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Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus
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Page 1: WoT Operations
German Intelligence: Turkish Govt Agents Disguised as Migrants Fuelled Riots at Greek Border	0 [1756]
A US Patriot battery shot down 2 Houthi ballistic missiles over Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this morning	0 [1756]
Good morning	0 [1759]
German court sentences jihadi for biological terror intended to kill 13,500	2 12:22 Anginesing Fillmore1086 [1753]
Inmates escape Saqqez prison in Iran	0 [1748]
Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus	15 21:25 DarthVader [1815]
Presidential Council: Haftar expanded offensive to include all of Libya	0 [1752]
GNA forces repulse aggression of Haftar's militias west of Sirte	0 [1756]
Libya death toll of the last 42 hours	2 15:58 Cesare [1756]
With a heavy heart we announce the martyrdom of Major General Salem Diryag	2 12:46 Frank G [1750]
French Navy Intercepts Ship With Turkish Weapons Heading for Libya	0 [1752]
Israel attacks several areas inside Gaza	0 [1748]
Occupied Mitiga airbase under heavy bombardment: LNA	0 [1759]
GNA Al Qeada leader Abdulfatah Alkasih, Preaching to cut of the heads of the LNA fighters	0 [1752]
3d LNA airstrike on camp owned by GNA and official Al Qaeda Abu Aubida Alzawia in the city of Alzawiah	0 [1748]
Battle for Idlib continues as Syrian Army, militants trade heavy attacks	0 [1785]
Ansarallah forces capture important military camp in northern Yemen	0 [1802]
Egyptian Army kills 16 terrorists in northern Sinai	0 [1787]
Cliver Alcala has surrendered to U.S. drug enforcement agency	1 09:18 Lex [1753]
Chairman of Iran's Esteftaat Council has died from coronaplague	3 11:59 Alaska Paul [1750]
Houthi missiles intercepted over Riyadh	0 [1789]
Turkey ‘neutralizes’ 8 PKK fighters in Duhok	0 [1786]
Badakshan District Falls to Taliban	1 15:32 Texhooey [1801]
Pentagon Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Top Commander	3 12:15 Bob Splat6313 [1758]
Page 2: WoT Background
We all knew this was coming	3 21:16 SteveS [1768]
Theresa Khalsa, hijacker of 1972 Sabena flight to Tel Aviv, dies at 65	4 16:12 M. Murcek [1761]
Organizers of Gaza border protests cancel Land Day event over virus concerns	1 11:34 Mullah Richard [1760]
Taliban say will not negotiate with team announced by Afghan government	1 14:53 Ulolump Grumble1426 [1757]
Pakistan now has 1,500 cases of coronavirus	3 10:33 Frank G [1746]
Turkey has halted inter-city trains and limited domestic flights	0 [1737]
Sulaymaniyah Health Directorate: Two coronavirus cases have recovered	0 [1746]
Iran reports 3,076 new cases of coronavirus and 139 new deaths. A total of 35,408 cases and 2,517 deaths	1 08:28 lord garth [1747]
Muqtada Al Sadr says same-sex marriage caused coronavirus	7 14:20 Mercutio [1748]
2 more confirmed cases of Covid_19 in Misrata and Tripoli	0 [1746]
Muslim Brotherhood’s Esam Omeish: Operation Peace Storm Will Eradicate the Real Virus	0 [1761]
Iran to enhance explosive power of missile warheads	4 20:48 SteveS [1769]
Iraq has $70bn in reserves to keep economy afloat for 6 months to a year: MP	0 [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
PA woman who coughed, spit on $35K worth of food charged with 4 felonies	6 20:36 Frank G [1774]
After panicked crowds swarm Denver liquor stores and dispensaries, mayor reverses order to close both	3 17:53 Glenmore [1783]
Coronavirus cases are growing faster in red states, new data reveals, with Texas recording a whopping 236% increase in cases in just FOUR DAYS - while infection rates slow in blue state Washington suggesting lockdowns work	10 21:32 USN, Ret. [1775]
CDC to Colleges: 'Consider' Canceling Exchange Programs	1 09:52 Warthog [1751]
France issues call to 'buy French' as coronavirus erodes single market	8 17:07 Abu Uluque [1758]
Hundreds attend rabbi's funeral despite coronavirus regulations	16 23:59 Pancho Thereque4050 [1808]
As coronavirus ravages his native New York, media mogul David Geffen observes a sunset from his $400 million superyacht: ‘I'm hoping everybody is staying safe'	12 14:18 Mercutio [1750]
22-year-old coronavirus patient in serious condition	1 09:55 Warthog [1751]
Finland blocks roads to Helsinki to curb coronavirus spread	3 20:49 SteveS [1794]
South African soldiers fire rubber bullets to enforce social distancing	3 12:21 One Eyed Splat7213 [1758]
Abbott Labs Unveils COVID-19 "Gamechanger": Portable Test Can Detect Virus In Under 5 Minutes	13 21:15 DarthVader [1769]
Rhode Island Governor Tells New Yorkers They'll Hunt Them Down to Stop Wuhan Coronavirus Spread	7 13:47 magpie [1759]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Expands Quarantine to Louisiana Travelers, Installing Checkpoints on Roads	3 11:17 Lex [1753]
Tom Coburn, one of the best senators of our era is gone	1 09:56 Warthog [1743]
Deep State Department Accelerates Foreign Workers into U.S. Jobs Despite Mass Coronavirus Unemployment	6 14:24 charger [1748]
Israeli HMOs resume publicizing coronavirus test results after 8 mistakes found	0 [1744]
Trump decides against quarantine in coronavirus 'hotspots'	4 07:39 Procopius2k [1750]
72% satisfied with Boris Johnson	0 [1747]
North Korea conducted a projectile launch toward the sea off its east coast	4 09:29 Skidmark [1744]
WTH? Project Veritas Investigate What Is Really Going on in NYC Hospitals	6 15:32 Bright Pebbles [1755]
VIDEO: Quarantined New Yorker Tries to Recreate ‘Italy Magic' By Singing Out Window ‐ But is Told to ‘Shut The F**k Up'	5 05:37 Frank G [1760]
Urn Deliveries In Wuhan Raise Question About China's Real Coronavirus Death Toll	2 09:38 Sock Puppet of Doom [1752]
Texas company looking to dock stimulus money from paychecks, relieve their payroll	4 11:35 M. Murcek [1791]
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump 'considering quarantine on New York'	4 15:09 lord garth [1755]
Sun Valley, Idaho: 'No One Should Come Here'	3 14:20 746 [1775]
Something a bit familiar, a bit different...	1 02:22 Rob Crawford [1753]
Indian variant of the virus is DNA/RNA different and seems optimized for Indians.	9 17:45 Bobby [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
Epoch Times - 'The Spector of Communism'	23 21:27 Beau [1766]
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Contagion and the Right to Travel	5 14:43 rammer [1761]
The political surprise that no one imagined - only in Israel	9 19:12 magpie [1773]
New front: Worry over COVID-19 spreading in African refugee camps	4 11:19 Lex [1746]
It's Time We Had a Talk About China (and the Chamber of Commerce)	4 13:42 charger [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Sunday, March 29, 2020 Who's Funding the Coronavirus Political Trolls?	0 [1753]
Trump Admin Names Gun Makers, Retailers Essential Businesses Nationwide	4 11:46 M. Murcek [1745]
Businesses tied to Gov. Tom Wolf, top Pa. senator close after questions about how they qualified as ‘life-sustaining'	4 11:24 Boss Dingle7996 [1739]
Former Hillary Clinton Staffer Tells Trump Supporters To ‘Chew Some Ibuprofen And Be On With Your Day,' Refuse Ventilators	12 23:00 Hupaiting Ulelet8252 [1769]
Rep. Massie (R-KY) stands up for the US Constitution	7 21:16 Woodrow [1770]
SCAMMED: Kennedy Center Receives $25 Million in Coronavirus Package, Still Tells Musicians It Will Stop Paying Them	12 20:05 SteveS [1781]

