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Chinese miners kidnapped in Niger
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	17 19:22 CrazyFool [11127]
Army nabs infiltrator from Gaza armed with bomb, knives, grenade	2 13:49 swksvolFF [11129]
Chinese miners kidnapped in Niger	7 21:43 SteveS [11137]
Egypt's Court of Cassation upholds life sentences for defendants who bombed transmission towers in 2014	0 [11131]
100 Taliban, 80 Soldiers Killed in Last 24 Hours: Sources	2 10:10 Frank G [11125]
Gunmen Attack in Kabul Killed 6: Relatives	0 [11125]
Car Bomb Targets Military Base in Baghlan	0 [11135]
Houthi missile attack on Yemen’s Marib leaves 8 dead	0 [11129]
Muataz al-Nasir, 7 others die in Russian air attacks in Syria	0 [11123]
Libyan Football Club Suspends Participation in League After Attack	2 04:40 Dron66046 [11123]
Sirte-Al-Jufrah Commander: Coastal Road Will Not Be Opened Without Guarantees	0 [11127]
Portland antifa member Jarrod ''Sofie'' DeFerrari has been arrested again. She's charged with 1st-degree burglary and other crimes	7 15:18 M. Murcek [11125]
Explosion kills security member in Syria's Manbij	0 [11127]
Iraqi security authorities arrest two terrorists in Baghdad	0 [11126]
PKK militants burn a house in Duhok	0 [11123]
Global Coalition supplies the Peshmerga with multimillion dollars worth of weapons	0 [11128]
U.S. offers $3 million for information on attacks against its interests in Iraq	0 [11130]
Three infiltrators are arrested on the Iraqi-Syrian border	0 [11127]
A military garrison for Iraqi Army was attacked by missiles in Rutba, Al-Anbar	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian indicted for shooting death of yeshiva student at Tapuah junction	2 17:26 Big Feet [11127]
Photos show Hamas tunnel dug underneath courtyard of UNWRA school in Gaza	3 10:22 M. Murcek [11124]
'We are concerned': Defense Secretary Austin issues warning over Iranian warships 'transporting arms including fast attack craft' across the Atlantic 'to Venezuela' and vows 'appropriate action' to stop them	8 21:28 Slappy [11123]
Biden administration laying groundwork for push to expand Abraham Accords	2 06:51 Frank G [11128]
Report: Fears of U.S. Sanctions after Nasrallah’s Bid to Import Oil from Iran	0 [11127]
Erdogan's long arm: Turks arrested and abducted abroad	2 10:08 Frank G [11124]
US slaps Yemen Houthis with sanctions over offensive	0 [11126]
1.4M Afghans Returned From Iran in Past 18 Months: Ministry	1 07:31 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [11124]
Pentagon Mulls Protecting Kabul With Airstrikes: Report	11 18:20 swksvolFF [11123]
Turkey's military operations are funded by heroin and cocaine	3 14:41 magpie [11125]
Press Sudan to surrender Haroun, Bensouda tells Security Council	0 [11125]
US Senator Criticizes Turkey over Provocations in Libya and Mediterranean	2 14:43 magpie [11126]
Helpful chart to understand the doublespeak of the far-left	0 [11125]
Warnings over new wave of displacement in Syria's northwest	0 [11125]
High school students struggle with exams in Syria's IDP camps	1 07:41 M. Murcek [11128]
Central African Republic govt resigns	1 11:32 Shavirt Omomble5937 [11125]
Experts say India may create ‘new’ border conflict to shift attention from worsening conditions	3 14:06 Chris [11127]
Afridi directs PTA to take action against Facebook's approach towards Pakistani, Kashmiri activists	1 04:34 Dron66046 [11126]
US troops pull-out from Afghanistan likely to ignite Pak-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir	1 04:01 Dron66046 [11127]
Per al-Kadhimi's orders, Iraq to deploy troops and thermographic cams on the borders with Syria	0 [11129]
Iranian oil tankers set to arrive in Syria on Friday	0 [11127]
Second Sa'ar 6 missile ship docks in Haifa	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
COVID-19 lockdowns slashed global air pollution by 15% by last June - with most US states cutting their emissions by 25% while some Asian cities reduced theirs by HALF	3 22:39 Anomalous Sources [11127]
Who says news can't be fun: Beauty pageant for female prison wardens in Russia	9 19:37 Raj [11125]
Will flying taxis take off? Electric two-seater 150mph aircraft capable of travelling 60 miles across cities revealed in California	6 22:24 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Italian police hunt Pakistani family who 'strangled 18-year-old girl to death for refusing forced marriage to her cousin and buried her in a field'	0 [11128]
