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Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Putin sends Tupolev Tu-160 bombers to Idlib	11 21:28 Frank G [1783]
Germany busts 'terrorist organization' that planned attacks on refugees	4 22:18 Lex [1792]
Murder victim's granddaughter slams sanctuary cities at Trump event before president orders deployment of elite Border Patrol to 10 cities to bolster ICE and crack down on illegal migrants	4 11:08 Uleck Spererong9442 [1746]
Syrian Army destroys Turkish-supplied vehicles in western #Aleppo	1 14:29 AlanC [1757]
Russian military announces #Aleppo-Damascus Highway is under full Syrian Army control	0 [1750]
Ansarallah snipers strike 11 Yemeni gov't fighters in southern Saudi Arabia	0 [1758]
NDS Forces arrest 9 ISIS sympathizers from a landmark mall in Kabul	0 [1755]
Turkish vessels Yavuz, Fatih launch first drilling operations of 2020	0 [1750]
United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect ‘very soon’	3 20:41 Dron66046 [1748]
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest to support the sanctity of ‘religious symbols’	2 11:06 swksvolFF [1760]
Thousands of Algerians keep up protests, a year since the start of weekly demonstrations calling for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite	1 08:19 Cesare [1751]
Italian police arrested Ghali AlHasayri, age 37 from Zuwara,in a shelter for illegal immigrants in Crotone	0 [1750]
Man in a car opened fire on the protesters in #Benghazi , Luckily no one was injured and the terrorist was captured by the Libyans police and is now being interrogated	0 [1752]
Syrian army destroys three Turkish armored vehicles while the militants ’attack on army points in south #Aleppo	0 [1753]
IRGC trained militias suffer losses in northwest Syria	0 [1755]
Houthis claim they have shot down a Saudi Arabian Panavia Tornado fighter jet using a surface-to-air missile	0 [1759]
#Israeli drone, which targeted the area surrounding #Damascus Airport has killed #IRGC leaders	9 21:06 Frank G [1747]
Electricity was cut off in #AlKhulani Square and the riot police advanced towards Tahrir Tunnel	0 [1753]
ICE deports MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador, according to DHS	0 [1769]
Another #SyAAF helicopter shot down over #Ainjara, W. #Aleppo Countryside	0 [1754]
Turkish army bases near Reyhanli conducted cross-border rocket and artillery strikes against pro-Assad forces positions in western Aleppo	0 [1748]
1 soldier, 4 Palestinians injured in West Bank protests	0 [1762]
Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk	1 15:45 Skidmark [1799]
Five Children Killed in Kunduz Explosion	0 [1763]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iranian hackers targeted Western universities - report	3 21:50 Texhooey [1781]
Syrian gov't passes resolution condemning the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs	3 13:07 Alistaire Untervehr8459 [1740]
Head of Algerian private media group Ennahar, Anis Rahmani, has been arrested on corruption and other charges	0 [1750]
Houthi militias have dropped a threat to tax aid, a UN official says	0 [1748]
Lebanon’s ex-PM Hariri blames political rivals for crisis	0 [1760]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper meet with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani	1 15:52 Skidmark [1758]
Iranian Minister Tried To Pass Off A $20 Halloween Costume As A Real Spacesuit	2 20:31 swksvolFF [1750]
Leader of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, who murdered Hevrin Khalaf and have spent 2 years terrorizing Afrin, is in #Libya	0 [1757]
Germany, Austria and Czech Republic to the ICC: The Tribunal has no authority to debate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict	0 [1746]
EU officials push for bloc to enforce Libya arms embargo	0 [1748]
Trump is expected to veto the war powers resolution if it reaches his desk, warning that if his hands were tied, Iran would have a field day	14 23:00 Lex [1773]
Fazlur Rehman should be tried under Article 6, says PM Imran	0 [1748]
#Turkey in "deep solidarity" with people of occupied #Kashmir, wants to see Kashmir issue resolved through dialogue	0 [1742]
Renowned Turkish novelist acquitted in terror trial	2 22:32 Lex [1773]
Air Force to allow uniformed members to wear turbans, hijabs, beards in new dress code	11 20:30 Dron66046 [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Nightmare in Paradise - Hiring in California (video)	0 [1746]
Belarus President Lukashenko delivers striking rebuke to Vladimir Putin	10 20:14 Dron66046 [1759]
Australia's public health system stretched to the limit cannot cope with a coronavirus outbreak. Hospitals plan to cancel non-essential surgery, hire uni students if epidemic hits	10 23:18 Lex [1782]
Coronavirus-battling robots deployed to help fight deadly outbreak in China	0 [1744]
St. Valentines Day Massacre Thompsons	0 [1751]
New Amazon patent reveals plan to launch packages into Earth orbit using a 500 mile-long 'whip'	5 08:46 Raj [1747]
AAAAAVVVVVVENATTI!! Your Greatest Hits Media-Lovefest SHOW of SHITSHOWS	7 15:08 Lex [1743]
Wuhan Coronavirus‐WUWT Update	5 15:11 Lex [1752]
4 Russian patients escape from coronavirus quarantine in St. Petersburg	5 19:30 Dron66046 [1752]
In Saudi Arabia, Valentine’s Day was once banned because of the holiday’s connection to a Christian saint	1 00:49 Lex [1740]
China produces and exports 97 percent of all antibiotics and 80 percent of the active ingredients used to make drugs here	12 21:15 Woodrow [1790]
#Virus #deathtoll nears 1,400 in #China, with 5,090 new cases	1 00:40 Lex [1764]
French tourist randomly slashed in the neck in Harlem	4 13:43 M. Murcek [1756]
First case of coronavirus confirmed in Egypt: Health ministry	0 [1751]
Coronavirus: Sickos spit on elevator buttons amid outbreak in China	2 22:45 Skidmark [1778]
United flight from San Francisco is one of EIGHT planes put on lockdown at London Heathrow after passengers are suspected of having coronavirus - which has now infected 15 people in the US	0 [1746]
Chinatown is a GHOST Town: Coronavirus panic leaves London's Chinese district almost empty after first confirmed case of deadly bug in the capital	0 [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
EU is Now Deaf to Their Coming Defeat	5 15:49 Barbara [1755]
The UN's anti-Israel blacklist will harm a lot of Palestinians	0 [1755]
Bernie Sanders Frustrated With Having To Ask For Money Instead Of Just Taking It	2 10:25 USN, Ret. [1759]
BBC update: Sex robots may cause psychological damage	14 23:01 trailing wife [1786]
In Praising Cuban Socialism, Bernie Sanders Is No Democrat ‘Radical'–He's a Mainstream Democrat	1 15:16 AlanC [1764]
Did This NYT Piece Give the CIA Cover for Their Reported Refusal to Cooperate with the DOJ's Russia Probe?	3 13:02 Besoeker [1762]
Rudy 'Can Prove' the Bidens and a 'Bunch of Democrats' Engaged in Ukraine Money-Laundering 'Scam'	5 17:17 trailing wife [1752]
San Francisco Middle School Descends Into ‘Lord Of The Flies' Environment	6 11:44 Lex [1750]
Is the DOJ the US Department of Injustice?	4 11:51 Lex [1760]
Hezbollah’s popularity seen waning as Lebanese protests continue	0 [1750]
Page 6: Politix
BREAKING: Mike Bloomberg 'wants Hillary Clinton as his running mate'	13 19:26 swksvolFF [1748]
AG Barr Appoints Prosecutor to Audit Criminal Case Against Trump Former Adviser Michael Flynn	4 22:20 Lex [1786]
Finally, President Trump Moves to Gain Control of the White House Personnel System and His Administration	4 14:47 g(r)omgoru [1764]
Ilhan Omar's husband discovered she was cheating on him with her chief fundraiser when he walked in on the lovers in pajamas - and now the congresswoman is paying ex $250,000 for his silence	6 11:11 Uleck Spererong9442 [1756]
REVEALED: Judge secretly savaged bid to prosecute former FBI chief Andy McCabe for lying to agents calling it 'like a banana republic'- then case was dropped hours before his fury was about to be made public	7 21:19 Woodrow [1799]
Como Se Dice SHITSHOW? Buttfug fugs up VIRTU-signaling pander attempt, no habla de buen espanol...	21 16:43 M. Murcek [1759]
In an interview with Telemundo, Tom Steyer and Amy Klobuchar could not remember the name of the president of Mexico	8 12:17 swksvolFF [1759]
Russian Comedians Pose As Greta Thunberg And Prank Bernie Sanders	4 08:45 Cesare [1757]
Rashida Tlaib arrested protesting with airline workers	8 11:09 Goober Tingle7365 [1753]
NYCMayor plans to endorse @BernieSanders	2 13:03 charger [1755]
Curb Your Enthusiasm: MAGA Hat	7 21:12 trailing wife [1756]
Trump to attend Oracle Chair Ellison's fundraiser in California	8 22:58 Lex [1789]

