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Syrian presidency reveals conditions for direct talks with US
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Soldier moderately wounded in stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City	0 [1750]
Far-Left Morons Show Up in Person Outside Postmaster General's Home to Protest Against Casting Their Votes in Person in November	8 16:29 Barbara [1752]
Yemeni Al-Qaeda execute dentist for 'spying'	1 09:34 Mullah Richard [1747]
IDF shoots, wounds Palestinian throwing fire bomb at Rachel’s Tomb	0 [1746]
IDF shells Hamas posts Sunday night after arson balloon attacks, Gaza border riots	0 [1764]
Katyusha rocket lands in Baghdad’s Green Zone	0 [1756]
Afghan forces kill 4 Taliban militants while repulsing a Taliban attack in Ghazni	0 [1746]
Two Wounded in Roadside Blast In Kabul	0 [1749]
Afghan Forces Hold Military Exercise Along Durand Line	0 [1759]
Iraqi protester, Ali Salman Al-Jabri survives an assassination attempt in Nasiriyah	0 [1742]
Aug 17 series blast: Schoolboy Salam's family waiting for justice	0 [1757]
Turkey sends more ships to Mediterranean after Erdogan issues scathing warning to Greece	1 14:33 Bobby [1740]
Wassim Orabi, Lebanese state television news anchor, resigns on air	0 [1741]
Fighters gather at the Sultan Murad HQ in Hawar Kilis to try to collect past due salaries	0 [1748]
Iraqi forces arrest ISIS commander in Nineveh provin.	0 [1755]
UAE Embassy in Tripoli on fire over normalize ties with Israel	0 [1749]
Iraqi forces arrest a dangerous terrorist involved in Speicher Camp massacre	0 [1763]
At least seven dead in blast at hotel in Somalia's capital	0 [1744]
Portland catch and release	2 13:53 magpie [1751]
Portland round-up: Police push back	8 19:46 Classical_Liberal [1762]
Chicago Cracks Down: Cops Swoop In, End Unrest	13 22:40 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1771]
Protesters arrested in Chicago, Seattle as civil unrest over police brutality continues	9 22:05 Procopius2k [1779]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mossad chief Yossi Cohen is in UAE	1 11:47 Skidmark [1739]
Palestinian workers prevented from entering Israel - report	5 15:14 SteveS [1745]
Turkey said to grant citizenship to Hamas brass planning attacks from Istanbul	3 07:47 Frank G [1759]
Trump to try 'snapback' to force return of UN Iran arms sanctions	0 [1751]
Coalition hands over Taji ammunition facility to Iraqi forces	0 [1746]
NATO will handover airport security responsibilities to the Afghan army	2 13:49 magpie [1743]
Taliban Prisoner Release Delayed by Western Allies	0 [1740]
After Beirut explosion, Iraq begins clearing hazardous materials from Port of Um Qasr	0 [1748]
GCC calls on Iran to stop interfering in other countries' affairs and to refrain from the language of threats	0 [1749]
Turkish Special Forces snipers were ordered to shoot Syrian Army soldiers on border: Zaman	1 15:07 ed in texas [1758]
US reveals fate of proceeds from allegedly seized Iranian tankers	0 [1740]
Syrian presidency reveals conditions for direct talks with US	4 15:17 SteveS [1778]
Iran issues official response to 'largest US seizure of Iranian fuel'	3 21:55 trailing wife [1770]
Decline of the value of the Turkish Lira from 1 January 2020 to 14 August 2020 in one chart	3 19:47 Old Patriot [1772]
1/3 of all court orders/legal demands issued by governments against Twitter content come from Turkey	0 [1744]
Iran to export weapons after sanctions lift: defense minister	0 [1743]
EU urges Turkey to end renewed drilling in East Med	2 11:02 Skidmark [1749]
Aoun says peace with Israel possible once issues solved	0 [1745]
US supports Cyprus, wants closer east Med gas cooperation	0 [1741]
Haftar, meets in Benghazi with Mr. Jadallah Al-Awkali member of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation	1 13:50 magpie [1748]
Cologne Antifa Extremist Group Funded by University Student Fees	2 10:06 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1746]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The Mask Gun debut!	3 12:36 swksvolFF [1746]
Thousands of Wuhan revellers flout social-distancing rules as they cram into a water park at the former COVID-19 epicentre	2 15:27 g(r)omgoru [1739]
'Wild pack of Karens' accuse grocery store of 'committing WAR CRIMES' for denying them entry because they refused to put on face masks	10 16:36 M. Murcek [1738]
Italy closes nightclubs for three weeks and orders masks to be worn in public at night after increase in Covid-19 cases	1 15:37 Bright Pebbles [1750]
New Zealand to delay election until October, citing coronavirus resurgence	7 18:56 swksvolFF [1769]
Google goes to war with Australian press: Web giant launches brazen 'misinformation' campaign warning an end to free internet searches if they are forced to pay for news	3 12:02 Grunter [1745]
Death Valley hits 130F - which could be the hottest official temperature recorded on Earth for 107 years - as record heatwave sweeping country continues - leaving 54M sweltering in 100F conditions	6 18:27 Clem [1743]
Hundreds of Georgia university students are seen partying in the street without masks or distancing ahead of college reopening	3 21:53 Clem [1756]
North Koreans are ordered to hand over 'decadent and bourgeois' pet dogs for 'restaurant meat' as the country is rocked by food shortages	0 [1742]
Passenger allegedly hits American Airlines gate agent after boarding denied for not wearing a mask	17 23:29 Clem [1774]