Texas congressman Louie Gohmert stuns committee hearing by asking whether federal agencies can fix climate change by altering orbit of EARTH and MOON during committee hearing	27 21:10 Dron66046 [11124]
Build that wall! BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors erects $35,000 fencing and electric gate around her new $1.4M Topanga Canyon home she bought with CASH - following backlash over her $3M property portfolio	2 01:51 Jeremiah Uleack1446 [11128]
Hackers steal 26 MILLION logins for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants after targeting PCs and making off with payment information from three million devices in latest major security breach	3 14:01 M. Murcek [11126]
Eighteen-month jail term for man who slapped Macron	11 16:16 Brigitte Macron [11128]
Russian court tags Navalny, organizations as extremist	0 [11126]
NGO body condemns killing of aid workers in Lakes state	0 [11126]
The European Parliament recommends disconnecting Belarus from SWIFT	0 [11129]
Jeffrey Toobin Rehired By CNN; Redemption Tour Kicks Off	16 18:44 Glineck Slaper3735 [11127]
Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a public utility	5 21:24 Tarzan and Company9874 [11128]
Lordstown Motors: Electric truck startup warns it may go out of business	16 19:51 SteveS [11128]
Flat Earthers are more likely to be PSYCHOPATHS: People who believe conspiracy theories tend to have 'dark' personality traits, study finds	5 14:42 Zenobia Ghibelline1171 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Kim Jong-un calls K-pop a 'vicious cancer' and threatens anyone caught listening to it with 15 YEARS in a labour camp	12 22:41 Anomalous Sources [11131]
Deutsche Bank report issues 'dire' warning for US economy: Core inflation soars to 29-year HIGH akin to 'war-time' footing amid Biden's proposed $6T stimulus plans and Republicans claim it will be 'devastating for poorest families'	10 13:18 Abu Uluque [11126]
Adam Schiff says Trump broke rules brought in after Watergate when DoJ secretly seized Apple data from him and US House Intel Committee colleague Eric Swalwell to discover who was leaking about Russia investigation	6 21:30 Tarzan and Company9874 [11128]
'Don't fall asleep in the meeting and give Putin my warmest regards': Trump offers pithy advice to Biden ahead of his meeting with Russian president next week, and claims his own summit was a WIN	7 23:00 Jeremiah Uleack1446 [11130]
Book Review: End of ownership. Personal property in the digital economy.	3 11:04 M. Murcek [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Once You Realize The US Government Is An Organized Crime Syndicate	2 12:35 Abu Uluque [11127]
Fox News Heir Spent $20 Million Opposing Trump	6 18:42 Omoluper Thusose2417 [11131]
Human Events Uncovers Deleted Archive of Woke Commander's Tweets	8 21:45 SteveS [11128]
Oxfam training guide blames 'privileged white women' over root causes of sexual violence	6 19:31 SteveS [11126]
Oregon will allow homeless individuals to sleep on public land in all communities	13 17:12 Airandee [11126]
Braun Questions Why DNI Identified 'Abortion-Related Violent Extremists' As Principal Threat, But Not BLM And Antifa	1 11:20 Bobby [11127]
Alyssa Milano Considering Run for Congress in 2024	9 14:05 Zenobia Ghibelline1171 [11134]
Joe Biden: 'Terrorism from White Supremacy' the 'Most Lethal Threat to the Homeland'	7 14:13 Chris [11126]
Joe Biden: 'Not A Joke' — Global Warming the 'Greatest Threat' Facing America	7 12:54 Abu Uluque [11124]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
3	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Commies
2	Hamas
2	Houthis
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iraq
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1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	Narcos
1	al-Nusra

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Tue 2021-06-08
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Mon 2021-06-07
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Sun 2021-06-06
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Sat 2021-06-05
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Fri 2021-06-04
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Thu 2021-06-03
9 Killed in Protests against Kurdish Administration in Aleppo Countryside

Wed 2021-06-02
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Tue 2021-06-01
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