1 Portland, Oregon	3 17:56 swksvolFF [1745]
These Are the 5 Best .38 Caliber Handguns Out There	4 21:03 Texhooey [1775]
Diana West: The Pox in Our Security Agencies (lengthy video)	0 [1746]
US-Iran conflict: Taking revenge on ‘Ayatollah Mike’	1 11:55 Mullah Richard [1754]
Enraged Iran Up for asymmetric Warfare in Afghanistan	0 [1757]
Page 6: Politix
Biden Says He Couldn't Afford Childcare Making $42K in 1973 (or $250K, Adjusted for Inflation)	3 20:36 ruprecht [1744]
Federal Court Orders Snap Hearing on Awan Brothers, Congressional Democrat IT Scandal After DOJ Files Document Under Seal	6 20:51 Besoeker [1769]
Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers	10 22:02 ruprecht [1814]
House Democrats demand ICE release all transgender illegal aliens held in detention	15 19:49 Rob Crawford [1746]
Khamenei, to deliver his first sermon in 8 years at Friday Prayers.	2 19:23 trailing wife [1740]
Michael Avenatti Arrested by Feds at California State Bar Hearing	3 12:09 Lex [1749]
VA Dems Drop AR-15 Confiscation After 1000s of NRA Members Show	7 16:24 charger [1747]
Michael Flynn withdraws guilty plea	0 [1742]

    
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Who's in the News
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10	Govt of Iran
8	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Govt of Sudan
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Commies
2	Narcos
2	Arab Spring
2	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Iran)
1	Salafists
1	Sublime Porte
1	TTP
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-01-15
Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers

Tue 2020-01-14
Project Veritas #Expose2020 Part 1: Bernie Sanders Field Organizer Suggests Gulags to Help ‘Nazified’ Trump Voters

Mon 2020-01-13
Corey Booker Throws In The Towel

Sun 2020-01-12
Detention of UK's ambassador to Tehran (released an hour later)

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
3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In #Kenya Attack

Sun 2020-01-05
Iran Puts $80M Bounty on Trump's Head for Soleimani Hit

Sat 2020-01-04
6 More Iran-Backed Leaders Zapped, incl. Shibl al-Zaidi, commander of Kataib Imam Ali

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
Hashid Al Shaabi #PMF leader Abo Alaa Al Walae threatens to attack Embassies of #Saudi, #UAE, #Bahrain and others in #Baghdad.

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