    
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                        21:25 DarthVader

                        21:16 Woodrow

                        21:16 SteveS

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                        21:01 Lex

                        20:49 SteveS

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                        20:36 Frank G

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                        20:22 M. Murcek

                        20:21 Albemarle Bourbon4037

                        20:05 SteveS

                        19:50 Deacon Blues

                        19:33 M. Murcek

                        19:12 magpie

                        19:02 Lex

                        18:48 York Harding

                        18:45 jpal

                        17:53 Glenmore

Who's in the News
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7	Arab Spring
6	Sublime Porte
5	Govt of Iran
3	Houthis
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Fatah

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2020-03-29
Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus

Sat 2020-03-28
LNA scores big advance around Tripoli
Turkish-backed forces suffer tremendous losses

Fri 2020-03-27
Riots in China

Thu 2020-03-26
Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi confirms Saudi coalition ceasefire

Wed 2020-03-25
LNA forces eliminate GNA/al-Qaeda leader Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli

Tue 2020-03-24
Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire

Mon 2020-03-23
27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz

Sun 2020-03-22
Greeks Find Tunnel Full of Weapons Under Athens,
Arrest Turkish Terrorists

Sat 2020-03-21
TSA halts all NY airport departures do to infected people showing up at each one.

Fri 2020-03-20
Militant attack kills about 30 Malian soldiers -army

Thu 2020-03-19
Migrants at Refugee Camp in Germany Riot,
Display ISIS Flags After They’re Put Under Coronavirus Quarantine

Wed 2020-03-18
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

Tue 2020-03-17
China expels ALL American reporters!

Mon 2020-03-16
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases

Sun 2020-03-15
Hezbollah commander prosecuted in Austria for terror finance

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