Egypt disposing of dangerous materials at ports	0 [1750]
Saudi Arabia appoints 10 women to senior roles in holy mosques	0 [1743]
Yemen's remaining Jews to be transferred to UAE - report	0 [1759]
Baghdad and Erbil to jointly run KRG border crossings as part of financial agreement	0 [1765]
Cincinnati police ID 4 men killed in multiple shootings that injured 17	2 17:07 SteveS [1757]
15-year-old boy rapes 2 little girls in Rajshahi	0 [1744]
Police arrest six over Manikganj murder, killers posed as RAB	0 [1748]
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in two	2 15:21 ed in texas [1745]
Belarus: Reports of sabotage from the police. Many quit their jobs. Secret services hold separate talks with the opposition. Officials looking for guarantees	0 [1742]
Lukashenko playing up external threat as peaceful protesters take over capital	0 [1743]
Extraordinary crowds in Minsk protesting the disputed re-election of President Lukashenko and the brutal crackdown on protesters	3 11:13 Clem [1742]
Belarusians vow to conduct subversive actions inside Russian territory in case Putin invades Belarus	0 [1746]
Disney confirms its first bisexual lead character in an animated series	4 18:58 Slats Elmereque8770 [1775]
Charlotte 2-year-old killed, father arrested after not securing firearm, police say	3 09:02 Glenmore [1749]
Girl, 8, fatally shot during backyard teen birthday party in Akron	6 18:28 Clem [1747]
ATM ripped out of Manhattan deli as new crime 'trend' hits NYC	3 18:45 Bobby [1772]
Philadelphia police evade gunfire to rescue victims as bullets fly at large block party	2 08:30 M. Murcek [1742]
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko rejects calls for new election	0 [1742]
Page 4: Opinion
Feel the Exciting Excitement of Kamalamania	4 12:07 Clem [1743]
Racial Violence Isn't a One Way Street	4 08:13 M. Murcek [1755]
Feel the Exciting Excitement of Kamalamania	12 15:41 Bright Pebbles [1750]
Burgess Owens: America Will See a ‘Renaissance' with GOP House, Trump Re-Elected	4 20:51 DarthVader [1774]
Dem Senate Hopefuls Mum on Historic Israel-U.A.E. Peace Deal	1 02:22 Besoeker [1741]
'The damnedest thing I've ever seen': Chris Wallace says Biden is trying to 'hide from now until Election Day'	10 16:54 Slats Elmereque8770 [1752]
Mueller Aide Weissmann Calls On DOJ Attorneys Not To Help On Investigations	12 15:28 ed in texas [1751]
Stacey 'Boxcar' Abrams: The Perfect Democrat	10 16:34 M. Murcek [1753]
Page 6: Politix
Democratic convention starts today: Michelle Obama will make keynote address urging people to vote for Joe Biden in first-ever virtual party event - with Republican 2016 candidate John Kasich pleading with his party to dump Trump	17 23:56 crazyhorse [1779]
Pelosi calls members back to Capitol Hill to consider USPS legislation, calls post office 'Election Central'	7 15:55 Skidmark [1746]
Puerto Rico governor calling for the island to be made a US state LOSES bid to lead her party in chaotic primary election that saw delayed and missing ballots	0 [1744]
Construction of Soetoro's new Oahu mansion progresses with easement loopholes and waivers	14 18:41 Silentbrick [1789]
It's good to be a "king".	3 11:20 ed in texas [1755]
CCP order to go underground	3 12:55 JohnQC [1751]
Biden leads Trump by 9 points in national poll	13 19:09 Iblis [1773]
Maxine Waters: Use 25th Amendment to Remove Trump from Office	3 09:11 JohnQC [1763]
Michigan Rejects 846 Mailed Ballots 'Because the Voter Was Dead'	11 19:06 European Conservative [1779]
New York Democrats angered after NYPD union endorses Trump	10 14:40 charger [1749]
76 injured, 14 killed by gunfire this week as NYC shootings skyrocket	3 10:24 Glenmore [1743]
New York shampoo assistant bill is dripping with special interests	6 15:52 swksvolFF [1746]

    
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                        20:51 DarthVader

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                        20:44 SteveS

                        19:52 Old Patriot

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                        19:46 Classical_Liberal

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                        19:09 Iblis

                        19:06 European Conservative

                        18:58 Slats Elmereque8770

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                        18:45 Bobby

                        18:41 Silentbrick

                        18:34 Clem

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Who's in the News
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7	Sublime Porte
6	Antifa/BLM
5	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iraq
3	Commies
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Hezbollah
2	Islamic State
2	Taliban
1	Houthis
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-08-17
Syrian presidency reveals conditions for direct talks with US

Sun 2020-08-16
Erdogan accused Greece of state terrorism against Turkish/Muslim minority

Sat 2020-08-15
Recently released ISIS terrorist beheaded his mother, father, sister & two nephews in Ain Zara Tripoli

Fri 2020-08-14
Oman and Bahrain to follow UAE in normalizing Israel ties

Thu 2020-08-13
Diplomatic relations between Israel and UAE

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

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