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Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah finally moves on to a warmer place
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	7 19:24 Clem [1747]
Trump 'wanted to deploy 10,000 active duty troops to Washington DC to control George Floyd protests' but proposal was blasted by Mark Esper and General Mark Milley	13 22:45 trailing wife [1785]
Suspected cop-stabber yelled ‘Allahu akbar' during attack, police say	3 11:08 SteveS [1761]
GNA shoots down ChiCom drone.	3 21:42 trailing wife [1771]
Report: 12 dead in alleged Israeli strike on Iranian targets in Syria	0 [1780]
We quit. You are on your own! (Minneapolis police)	20 21:18 Varmint Splat1454 [1749]
Persons of interest in St Louis Captain Dorn Homicide During Riots	2 21:12 Clem [1749]
Deputy Killed, 2 Other Officers Shot in California Ambush	5 17:01 JohnQC [1752]
15 Soldiers Killed in Past Day Despite Unofficial Truce	0 [1751]
Around 30 Syrian, Iraqi ISIS suspects arrested two days into new operation: SDF	0 [1783]
Ohio men caught with machete, other weapons during NYC protests	2 15:23 JohnQC [1748]
Antifa Insurrection and Aftermath	7 14:02 Skidmark [1749]
Hafter Forces have withdrawn from The Strategic Al-Jafra Airbase	0 [1777]
Egyptian President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi: All mercenaries need to leave Libya immediately.	0 [1744]
47 killed just from Misrata today in the outskirts of Sirte GNA militia have been fully repelled back to AbuGrian - Alwashka	0 [1746]
GNA militia burn down Tarhuna shopping center, blow up houses	0 [1742]
Captured GNA terrorists west of sirte	0 [1745]
LNA's air-defenses shot a Turkish drone west of Sirte	0 [1740]
26 people killed in central Mali in suspected Takfiri militant attack	0 [1796]
Clashes between government forces and opposition groups in Syria’s Idlib	0 [1748]
Three killed in car bomb explosion in Syria’s Turkish-held northeastern Sere Kaniye	0 [1746]
Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that one of its soldiers was killed and two others were wounded in an attack on an armored ambulance in Idlib	0 [1753]
GNA says launching offensive for Kadhafi hometown Sirte	0 [1786]
Al-Qaeda North Africa chief killed: What next for the region?	0 [1770]
Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut	0 [1780]
Taliban Attack in Zabul Leaves 10 Soldiers Dead	0 [1756]
Page 2: WoT Background
LA police lose confidence in mayor!	14 17:02 AlanC [1745]
Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah finally moves on to a warmer place	5 15:33 Frank G [1795]
OPEC, allies agree to extend deep output cuts through July	0 [1751]
Iran orders tougher jail sentences for people starting wildfires	0 [1745]
Iraq's parliament gave its vote of confidence to seven cabinet ministers, completing the 22-member government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi	0 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Why It's Rational to Fear Cops	8 21:46 Varmint Splat1454 [1784]
German Companies Drastically Reduce Investment	3 16:41 trailing wife [1740]
Mike Lindell Donates 'MyPillows' to National Guard Members Sleeping on the Floor	14 11:17 Skidmark [1747]
Supreme Court may change the future of abortion	2 07:15 Procopius2k [1741]
Tyson the alpaca a potential 'knockout blow' against coronavirus	3 17:17 trailing wife [1742]
More studies point to nicotine as a potential therapeutic for COVID-19	2 06:32 Clem [1749]
Merkel allies criticize Trump decision to cut US troops in Germany	8 17:07 M. Murcek [1751]
White supremacist militia camp in Russia trains Germans, Swedes	2 07:46 Cesare [1760]
Perhaps we're all just supposed to forget about Pegasus Bridge	1 01:28 Besoeker [1752]
Bambi breathes again! Incredible moment two men use CPR to revive lifeless fawn found floating on a lake	0 [1748]
Coronavirus roundup (such as it is): India has it bad, France is under control, Brazil takes data offline	5 11:12 g(r)omgoru [1746]
The shocking truth about face wipes: Makeup artist reveals why the popular items are RUINING your skin - and what you should use instead	3 19:24 Skidmark [1752]
People who regularly smoke cannabis 'are nearly three times more likely to be violent', study finds	24 23:36 Silentbrick [1779]
Lebanon threatened by famine	0 [1765]
A happy Trump scene, because we deserve it.	2 17:15 Anomalous Sources [1756]
Thousands of Pakistani soldiers battle locust invasion	2 10:07 Rob Crawford [1752]
Bolsonaro threatens to pull out of the World Health Organization	1 07:05 Clem [1744]
India arrests man over shocking death of elephant	0 [1750]
Afghanistan warns of 'disaster' as virus infections surge	4 09:51 Skidmark [1747]
New head of VOA parent agency confirmed by Senate	0 [1763]
Trump Signs Order Relaxing Many Environmental Regulations During Crisis	2 11:24 Skidmark [1741]
Yelp Adding Tool To Make It Easier To Find Black-Owned Businesses	4 14:14 bbrewer126 [1748]
Most people who have coronavirus do not spread it to others - study	4 19:25 Skidmark [1746]
Terrifying moment police officer is set on fire during violent protests in Mexico over the death of a man in custody who was arrested for not wearing a face mask	0 [1755]
'Involuntarily celibate man, 23, accidentally amputated his own hand making a bomb to blow up hot cheerleaders'	6 12:11 Cesare [1745]
US Army intelligence soldier, 38, found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage along with his wife, their four children and two cats in apparent murder-suicide	1 04:42 g(r)omgoru [1757]
Page 4: Opinion
Michael Yon Opines	11 23:30 Thimp Clusort2035 [1765]
There's No Denying the Realities of Black Behavior	18 23:36 Thimp Clusort2035 [1769]
Did an aged activist set up the Buffalo police?	8 23:06 Chuckles Gray6110 [1812]
The Establishment Only Dislikes Trump Because He Puts An Ugly Face On The Empire	4 15:25 Thurong Whusomp1457 [1750]
By the numbers...	20 11:53 M. Murcek [1749]
Covert Acts Of Racism Have Been Happening In Grocery Stores And Restaurants Forever	6 22:05 Elmaper Snaling1021 [1781]
Archbishop Viganò's powerful letter to President Trump: Eternal struggle between good and evil playing out right now	1 10:06 Skidmark [1747]
Scientific analysis of the shroud of Turin. Interesting.	1 10:08 Skidmark [1747]
Mattis and Israel – Not a Love Story	1 15:43 CC Reader [1750]
Biden proclaims that 10 to 15 percent of Americans "are just not very good people"	7 11:30 Clem [1755]
VP Pence: Mattis Is ‘Wrong' About President Trump	10 17:51 charger [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Biden VP candidate: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been 'quietly' educating themselves about Black Lives Matter by holding meetings with community leaders and people involved 'at every level', royal expert claims	4 13:40 M. Murcek [1747]
Killing Free Speech in Switzerland	1 10:39 Skidmark [1748]
VIDEO: Liberal Minneapolis Mayor Kicked Out of Protest and Taunted When Refuses to Defund Police	0 [1742]
Estee Lauder Employees Demand Ouster of Ronald Lauder for Trump Donations	7 11:54 Silentbrick [1753]
in 1966 the USSR nuked a burning oil well	5 23:08 Chuckles Gray6110 [1782]
Minneapolis Mayor Asks Trump For Aid After Riots Cause At Least $55 Million In Damage	22 21:21 Spike Tojo6844 [1808]
Hickenlooper Guilty on Ethics Charge	4 23:07 Chuckles Gray6110 [1774]
NRCC turns up heat on vulnerable Democrats over Omar's call to abolish police	6 16:03 Frank G [1753]
Val Demings’ Orlando police career could hurt — or help — her chances to become Joe Biden’s running mate	4 13:11 M. Murcek [1743]
The FBI’s Investigation Into Trump and Russia Now Looks Even Worse	4 14:33 JohnQC [1755]
Maxine Waters Freaks Out: Remove Trump ‘Before this Would-Be Dictator Takes Us All Down’	15 23:17 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1770]
Hillary Clinton asks appeals court to help her dodge Judicial Watch deposition on emails and Benghazi	2 14:31 JohnQC [1771]

