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Happy Fourth!
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	2 23:48 JHH [1776]
Happy Fourth!	9 23:48 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1804]
UK-based Kurdish Isis fanatic, 35, who urged German Jihadi terror cell to commit 'mass murder' with a car, bomb and meat cleaver is jailed for life	0 [1754]
French court sentences homegrown militant to 30 years for crimes in Syria	2 09:00 DooDahMan [1759]
Son of Hezbollah official films rape, torture of Syrian boy	1 07:40 M. Murcek [1752]
UK drops YPG-related terror charges against three men	1 07:58 g(r)omgoru [1753]
Third arrest made from protest shooting in downtown Provo	2 14:27 JohnQC [1748]
Swedish City Sees 55 Arson Attacks So Far This Year	6 14:05 Clem [1756]
Sudan arrests more Islamists leaders	0 [1753]
Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service withdrew residence permit from 29 Syrians	1 03:46 g(r)omgoru PB [1744]
Renewed bombing and mutual targeting between Syrian government forces and armed opposition groups	0 [1755]
Intense clashes between Turkish-backed groups in the city of Sere Kaniye	0 [1745]
British woman jailed for plot to bomb London’s St Paul’s Cathedral	1 09:40 AlanC [1762]
Car used in Pakistan Stock Exchange attack spotted in TV drama	0 [1756]
Arab Coalition destroyed four drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia	0 [1749]
Turkish court sentences a former executive of Amnesty International Turkey to more than six years in jail	1 03:47 g(r)omgoru PB [1744]
Iraqi troops are enforcing positions along the border with Turkey	0 [1751]
Turkey's Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar, Chief of the General Staff General Yasar Guler, arrive in Tripoli	0 [1799]
ISIS claim 2 attacks in North Sinai	0 [1789]
Iran announces they have found out cause of nuclear reactor blast	9 12:22 bbrewer126 [1751]
Troops hit Boko Haram terrorists’ meeting venue, kill several fighters in Borno	0 [1789]
~~US military~~ Federal marshals protecting the Portland federal courthouse under attack tonight by antifa black bloc	9 16:55 746 [1782]
Open terrorism recruitment at the daily antifa riots in Portland. Website seeking volunteers with weapons training	10 15:15 Alaska Paul [1758]
Antifa catch and release	2 01:08 charger [1746]
Protesters park & disable vans on the road leading to Mount Rushmore	5 19:57 Anomalous Sources [1777]
Antifa protest involving several hundred people in Portland, Ore., descended into violence	7 09:23 Matt [1759]
Syria Prepares For Military Confrontation With Turkey In Northeast	0 [1790]
Mexico's military kills 12 cartel members in a shootout just 10 miles from the border with Texas	2 14:36 JohnQC [1760]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Obsession' with catching far-right extremists to 'appease the hard left' in Britain is diverting police, MI5 agents and public money away from stopping dangerous jihadis, intelligence expert warns; 90% on MI5 watchlist are jihadis	1 13:42 Rob Crawford [1759]
Shamima Begum and other jihadis jailed in the Middle East 'should be allowed BACK to their homelands in a bid to break the cycle of extremism', says report	5 18:45 Grunter [1774]
New dam in Turkey damages Kurdish farmers’ produce, causing economic desperation	0 [1745]
'4,000 US troops to Stay in Afghanistan Post-Election': LA Times	0 [1749]
Report: Israeli cyberattack caused Iran nuclear site fire, F35s hit missile base	5 19:43 Dacama [1790]
Modi, who has been under pressure to respond to Chinese incursions, met troops at a base in Ladakh	0 [1750]
Erdogan rejects criticism over his willingness to convert Istanbul’s famed Hagia Sophia landmark into a mosque	0 [1751]
Forty-one people get injured as a series of explosions rock a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey	0 [1786]
Army urges Maiduguri traders to unmask Boko Haram members sighted in their markets	0 [1782]
20 People Making Religious Pilgrimage Reportedly Die After Train Hits Bus At Unmanned Railway	1 12:16 Bobby [1743]
‘Defund The Police’ Protesters Request Security	6 13:46 Cesare [1747]
Seattle police's CHOP sweep brought arrests but quick release from jail as well	2 09:35 Bob Grorong1136 [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China announces 'No. 1 Flood' for Three Gorges Dam headwaters	2 20:11 DooDahMan [1782]
