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Egyptian M1 Abrams tank column heading to the border with Libya
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon!	1 23:02 3dc [1782]
Man drives at Floyd protesters in Seattle, shoots and wounds one	3 17:41 Procopius2k [1746]
Question on CNN: Who do I call in the middle of the night when my home is broken in to?	18 18:01 Zhang Fei [1773]
Coeur D'Alene says	4 18:33 Large Hatrack3141 [1748]
SEAL Turned Cop Saves Teammate Who Was Shot During ANTIFA Riots	4 13:23 Besoeker [1754]
Suspect in ambush shooting which left one deputy dead and two more injured is revealed to be active-duty Air Force sergeant - as FBI investigate link to deadly drive-by attack on a federal officer a week earlier	0 [1755]
Celebs demand defund now!	24 21:44 charger [1812]
Barr:750 officers hurt in last week with 20% in DC,	1 15:23 Abu Uluque [1752]
Britain: Protesters in London leave Marx alone, agitate to topple Churchill, deface Rob’t Peel	1 00:33 Raj [1744]
Video: The fires are so woke in the Twin Cities	3 12:35 Besoeker [1740]
Police Chief Forced To Resign After Supporting Citizens Who Armed Up Amid Riots	0 [1753]
Video Shows Moments Surrounding Alamosa CO Protest Shooting	1 08:58 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Sirte roundup: Turkish-backed forces reach city-center of Sirte after fierce battle, or perhaps not...	0 [1749]
Syrian Air Force launches heavy strikes on jihadist bases near Turkish border	1 10:19 AlanC [1757]
Man charged with murder of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn	5 10:14 AlanC [1752]
Clashes between Sunni and Shia youth in several Beirut neighborhoods, Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for a return to peace	2 11:53 Mercutio [1745]
Israel has captured a Palestinian accused of throwing a rock that killed an Israeli soldier last month	6 20:30 Frank G [1759]
NYPD Rumor: Police Commissioner and Chief of Dept. out, major shuffling of chiefs and units.	1 13:38 NoMoreBS [1742]
Arrest of suspected ISIS affiliates on the fourth day of the SDF campaign in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.	0 [1773]
Kurdish girl from the Afrin region of Syria was found dead among agricultural fields east of Azaz	0 [1777]
Pak Fires Heavily Along LoC In Uri Sector	0 [1747]
Encounter between militants and joint forces at Reban in Shopian district of south Kashmir	0 [1776]
12 pro-Iranian militia fighters killed in drone strikes in eastern Syria	0 [1775]
GNA terrorist Militia commander AbdelHakim Ali AlSenussi Al-Shawsh killed by the LNA	0 [1752]
Egyptian M1 Abrams tank column heading to the border with Libya	4 17:37 swksvolFF [1781]
Page 2: WoT Background
ICC Prosecutor: Israel war crimes probe can go on despite Oslo Accords	1 22:20 Silentbrick [1779]
Huge fire breaks out at Iranian prison: video	1 08:53 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Warning, this may cause a reader gag reflex.	10 14:10 Tom [1741]
US Special Op forces testing Israeli-made smart rifle system in Syria	1 00:56 Skidmark [1740]
SaudiArabia exempts Western arms purchases from austerity plan	0 [1748]
Former Iranian Diplomat Amir Mousavi: U.S. Must Extradite Soleimani's Killers or Leave Iraq	1 11:06 Chris [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Saudi Arabia considers limiting haj pilgrims amid COVID-19 fears	1 18:30 lord garth [1745]
Marches Show Changed Suburbs	2 14:14 Tom [1750]
The Cow's Foot Pistol That Saved the World	3 10:19 M. Murcek [1738]
Bracing for second wave, Israel now making N95 masks	4 16:59 Skidmark [1745]
Communist police show the way to treat peasants	3 13:30 Beldar Peacock1400 [1741]
2012 Interview With Peter Turchin: ‘2012 Is Bullshit; 2020 Is When We'll Really Be in Trouble’	0 [1735]
Five successful flights for this SpaceX booster.	1 05:54 M. Murcek [1746]
Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are leaving Albion for NZ	5 18:54 Clem [1741]
The unspoken rule in dealings with China is never to acknowledge problems.	0 [1747]
Gilgit man who allegedly raped, assaulted nine-year-old boy arrested	0 [1745]
Chuck E. Cheese in Talks With Lenders About Financing Deals	6 17:53 ed in texas [1742]
Huawei founder declares war on the West as he urges workers to ‘surge forward, killing as you go, to blaze us a trail of blood' in battle for supremacy	5 19:07 SteveS [1769]
The ‘Health Professionals’ Are Just Rubbing Your Face In It Now	9 16:48 swksvolFF [1744]
Minneapolis teen sentenced for deadly October shootout involving rival gang member	3 22:13 charger [1755]
Looney Tunes remake will see Elmer Fudd without his rifle as creators declare 'we're not doing guns'	4 17:31 bbrewer126 [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
More Than Ever, It's Time to Unleash the Power of 'No'	4 16:04 g(r)omgoru [1766]
#DefundPolice: The Not-So-Hidden Agenda	13 10:18 Bob Grorong1136 [1741]
Media's 'Racial Injustice' Blind Spot: Over 30 Shot In Another Deadly Chicago Weekend	1 05:35 M. Murcek [1768]
Colin Powell: Trump has 'drifted away' from the Constitution (video)	18 23:06 Clem [1768]
AG Barr Says ‘Peaceful Protestors' Are One Of The Big Lies Media Are Perpetuating	2 15:00 rjschwarz [1752]
Israel taught ‘knee-on-neck’ terror tactic to US police: Analyst	9 23:09 Clem [1774]
Page 6: Politix
Netanyahu appoints controversial adviser who trashed Obama and Biden	0 [1748]
Sen. Mitt Romney marches with George Floyd protesters in DC	8 14:42 g(r)omgoru [1745]
Philadelphia Inquirer top editor forced to resign after publishing piece with Buildings Matter headline.	2 07:33 M. Murcek [1740]
A crowd has climbed onto the statue of colonial King Léopold II chanting “murderer” and waving the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo	1 10:02 Glenmore [1749]
Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband city's police department	23 19:59 Silentbrick [1814]
James Bennet: NYT opinion editor resigns over Tom Cotton's article	1 09:48 Beldar Peacock1400 [1744]
NY Times op ed: Excommunicate loved ones until they attend a protest or paid cash to causes.	13 14:58 rjschwarz [1748]
Michigan Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Defiant Barber Had Right To Work Despite Governor’s Orders	1 00:37 magpie [1745]
Fall River man accused of attacking 82-year-old Trump supporter	5 14:49 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Happy #PrideMonth, Wisconsin!	2 11:03 Mullah Richard [1749]
LA Police Union: We're Concerned About Mayor Garcetti's Mental Health	4 18:55 Clem [1738]

    
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2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Palestinian Authority
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1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic State
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-06-08
Egyptian M1 Abrams tank column heading to the border with Libya

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

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