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Centcom: ‘The US has decided to reduce our troop presence in Iraq from about 5,200 to 3,000 troops during this month’
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Centcom: ‘The US has decided to reduce our troop presence in Iraq from about 5,200 to 3,000 troops during this month’	9 18:03 Skidmark [1777]
Sheriffs firing rubber bullets at crowds ordered to disperse in Los Angeles	8 18:17 Skidmark [1748]
Two members of the Federal Police forces injured in kirkuk	0 [1741]
27 arrested in Seattle as police claim protesters threw rocks, Molotov cocktails	9 18:18 Skidmark [1743]
Portland catch and release	2 15:22 Procopius2k [1745]
Antifa black bloc rioters in Seattle tried attacking the police union building	1 20:13 SteveS [1766]
BLM activist arrested for hit-and-run that seriously injured a right-wing group member	0 [1759]
FBI has been conducting a lot of investigations in the Portland-area. More federal arrests of people who allegedly participated in antifa riots have occurred	3 16:28 charger [1748]
Turkey Reduces Salaries of Mercenaries from $2,000 to $600	15 20:21 Procopius2k [1766]
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they will suspend all UN and humanitarian flights to Sanaa airport over fuel shortage	0 [1752]
Baghdad: fire broke out inside the headquarters of the terrorist Imam Brigades militia	0 [1753]
Idlib Regime forces resume shelling villages of Jabal_al_Zawiya, targeting factions’ positions in southern countryside	0 [1743]
Ras_al_Ain Clashes among Turkish-backed factions leave three people injured	0 [1749]
In two separate incidents SDF shoots civilian and arrests official in “Deir_ez_Zor_Civil_Council”	2 15:56 magpie [1750]
Indian Govt. Orders Attachment of Immovable Properties of Designated Khalistani Terrorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and Hardeep Singh Nijjar	0 [1749]
30,000 - 50,000 additional Indian troops have been sent to Ladakh	0 [1756]
SaudiArabia’s Abha International Airport targeted again in Yemeni drone attacks	0 [1753]
Iranian fuel seized by US to arrive in Texas	6 23:53 gorb [1780]
Page 2: WoT Background
Biden Supporters Indicted for Robbery and Assault After Mugging a 7-Year-Old	5 23:54 gorb [1771]
Rochester Diners Terrorized by BLM, and the Restaurant Sides With the Rioters?	12 21:02 gorb [1771]
Massive fire breaks out at the Moria refugee camp on Greek island of Lesbos	4 11:50 Procopius2k [1754]
American flags hung after 9/11 are getting taken down from New Jersey overpasses, local official says	1 06:07 Besoeker [1751]
Rochester police chief, deputy retiring after Daniel Prude death	1 06:28 Skidmark [1746]
Dallas police chief resigns after criticism of department's actions against peaceful protesters	2 12:53 Mercutio [1742]
GNA delegation is on its way to Cairo to hold talks with Egyptian officials	0 [1747]
LNA Spokesperson: LNA Is Committed to Ceasefire	0 [1745]
Hundreds of employees protest outside of Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad, to demand disbursal of wages	4 18:27 Skidmark [1747]
UAE sets up 8 telecom towers, plans to build military base on Yemen’s Socotra	1 07:30 b [1740]
Morsi's son killed by lethal injection: Lawyers	0 [1753]
'US envoy meets new Taliban chief negotiator'	0 [1762]
Two Myanmar soldiers at ICC after confessing to Rohingya killings	0 [1753]
Syrian Army turns forces to fight massive fires engulfing western Syria	1 18:28 Skidmark [1738]
Turkey and Iran agree to target the PKK in joint military ops in Iraq.	0 [1745]
'Wormtongue' Sharpton says defunding the NYPD is something a 'latte Liberal' in the Hamptons might support but people on the ground need 'proper policing' amid wave of shootings	10 19:16 Alaska Paul [1747]
Senior BBC producer admits sharing 'inaccurate' pro-Palestinian propaganda on Twitter	4 08:07 Clem [1748]
Partial Transcript of Ashleigh's "whites are all racist" intro	26 18:58 Frank G [1749]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The MIC is alive and well as Northrop wins USAF contest for next-gen ICBMs	6 20:01 TZSenator [1768]
Hundreds of Texans Push for More Diversity in Sxx Education	12 18:13 Thinesh Platypus8929 [1749]
Is North Korea about to fire another missile? Kim Jong Un's submarine puts to sea amid fears he is developing nuclear missile that can be launched at the US from underwater	2 13:28 SteveS [1743]
Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize following Israel-UAE deal	14 12:38 gorb [1750]
Women Plan All-Black Community in Georgia After ‘400 Years of Racial Oppression.'	29 20:46 Secret Master [1767]
UN secretary-general sees COVID-19 'economic reset' as opportunity to end patriarchal oppression of women	5 15:44 magpie [1756]
After Rolling Blackouts, California Regulators Voted To Let Gas Powered Plants Stay Open A Few More Years	5 21:07 gorb [1766]
New Frontiers in Community Policing	3 12:30 Bobby [1743]
Colin Kaepernick nominated for NFL Hall of Fame	11 18:57 charger [1741]
Coronavirus doctor: I am ashamed of Israeli society	16 19:01 Thinesh Platypus8929 [1747]
Coronavirus vaccine developer places trials on hold after volunteer has serious adverse reaction	6 09:53 gorb [1751]
Missing Yorkshire Dales walker turns up at press conference	3 12:21 Skidmark [1744]
China says Indian forces crossed border and fired warning shots	2 07:21 Skidmark [1743]
Belarus' missing opposition figure detained at Ukraine border	2 12:31 Skidmark [1744]
Widespread Flooding in Sudan.	0 [1756]
Virtual Chips for China?	9 19:39 Sholutle Uleling6061 [1761]
Dramatic moment four hero firefighters chased down brute on a bike after he punches woman on Brooklyn street	7 23:39 Clem [1769]
Astronomers find NO technological signs of alien life [they can discern] in a study of more than 10 MILLION star systems	29 19:33 KBK [1746]
How US Army spent millions developing Star Wars-like walking robots to navigate rough terrain in the 1980s	7 18:13 Rambler in Virginia [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
Protests Erupt As Police Shoot Man Who Was Just One Gun Away From Being Unarmed	3 18:30 Warthog [1744]
China's Dark Turn	1 13:42 Clem [1736]
Catholic priest says Democrats are going to hell ‐ and Texas bishop backs him up	4 18:01 newc [1747]
Common meds linked to faster mental decline in seniors	7 18:36 Skidmark [1740]
Trump, Race, and Class	1 18:09 no mo uro [1750]
South African government blasts Trump after Cohen book alleges he insulted Mandela	5 16:59 Theager Borgia1057 [1749]
Election Prediction Model That Has Been Correct 25 of the Last 27 Elections Says Trump Will Win in a Landslide	8 20:00 Whasing Gretle5841 [1770]
Left Mobilizes for ‘Mass Public Unrest,' ‘Political Apocalypse' Expected If Biden Loses	14 17:22 Chotch Mussolini6442 [1754]
Turkey sold $350M worth of equipment to its allied militias in Tripoli. Time for Turkey to exit NATO?	1 07:36 Fester Flusosing9095 [1736]
Page 6: Politix
1,000 People Double-Voted In The Georgia Primary Using Mail-In Ballots	5 18:37 Skidmark [1753]
Senator Graham praises FBI Director Wray for helping investigation of Crossfire Hurricane	14 19:25 Bertie Turkeyneck1336 [1752]
Investigators have learned that Obama CIA Director John Brennan ran a secret task force out of Langley with its own separate budget to investigate Trump campaign and alleged ties to Russia.	18 23:55 gorb [1775]
Cuomo says he won't allow NYC to reopen indoor dining because it 'doubles the amount of bars and there is no one to enforce the rules' - as furious restaurant owners including Lady Gaga's father - sue for $2bn saying they're being unfairly shackled	19 21:20 gorb [1781]
De Blasio in denial: NYC mayor says Labor Day weekend was 'overwhelmingly peaceful' despite gun arrests hitting 25- year high and 37 shootings on Monday alone	11 13:38 Glenmore [1744]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-09-09
Centcom: ‘The US has decided to reduce our troop presence in Iraq from about 5,200 to 3,000 troops during this month’

Tue 2020-09-08
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Mon 2020-09-07
BLM protesters in DC are calling for the White House to be burned down, cops killed.

Sun 2020-09-06
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Sat 2020-09-05
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Fri 2020-09-04
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Thu 2020-09-03
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Wed 2020-09-02
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Tue 2020-09-01
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Mon 2020-08-31
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Sat 2020-08-29
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