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Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Seattle police release bodycam showing officers being injured by explosives during riots	8 19:09 jpal [1761]
Good morning	13 22:47 Rupert Cromoting1818 [1774]
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets near Rafah crossing in Gaza	2 10:18 Skidmark [1775]
11 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes and rebel attack	0 [1745]
Turkish Army comes under attack inside Idlib	0 [1750]
US backs Cyprus amid friction with NATO ally Turkey in eastern Mediterranean	3 09:32 DarthVader [1782]
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters on anniversary of power-sharing deal	0 [1750]
Iraq \| Al-Kadhimi dismisses security officials in Basra Province	0 [1782]
Portland BLM mob beat white man unconscious after making him crash truck, and more	8 20:14 Rex Mundi [1773]
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast	0 [1806]
Libyan owned Bank ABC announced its results for the first half of this year reporting a net loss of $67 million due to major client fraud	2 12:24 Woozle Grundy1232 [1747]
Libyan democratically elected parliament HoR , through PM Ali Altikbali has refused any plans to create a buffer zone or demilitarize the Sirte and AlJufra Line	0 [1746]
Turkish helicopter has been shot down in northern Iraq, resulting in the death of the crew	0 [1749]
Turkish UAV downed in Ain al-Arab Kobani in Syria	0 [1741]
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas got off the plane wearing a bulletproof vest and with a small army on guard	0 [1751]
Seattle police officer tells BLM protester, 'I'm leaving, you guys won'; 18 rioters arrested overnight	2 12:44 M. Murcek [1744]
Six BLM protesters are arrested for tearing down and defacing George Washington statue at LA City Hall	1 18:37 Glenmore [1751]
US-led coalition clashes with Syrian regime at Qamishli checkpoint	0 [1751]
Taliban IED experts blown up by own bomb in a mosque in North of Afghanistan	5 18:38 Glenmore [1743]
'23 Taliban' Killed in Clashes in 3 Provinces: MoD	0 [1753]
Kabul's Shakardara District 'Cleared of Insurgents'	0 [1772]
Brilliant Chicago man arrested after livestreaming crimes	4 12:18 Woozle Grundy1232 [1747]
Iran Paid Taliban Fighters To Attack US Assets In Afghanistan, Leading To Trump Ordering Killing Of Soleimani	3 19:47 M. Murcek [1776]
Page 2: WoT Background
‘Degrading and inhumane': Court slams France for callous treatment of refugees which forced them to flee to Britain	6 21:06 Dacama [1759]
Israel tells UN: Hezbollah cell crossed border with sniper rifle, fatigues	0 [1759]
The Dahlan enigma: One Palestinian leader isn’t condemning the Israel-UAE deal	1 06:57 Frank G [1761]
Israel releases prominent Palestinian BDS activist	0 [1749]
Turkey lashes out at Armenia and 'evil alliance' in eastern Mediterranean	0 [1775]
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon's Hariri case	0 [1749]
Egyptian envoys in Gaza in bid to ease tensions with Israel	0 [1774]
Leaked information from the Turkish and Qatari Defence ministers meeting in Tripoli	0 [1736]
Qatar decides to send military advisors to train GNA militias and terrorists	2 07:19 Frank G [1745]
Constitutional Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives approves the agreement on demarcating the Egyptian maritime borders with Greece	4 08:01 trailing wife [1734]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man dies of COVID-19 30 days after his father	9 14:49 M. Murcek [1749]
Pentagon investigates drone sighting near Air Force One	1 12:21 Skidmark [1751]
Pickup truck-sized asteroid flew within 2K miles of Earth on Sunday and NASA didn't see it	14 23:09 Clem [1766]
YouTuber aims to take down 'mask-holes' with pneumatic gun that fires a surgical mask at your face	14 18:42 swksvolFF [1749]
Black babies in the US are THREE TIMES more likely to die in hospital than white children when cared for by a white doctor, study finds	26 22:26 gorb [1773]
California heat wave leaves threat of rolling blackouts for millions as Gov. Newsom calls for probe	18 18:02 swksvolFF [1739]
Anthony Weiner spotted at Hamptons children's park with his son	9 17:11 M. Murcek [1780]
MN Governor Quietly Reverses Course on Hydroxychloroquine	8 15:28 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1756]
Trump rejects Pentagon proposal to cut funding for US military health care	1 05:47 Mike Kozlowski [1746]
Twitter apologizes after briefly suspending The Babylon Bee's account	3 17:46 Clem [1749]
Belarus vote challenger Tikhanovskaya says ready to be 'national leader'	2 12:46 M. Murcek [1739]
EU to hold emergency meeting on Belarus, denounces ‘unacceptable’ violence following presidential election	0 [1748]
Lukashenko says Belarus could hold a new presidential election after the country adopts a new constitution	1 06:45 Mercutio [1746]
Belarus. Chair of the department of North America and Western Europe Andrei Bushilo has resigned	0 [1746]
North Koreans are ordered to hand over 'decadent and bourgeois' pet dogs for 'restaurant meat'	6 10:55 CrazyFool [1757]
Strangle COVID with an Inhaler?	10 23:01 crazyhorse [1786]
Ex-CIA agent arrested, charged with spying for China for years	6 17:46 746 [1758]
Page 4: Opinion
Covid-19 Is Creating a Wave of Heart Disease	8 14:46 gorb [1741]
Brilliant Trump Puts Himself On All Postage Stamps, Forcing Democrats To Push For Abolishing USPS	2 10:03 JohnQC [1740]
Fox News Hosts Laud Michelle Obama's DNC Speech: ‘Sliced And Diced' Trump	12 17:35 swksvolFF [1749]
The Deep State's COVID-911 Insurgency (9.5 minute video)	3 18:17 Clem [1760]
White House trade guy Peter Navarro: China ‘Hoping Joe Biden Will Get Elected	2 13:48 Abu Uluque [1747]
Middle East consolidates against Iran, despite Obama's Legacy	17 17:40 swksvolFF [1735]
A sneak peek at the Democratic Platform	0 [1740]
The War on Landlords Has Begun	6 17:06 M. Murcek [1758]
Born of internal Arab despair, UAE deal gives Israel genuine chance of peace	0 [1757]
Page 6: Politix
Kimberly Klacik @kimKBaltimore US House candidate, MD-7	12 22:32 trailing wife [1772]
Here's why Michelle Obama appeared to snub Kamala Harris in DNC speech	3 13:13 Abu Uluque [1755]
DNC Night One‐I Think the Democrats Want Trump to Win	3 16:41 Airandee [1744]
New York Times Manipulates FBI Lawyer's Guilty Plea To Hide Real Spygate News	4 18:47 M. Murcek [1771]
John Kasich - Hey, look at me, me, me. Orange Man Baaad !	22 16:45 Clem [1783]
Devin Nunes 'shocked - shocked' that presiding FISA court judge assigned to ex-FBI lawyer's case	9 21:02 Woodrow [1768]
Jacinda Ardern's Covid autocracy	4 07:51 Besoeker [1744]
de Blasio announces plans to return most vulnerable to shelters	3 13:45 Abu Uluque [1743]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Sublime Porte
5	Antifa/BLM
3	Taliban
3	Commies
3	Hezbollah
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Qatar (MB)
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Arab Spring
1	Houthis
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-08-18
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast

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
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