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Jordan’s top court dissolves country’s Muslim Brotherhood
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	5 16:52 trailing wife [1755]
Oregon will sue federal police agencies, open criminal investigation into use of force	13 22:14 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1778]
Cyber attacks again hit Israel’s water system, shutting agricultural pumps	4 10:14 Skidmark [1755]
Chicago police, protesters clash near Columbus statue in Grant Park	9 21:58 Rob Crawford [1770]
Two IRGC militiamen killed in clash with Kurdish group in western Iran	0 [1746]
Iraqi military puts ISIS leaders in crosshairs	0 [1742]
SDF launches new anti-ISIS campaign in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor	0 [1749]
Iraq army commander killed in terror attack north of Baghdad: Security Media Cell	0 [1750]
Seven Turkish security personnel die in reconnaissance flight	0 [1750]
5 Security Force Members Killed in Balkh Clashes	0 [1750]
Ghazni: 4 Civilians Wounded in Rocket Attack During Ghani's Visit	0 [1749]
Nearly 20 civilians killed, wounded in clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces	0 [1755]
U.S. forces launched multiple drone strikes in 3 provinces: Taliban	0 [1753]
Three Russian soldiers injured as unknown drone strikes Syria’s Hasakah	0 [1746]
Libya- first known landing by cargo aircraft from Turkey in al-Watiyah Airbase	0 [1737]
Algeria- ANP killed 3 militants in the area of Derrag, Medea Province	0 [1749]
Portland insurgency roundup: Civil rights advocates suggest Trump administration testing limits of executive power	13 16:06 g(r)omgoru PB [1745]
Hostile drones over Hama countryside for the second day in a row	0 [1742]
Senior officials in Somalia say that Iran has established covert ties with al-Shabab	1 13:01 b [1740]
Baghdad Post's Chief Editor asks #US Secretary of State to end MA Kadhimi militia backed by IRGC after they threatened to assassinate him	1 10:18 Skidmark [1749]
Nigerian forces rescue 32 kidnapped people	0 [1799]
Turkey arrests Daesh terror suspect wanted by Interpol	0 [1781]
Sudan: Thousands protest repeal of Islamic restrictions	0 [1790]
Jeremy Edwin Vajko, who was arrested at a violent antifa protest last month, is out again—every day—providing supplies to comrades in the street	4 19:24 gorb [1763]
Group Activity in Portland July 16, 2020	1 09:40 Matt [1769]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jordan’s top court dissolves country’s Muslim Brotherhood	0 [1786]
Tehran warns Seoul over ‘unacceptable’ freezing of Iranian oil money	2 06:59 Mike Kozlowski [1755]
Erdogan says Egypt involved in ‘illegal’ action in Libya	2 09:53 Frank G [1748]
Libya’s Fatwa House congratulates the Muslim world in general and the Turkish people and President Erdogan in particular for reversion of Hagia Sophia	0 [1745]
Mali PM apologises for security force 'excesses' during protests	0 [1752]
Major Beirut medical centre lays off hundreds as crisis bites	1 10:23 Skidmark [1742]
Exiled Iran opposition group gathers online to press 'uprising'	0 [1757]
Hezbollah-controlled community center in Bremen funnels money to the Hezbollah	0 [1750]
Gantz said #Israel is determined to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons	0 [1771]
Piracy incidents in Asia almost double in 2020	0 [1777]
'Armenia targets Azerbaijan's strategic infrastructure'	0 [1787]
‘Hagia Sophia belongs to Turkish nation’	2 11:39 Woodrow [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Ruger's SP101 Compact Revolver Is Small, But Packs Plenty Of Power	3 21:27 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1761]
Man overboard! [British] Sailors told to stop using male-themed Navy terms like 'unmanned' and 'manpower' to avoid turning female recruits off sea career	10 21:28 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1764]
Millions of children in California, Texas and Denver are told it's likely they WON'T be returning to school in the fall as more states and cities opt for remote learning - despite Trump's push to reopen classrooms	7 19:08 magpie [1772]
Iowa meth kingpin is 3rd executed by US government this week	2 14:39 Mercutio [1783]
And the Hits Keep on Coming....	8 21:34 swksvolFF [1776]
The cathedral of Nantes in the grip of enormous flames.	11 23:01 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1770]
CDC confirms coronavirus was already spreading throughout New York City from Europe by the time Donald Trump banned travelers from the EU and UK entering the US in March	8 14:56 g(r)omgoru PB [1744]