    
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5	Arab Spring
3	Commies
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3	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hezbollah
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Narcos
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Islamic State
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Sat 2020-02-15
Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk

Fri 2020-02-14
US navy ship seizes 150 Iranian-manufactured anti-tank guided missiles after boarding a vessel in the Arabian Sea

Thu 2020-02-13
Hafiz Saeed sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for terror financing

Wed 2020-02-12
Sudan will hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court

Tue 2020-02-11
Russians bomb a joint Turkish & Jihadi column

Mon 2020-02-10
Ehsanullah Ehsan sends greetings from Turkey, thumbs nose

Sun 2020-02-09
Multiple US troops killed during shootout in eastern Afghanistan

Sat 2020-02-08
Khalid Haqqani and Qari Saifullah banged in Kabul

Fri 2020-02-07
Syria says its troops enter the strategic city of Saraqib in Idlib and begins ‘combing’ its neighborhoods

Thu 2020-02-06
Hazim Al-Halafi, a senior commander of Saraya Al-Salam dead

Wed 2020-02-05
Trump acquitted by Senate on articles of impeachment for abuse of power

Tue 2020-02-04
8 Turkish personnel, 13 #Syrian troops killed in north Syria festivities

Mon 2020-02-03
Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims December shooting at Florida naval base

Sun 2020-02-02
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh assigns Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government

Sat 2020-02-01
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