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Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	6 20:27 Rambler in Virginia [1790]
Israeli warplanes launch heavy strikes on northern Gaza	4 12:02 gorb [1778]
Turkish-backed militants launch attack against Syrian Army in east Aleppo	0 [1793]
Roundup: With no federal officers to fight in downtown Portland, antifa are now trying to turn southeast Portland, a residential area, into their new war zone	6 18:45 Skidmark [1753]
Portland catch and release program	1 15:47 jpal [1762]
Gunmen kill about 20 in attack in eastern Burkina Faso	0 [1802]
Bahaa Al-Hariri: Hizbullah controls the Beirut port, and we urgently need an immediate international investigation	0 [1752]
New footage from the Beirut blast	2 08:31 Cesare [1752]
Revolutionaries in Wasit governorate organize a march to commemorate the revolution`s victims, demand punishing the protesters' killers	0 [1752]
Anti-government protests break out in Beirut	0 [1784]
Lebanon's customs chief, predecessor, head of port arrested	7 14:14 gorb [1754]
People on the street: “Terrorists, terrorists, Hezbollah are terrorists.”	6 14:16 gorb [1754]
Two Lebanese nationals shot dead in Tehran on the same street as the house of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis	0 [1788]
NYPD backs down from bust of cop-assault suspect — on Dermot Shea’s order	1 14:14 Abu Uluque [1746]
Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations	9 19:51 Mercutio [1842]
Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City face Life In Prison for 'smashing windows and dousing District Attorney's office in red paint' during demonstration	4 16:09 ed in texas [1753]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas threatens to end ceasefire with Israel amid rising tensions	3 13:45 Matt [1747]
Trump admin to send federal troops to Memphis, St. Louis	4 22:37 Throlugum Cromoger4908 [1793]
Turkey blasts new Egyptian-Greek agreement in Mediterranean as 'invalid'	3 12:52 Clem [1787]
Someone wasn't happy with Nasrallah's recent speech	0 [1749]
Fireworks were placed in same hangar as ammonium nitrate at Beirut port	4 19:45 swksvolFF [1779]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Europe's Top Health Officials Say Masks Aren't Helpful in Beating COVID-19	2 19:05 Skidmark [1777]
Thousands of bikers descend on South Dakota town for 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which is expected to draw 250,000 people - sparking coronavirus concerns among residents	7 16:22 SteveS [1748]
Homeless men are seen brazenly sharing swigs of liquor without masks and urinating on the street outside luxury Upper West Side hotels - as it's revealed New York 'illegally housed pedophiles next to playgrounds' in the neighborhood	7 16:39 Spats Smiter of the Geats7156 [1793]
Two Green Berets who were behind botched coup to overthrow Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro in operation dubbed the 'Bay of Piglets' are given 20 years in prison	4 21:54 Richard Aubrey [1775]
Air Force awards SpaceX and ULA billions in launch contracts	2 16:15 ed in texas [1751]
You Knew Somebody Was Going To Plant Those Mystery Seeds	3 21:06 swksvolFF [1770]
Only in Germany: Wild boar steals laptop from naked Berlin sunbather	4 15:11 Frank G [1742]
Donald Trump to Suspend Payroll Tax Until End of 2020	20 19:08 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1766]
Princeton Scraps Plan to Return Undergraduates to Campus	2 12:56 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Teenage girl stripped, filmed publicly in Rawalpindi	3 11:06 Procopius2k [1743]
Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear.	7 20:07 Snomoque Gray7132 [1785]
Air India Express plane skids off runway in Calicut; 16 killed, dozens hurt	1 23:03 ed in texas [1785]
Recently freed convicted sex offender arrested in Boston on rape charges	3 08:37 Skidmark [1757]
UK and German Researchers Create Aluminum-ceramic Material That Can’t Be Cut	9 16:19 ed in texas [1741]
Porn video interrupts US court hearing for accused Twitter hacker	0 [1752]
Rape suspect freed from jail amid COVID-19 allegedly kills accuser	4 20:59 swksvolFF [1776]
The US Builds A New Submarine The World Is Afraid Of	12 22:03 Frank G [1775]
The tall guy... and the fall guy: Giraffes bash heads in brutal battle in South Africa's Kruger Park before victor poses with hoof on collapsed foe	0 [1750]
Bizarre moment naked pedestrian struts down road deliberately blocking traffic... only for fed-up driver to knock him out with single punch	0 [1755]
California man robbed of entire life savings outside bank, reports say	0 [1750]
NYC woman stabbed in midday attack in subway station, video shows	0 [1753]
Page 4: Opinion
Schools shocker: 6 possible reasons why NY Dems Cuomo and Schumer suddenly support reopening	6 16:48 Guillibaldo Angaitle2203 [1749]
Susan Rice dumps $305,233 in Netflix stock	5 10:01 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1750]
This Election Is a Choice between Freedom and Slavery, Good and Evil	0 [1745]
Hunter Biden has yet another income tax problem	5 15:03 Hupinens Juling5588 [1752]
Tribalism, Confirmation Bias, and COVID	16 19:45 Clem [1786]
The Media Said Europe ‘Beat Back’ Covid. But Now Lockdowns Loom Again	4 19:12 swksvolFF [1781]
Epic Trolling: Have You Seen the Trump Campaign's 404 Error Page?	1 11:38 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1749]
Project Veritas' James O'Keefe Can No Longer Buy Firearms...And Yes, The FBI Is Involved	9 18:19 charger [1759]
Page 6: Politix
Maureen Dowd didn't kill herself	4 20:28 ed in texas [1774]
Pelosi lashes out at PBS' Judy Woodruff during interview, suggests anchor is a GOP 'advocate'	6 15:09 AlanC [1753]
No difference between Bolton, Hook or Abrams	2 14:24 charger [1744]
Former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95	0 [1751]
AOC may be denied speaking slot at Democratic National Convention	3 20:31 ed in texas [1772]
Wheeler Now Begs Criminal Antifa Terrorists to Stay Home So Trump Won’t Use Portland in His Ads	15 16:38 Nero Unomoper4711 [1774]
John Durham Set To Interview John Brennan: Report, The final chapter? Nah	10 14:27 Abu Uluque [1748]

    
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2	Hamas
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-08-08
Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations

Fri 2020-08-07
Pakistain Borrows $1 Billion from Chinese Peter To Pay Back $1 Billion Saudi Paul

Thu 2020-08-06
DOJ Atty reveals 300 domestic terrorists investigations have been opened since May 28th

Wed 2020-08-05
Death toll from Beirut blast reaches 100 but is expected to rise even further

Tue 2020-08-04
Beruit goes BOOM!

Mon 2020-08-03
Israel army says it has foiled a terror attack at the border with Syria

Sun 2020-08-02
Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists

Sat 2020-08-01
Turkey Sends Fighter Jets to Azerbaijan After Threat to Bomb a Nuclear Power Plant

Fri 2020-07-31
Indonesian Court Convicts, Sentences Top 2 Jemaah Islamiyah Militants

Thu 2020-07-30
ISIS claims responsibility for killing of top Iraqi commander

Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
Germany arrests ISIS woman who abused Yezidi woman in Syria

Mon 2020-07-27
Islamic extremists in Nigeria execute 5 men as warning against converting to Christianity

Sun 2020-07-26
Allahu akbar: Turks hold Hagia Sophia triumphal march

Sat 2020-07-25
Taliban ready for intra-Afghan dialogue immediately after Eid

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