Astonishing moment thirsty squirrel BEGS a child for water - and then finishes off the bottle	4 19:50 Pancho Uneang4294 [1767]
Navy officer is charged for ‘leaking classified US information he believed could "injure the United States" to a Russian national' while in Nebraska	4 15:56 NoMoreBS [1742]
Nearly 800 US military medics deploy to California and Texas amid skyrocketing coronavirus infections – as officials in Miami push for face masks after becoming the new epicenter	1 08:33 Warthog [1744]
Florida gang members are organizing COVID-19 parties for up to 400 people with the intention of spreading the virus, sheriff claims	0 [1743]
Russia’s Putin orders massive snap military drills	0 [1748]
Britain's Princess Beatrice marries some guy	5 11:05 Skidmark [1743]
Seattle-based Holland America Line has sold four cruise ships as part of parent company Carnival‘s downsizing	2 17:12 Cromoth Sheatch5463 [1744]
Bothell police officer Jonathan Shoop was fatally shot by accident by his partner during multiple rounds of gunfire, and not by Henry Eugene Washington, who has been charged with aggravated murder in his death	3 11:57 charger [1737]
China’s Three Gorges Dam is at severe risk of breaking	31 20:03 DooDahMan [1775]
‘Ask Prince Andrew About It’: Trump Warned Epstein's Island Was ‘Absolute Cesspool’ In 2015	3 08:47 Clem [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
Media are just plain lying about Kayleigh McEnany 'science' quote	3 10:11 Barbara [1761]
On eve of bankruptcy, U.S. firms shower execs with bonuses	4 20:49 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1777]
Bongino on 'Cashless Society' and more	0 [1760]
Expect The Media To Sensationalize Minor Adverse Reactions To The Vaccine	4 11:59 Tom [1750]
France’s feud with Turkey	7 07:11 Mercutio [1761]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats get ready for war to wear masks: Senator Dianne Feinstein unveils plan to deny ALL coronavirus funding to states that don't impose a mask mandate	5 17:26 trailing wife [1773]
Joe Biden's convention in Milwaukee tells ALL Democratic lawmakers to stay home with as few as 300 people slotted to appear with zoom sessions in the works for historic nomination	7 21:47 Rob Crawford [1765]
EU cheating on spending for climate protection	1 10:19 AlanC [1751]
Palestinian-American Justin Amash officially won’t seek reelection to Congress	4 22:47 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1782]
US Rep. John Lewis, civil rights ~~icon~~ puppet, dead at 80: reports	17 14:59 g(r)omgoru PB [1773]
Trump thanks the 5 million members of the NRA for once again entrusting him with their full endorsement	2 09:21 M. Murcek [1757]
US defense chief effectively bans Confederate flag	11 21:23 gorb [1770]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Sublime Porte
5	Antifa/BLM
5	Govt of Iran
3	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Syria
2	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Narcos
2	Taliban
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Pirates
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-07-18
Jordan’s top court dissolves country’s Muslim Brotherhood

Fri 2020-07-17
Nigeria: 602 Boko Haram terrorists surrender

Thu 2020-07-16
Video footage from Iranian port after 7 ships caught fire

Wed 2020-07-15
Explosion as fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex

Tue 2020-07-14
BLM activist claimed in ultra-viral tweet that racist messages were left on his car. Video shows he placed them there himself

Mon 2020-07-13
Florida man crashes into Catholic Church,
sets it on fire with worshipers inside

Sun 2020-07-12
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan

Sat 2020-07-11
Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Fri 2020-07-10
Latest explosions in Tehran reportedly hit warehouses of rockets that belong to the IRGC

Thu 2020-07-09
Yemen's Ansarallah forces threaten to target Saudi palaces

Wed 2020-07-08
22 Taliban militants killed, wounded on Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Tue 2020-07-07
Iraqi security analyst Husham Al Hashimi assassinated outside his Baghdad home

Mon 2020-07-06
Sen Tammy Duckworth in favor of tearing down George Washington Statues!

Sun 2020-07-05
Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation

Sat 2020-07-04
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