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Turkish strike kills Iraqi border guards, Iraqi military says
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	6 19:53 Vespasian Ebbereng3110 [1772]
Ramallah protesters demand release of Palestinian BDS activist	3 11:20 Silentbrick [1757]
Rocket lands inside Baghdad's Green Zone	0 [1758]
Iraqi police officer killed, 2 civilians wounded in Kirkuk terror attack: Security Media Cell	0 [1753]
8 Local Force Members Killed in Nangarhar	0 [1753]
Explosion in Kabul city leaves at least 3 dead or wounded	0 [1756]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties while preparing a car bomb for a deadly attack	0 [1761]
11 militants killed including Taliban commander in N. Afghanistan	0 [1748]
Sudan says 13 people were killed and 42 injured in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in its Red Sea port	0 [1765]
Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza after over 60 fires sparked by arson balloons	0 [1797]
Egypt- ISIS claim yet another attack in Rabaa, Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, this time an IED against a ''Humvee''	0 [1756]
US military investigating claim of Iraq-Kuwait border blast	0 [1751]
Turkey warns they have 'capabilities to defeat alliance of evil' in Mediterranean	4 13:06 Skidmark [1753]
Syrian tribe gives US Coalition one month to handover Arab lands in eastern Syria	5 11:55 Clem [1750]
Greek Armed Forces on high alert for potential confrontation with Turkey	0 [1780]
Portland catch and release	1 07:28 Cesare [1748]
New DA for Multnomah County (which includes Portland), @DAMikeSchmidt, announced his office will not prosecute felony riot	24 20:01 Skidmark [1786]
Turkish strike kills Iraqi border guards, Iraqi military says	0 [1805]
Iran Thwarted Spy Network Backed by Mossad, CIA Officials	2 15:41 ed in texas [1752]
Sinha Murder: RAB arrests 3 more from Cox’s Bazar	2 18:52 jpal [1753]
CTTC arrests five suspected Neo JMB men over Paltan bomb blast	0 [1783]
Black Lives Matter holds rally in Chicago to support those arrested after looting, unrest sparked by false story	2 15:12 Glavinter Greretle1225 [1783]
5 year-old shot point blank after riding his bike into a neighbor's yard	4 07:36 Cesare [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
PA renews security coordination with US after annexation halt - report	1 14:21 Mullah Richard [1791]
180 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus Headed for India	4 10:38 Bright Pebbles [1753]
Afghan Foreign Ministry Opposes Fence Along Durand Line	0 [1776]
Yemen president Hadi to head to US for medical treatment, sources say	0 [1753]
Qatari sociologist links the Beirut explosion to plastic surgery and ''widespread'' homosexuality	16 23:38 KBK [1769]
Iraq cancels the Turkish defense minister's visit to the country	0 [1780]
Chadian President Accuses International Community of Excluding African Union from Libyan Solution	1 00:20 Clem [1756]
Greece Seeks Emergency EU Meeting on Turkey	2 04:14 Bright Pebbles [1747]
Photo currently circulating purporting to show Russian S-300s in Libya is from Algeria	2 20:14 swksvolFF [1787]
Lebanese newspaper reveals likely replacement for prime minister position	0 [1745]
Iran's IRGC reveals ''main reason'' Qassem Soleimani was assassinated	8 19:20 Frank G [1773]
New Linda Sarsour Group ‘Until Freedom’ Relocates to Louisville, Training Activists to ‘Escalate’	6 19:32 Spomoling Shineting7539 [1778]
Chancellor Aguila Saleh to US Ambassador Richard Norland: We do not accept the use of the oil revenues to pay the salaries of the armed militias and mercenaries.	4 14:36 Glavinter Greretle1225 [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Air Force helicopter made emergency landing after being hit by bullet over Virginia	4 23:31 ed in texas [1776]
Israeli study finds efficacy in using cannabis terpenes to treat COVID-19	7 20:06 Skidmark [1771]
Massive study finds 50% increase in autism among children whose mothers used marijuana while pregnant	14 19:40 Winky Hatfield8369 [1784]
Israel to examine Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, minister says	0 [1750]
Jd.com	0 [1740]
First seeds, now masks? Unsolicited masks from China landing in mailboxes, police say	5 17:58 SteveS [1758]
Trump Taps Anti-Fauci Stanford Doc for COVID Team	7 09:29 Skidmark [1757]
Why is China shipping thousands of fake U.S. driver's licenses to Memphis?	16 23:45 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1780]
Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine: Putin	10 20:09 Skidmark [1764]
HongKong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai released on bail	2 15:49 ed in texas [1748]
We need legislation against ‘killer robots,’ Human Rights Watch says	5 20:42 Hellfish [1777]
Ecuador Navy Surveils Huge Chinese Fishing Fleet Near Galapagos	4 10:38 Raj [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
NYC is dead forever	0 [1749]
Report: Kamala Harris Already Vetting VP Picks	6 21:41 Frank G [1771]
Who is Antonio West?	8 17:12 Clem [1782]
MD District Judge sez Mifepristone (Mifeprex) baby prevention pill good-to-go without Med visit	13 19:16 Frank G [1770]
Why Turkey needs a new crisis with Greece in Mediterranean	5 09:41 Skidmark [1759]
The revolution may be leaderless for now but won't be so forever.	5 20:53 Hellfish [1791]
After 75 days, Louisville has had enough of its too often violent protests	3 14:00 Skidmark [1755]
Kamala Harris Isn't African-American. She's Ethnically Indian and Jamaican. That's Not The Same Thing.	25 20:06 Vespasian Ebbereng3110 [1784]
Why Chicago's Mayor Blames Her City's Murders on Wisconsin and Indiana	5 14:44 Glavinter Greretle1225 [1744]
Chicago Mayor Drives Past Looters To Arrest 7-Year-Old Having A Birthday Party	8 13:53 49 Pan [1744]
Analysis of Beirut explosion. The red-orange gas is NO2, from incompletely reacted ammonium nitrate.	6 16:02 ed in texas [1747]
Page 6: Politix
Ilhan Omar wins, will go back to Congress	6 18:41 Glenmore [1754]
Congratulations to our future Vice President from Alex Soros	6 18:57 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1742]
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary	6 15:28 rjschwarz [1781]
Minsk, police go nuts start shooting everybody	2 13:31 Skidmark [1746]
Pro-cop groups sue Mayor de Blasio for denying Blue Lives Matter mural	2 01:25 M. Murcek [1750]
Chicago politician calls mayor ‘unprepared,’ wants to call in the feds	3 18:59 746 [1755]
Democratic National Convention unveils list of speakers	0 [1776]
Summary of 8-11 Hearing on the Flynn Case	6 19:01 Marilyn Tojo7566 [1809]

    
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                        20:09 Skidmark

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                        19:40 Winky Hatfield8369

                        19:36 Spitch Wittlesbach7036

                        19:32 Spomoling Shineting7539

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                        19:23 CrazyFool

                        19:20 Gruque Shater6394

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Who's in the News
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6	Sublime Porte
5	Antifa/BLM
3	Taliban
3	Arab Spring
3	Commies
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iran
1	Islamic State
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-08-12
Turkish strike kills Iraqi border guards, Iraqi military says

Tue 2020-08-11
Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts

Mon 2020-08-10
Lebanese Prime Minister announces resignation of government

Sun 2020-08-09
Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings

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
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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

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