Mexico steps up border checks to keep coronavirus at bay on July 4 holiday	0 [1741]
Revealed: How the United Nations is smashing Australian businesses by making it cheaper to order goods from CHINA than from local sellers	3 16:50 Shating Turkeyneck1016 [1756]
Take a trip to Mars! ESA releases stunning flyover video of Korolev crater that is 51 miles across and covered in a thick layer of ice	2 16:22 Procopius2k [1738]
Eight-year-old boy killed in crossfire; gunman opened fire on shoppers in Alabama mall leaving another three in hospital	5 20:07 gorb [1804]
Coronaplague Roundup	3 09:03 Skidmark [1750]
Oil falls below $43 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases raise concern that fuel demand growth could stall	0 [1743]
India arrests four policemen over the deaths of a father and son in custody	0 [1744]
HCQ Success in Senegal	6 11:58 Iblis [1754]
J.K. Rowling Canceled By ‘Harry Potter’ Fan Sites Over Beliefs On Biological Sex	5 11:59 Iblis [1760]
Thousands in China swarm to hunt for a 'mysterious creature' after hearing 'a dragon's growling' from the mountains	8 16:25 Procopius2k [1749]
Elderly Homeowner Shoots, Kills Alleged Intruder After Breakfast	7 11:23 AlanC [1742]
Wisconsin police officer fatally shoots black man allegedly wielding knives	6 08:17 AlanC [1757]
Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave'	9 13:25 3dc [1753]
Deloitte says Harvard grad who wept dramatically over loss of ‘dream job’ was NEVER an employee	11 23:40 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1782]
FedEx asks Washington Redskins to change its offensive name and logo	12 13:58 Rob Crawford [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
Rand Paul Is Right About Experts	3 17:33 Clem [1771]
The world's largest Confederate monument faces renewed calls for removal	7 14:04 Clem [1753]
Marcellus Wiley: NBA's Plan To Paint "Black Lives Matter" On Basketball Courts Is A Bad Idea, Look At The Statistics	1 10:06 Clem [1748]
Jeffrey Epstein gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell may cooperate in federal investigation	4 08:00 Skidmark [1752]
Tucker Carlson 2024? The GOP is buzzing	14 15:47 Clem [1760]
Redskins Change Name To 'Lizard People' To Better Represent Population Of Washington, D.C.	10 19:17 SteveS [1784]
Kurt Schlichter : Stop Making Sense	1 13:18 49 Pan [1751]
Page 6: Politix
This is CNN	8 13:14 49 Pan [1754]
Hunter Biden took 411 flights to 29 countries on govt aircraft	2 08:01 Skidmark [1761]
Duckworth to Block Promotions for 1,123 Military Officers Unless Esper Promotes Vindman	16 18:04 DarthVader [1782]
Epstein’s ponzi scheme partner says Ghislaine Maxwell will ‘crack in two seconds’ and cooperate with feds	3 20:04 Anomalous Sources [1789]
With murders up nearly 80% in Chicago last month, Lori Lightfoot blames guns	25 18:01 Iblis [1818]
Newsom Bans Singing In Houses Of Worship After Downplaying Spread Of Coronavirus At Protests	8 16:50 KBK [1753]
China claims Vladivostok	12 14:06 Clem [1751]

    
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8	Sublime Porte
8	Antifa/BLM
5	Islamic State
4	Commies
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
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Thu 2020-07-02
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Wed 2020-07-01
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Mon 2020-06-29
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Sun 2020-06-28
Leb officials apologize to US ambassador after judge issued order banning her from speaking to media

Sat 2020-06-27
Iranian-backed Hezbollah militias threaten to assassinate Iraq's Prime Minister Kadhimi

Fri 2020-06-26
Iraqi security forces have raided a HQ of Ketaib Hezbollah

Thu 2020-06-25
Black Lives Matter Leader: ‘If This Country Doesn't Give Us What We Want, Then We Will Burn Down This System'

Wed 2020-06-24
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss Flynn charges

Tue 2020-06-23
Ivory Coast says it has captured jihadist leader behind border attack

Mon 2020-06-22
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Sun 2020-06-21
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Sat 2020-06-20
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