    
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8	Antifa
5	Sublime Porte
3	Arab Spring
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Commies
2	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Taliban
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
1	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2020-06-07
Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah
finally moves on to a warmer place

Sat 2020-06-06
French forces kill Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalik Droukdel

Fri 2020-06-05
US says Alaska man laundered nearly $1B for Iran through UAE

Thu 2020-06-04
LA mayor cuts $150m from cops' budget and gives it to communities of color instead

Wed 2020-06-03
Turkish ship delivers tanks to Libya amid mass build up: LNA

Tue 2020-06-02
Small groups now canvassing LEOs' neighborhoods,
'threatening to burn down our homes and kill our families'

Mon 2020-06-01
Son of Minnesota's attorney general: 'I hereby declare, officially, my support for ANTIFA'

Sun 2020-05-31
As American Cities Burn, Trump Declares 'ANTIFA' a Terrorist Group

Sat 2020-05-30
SpaceX makes history, launches NASA astronauts into space from US soil for the first time since 2011

Fri 2020-05-29
SpaceX SN-4 BLOWS up at 1:49 PM Local time in Boca Chica Tx

Thu 2020-05-28
Afghan Nation Calls for Continued
Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent

Wed 2020-05-27
Palestinian teen dies while working with explosive in Gaza Strip

Tue 2020-05-26
Three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan to continue for another week

Mon 2020-05-25
Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk

Sun 2020-05-24
UN committee urges France to prevent execution of convicted jihadists in Iraq

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