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Cuomo finally resigns!
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	17 19:50 Thor Tingle8532 [1778]
Moment Mexican security forces free 93 migrants, including 63 children, after pulling over a tractor-trailer bound for the US and hearing their cries for help	0 [1752]
Nearly 300 migrant children traveling alone are arrested after crossing into Arizona as flood of unaccompanied kids continues to swamp the border	1 10:24 magpie [1752]
100 Taliban die as Afghan security forces repel attacks in Baghlan	3 08:27 g(r)omgoru [1789]
Seven Albanian criminals plead guilty to drug charges	0 [1748]
Mackenzie Drechsler sentenced to 1 year in prison for setting fire to Family Crisis Intervention Team vehicle during Rochester's George Floyd riots	5 12:41 Matt [1757]
Fighting has resumed between Afghan Special forces and Taliban on the outskirts of the city of Mazari Sharif again	0 [1749]
Taliban have launched a large scale attack against Faizabad city from at least 6 directions.	0 [1759]
Taliban capture sixth Afghan provincial capital, Aibak	0 [1758]
Libya's Interior Ministry Denies Reports of Armed Attack Near Sirte	0 [1746]
SOHR: New Batch of Syrian Mercenaries Arrive in Libya	0 [1749]
Former Libyan Chief of Intelligence Prevented From Cancer Treatment in Prison	0 [1752]
Libya's Deputy PM Urges Security Authorities to Search for Kidnapped Senior Official	0 [1759]
550 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coasts and Disembarked in Sicily	0 [1754]
Following a coordinated attack on Christian families in Portland by antifa, thousands gathered to worship at same spot next day	10 17:24 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1759]
Antifa legal fund that raised nearly $1.4m on GoFundMe is calling for support for Malik Muhammad, an accused rioter charged w/attempted murder for throwing firebombs at people.	3 09:24 Warthog [1758]
Iranian cmdr. refuses to hand over Afghan refugees to Taliban	0 [1751]
Taliban target Afghanistan's Kandahar Airport with rocket	0 [1749]
At least 12 killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Burkina Faso	0 [1781]
Boko Haram-ISWAP bomb maker Musa Abuja, followers surrender to troops	0 [1794]
Chibok Girl Freed from Boko Haram After 7 Years	1 02:01 g(r)omgoru [1751]
3 Cameroon soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack	0 [1777]
Nigeria army says thwarts Boko Haram attack on northern town	0 [1787]
Two newly recruited Hizb militants held in Kishtwar with arms and ammunition	0 [1793]
Anantnag attack: PSO of slain Sarpanch, his wife	0 [1788]
Page 2: WoT Background
Biden administration opens new review of 9/11 documents	14 21:42 Anomalous Sources [1771]
Mexican president will ask Kamala Harris to reopen the southern border 'completely' and send 3.5 million vaccines amid a surge in infections in migrants crossing the Rio Grande	1 10:09 Rob Crawford [1750]
Albanians complain about beatings in Syria's militant wife camp	0 [1751]
Sergei Kovalyov dies at 91	0 [1753]
Self-avowed communist Kevante Dewayne Crutchfield is celebrating the shooting of two Chicago police officers, one of whom died	1 01:26 Dino White6923 [1744]
“The Lebanese army must take control of the lands of southern Lebanon and prevent Hezbollah from firing at Israel.”	2 10:16 magpie [1746]
US presence in Afghanistan caused 'immense suffering' to civilians: Karzai	5 12:59 Besoeker [1753]
CAIR urges US officials not to punish Ben and Jerry’s for stopping sales in Israeli settlements	6 21:07 SteveS [1777]
Iran cuts electricity exports to Iraq amid renewed surge in domestic demand	3 14:37 Tom [1746]
Saudi Arabia, UAE hostile to Hamas because it resists Israeli occupation: Houthi	0 [1752]
Lebanon's Amal Movement applauds Hezbollah rocket fire	0 [1751]
Libyan Army Reshuffles Military Commanders	0 [1757]
Libyan Army Official: We Will Not Allow Any Foreign Forces to Remain in Our Country	0 [1738]
Nicaragua Snuggles Up With Iran	1 06:00 Mike Kozlowski [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Judicial Watch: New Documents reveal the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Submitted a Request to Cremate Ashli Babbitt Two Days after Gaining Custody of Her Body	5 15:17 Skidmark [1744]
Anti-vaccine protesters storm BBC HQ -- years after it moved out	0 [1750]
CDC COVID-19 Delta variant	13 17:58 Boss Gray2884 [1741]
Not vaccinated? Hadassah hospital is looking for you	1 14:35 Solomon Johnson9074 [1753]
Vaccine Passports Underway in France With Police Checks -- Papers, Please!	6 20:04 trailing wife [1781]
The great US jobs glut: Employment openings hit record 10.1 MILLION and exceed number of people on unemployment by 1.4 million as companies struggle to convince workers to return to work	4 10:27 Clons Ulating2492 [1753]
'I wish he cared more about the Southern Border': South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem rides into Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and takes aim at Dr Fauci for criticizing the event attended by 700,000 people	0 [1741]
Russian Routine Recon Report: 33	3 21:48 Anomalous Sources [1769]
Lion That Killed and Ate Three Children From Same Family to Be Relocated	13 20:02 Zorba Angeremble8884 [1773]
Pentagon requires mandatory vaccination against COVID19 in U.S. military by mid-September	9 19:28 Rambler in Virginia [1775]
Death toll from Greece wildfires rises to 2 as PM announces support measures	0 [1747]
Boy, eight, faces DEATH PENALTY in Pakistan after becoming youngest person ever charged with blasphemy	4 15:19 Skidmark [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
The Chinese Money Trap - The New Silk Road (video)	1 10:20 Mullah Richard [1747]
Tyranny Always Starts with a Little Prick	2 15:05 Frank G [1750]
Page 6: Politix
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment	9 21:39 Anomalous Sources [1771]
Cuomo Caves!	28 22:36 Raj [1819]
Andrew Cuomo Resigns As NY Governor	4 21:34 Anomalous Sources [1781]
CNN and 'Cori Bush blasted for fake news story that helped to raise $230,000 for 'single mom of three facing homelessness over eviction moratorium' - but was actually just babysitter of three	0 [1772]
Guy Who Thinks You Should Die At 75 Wants To Take Over FDA	4 13:36 Flusing Glolush3546 [1748]
Vehement anti-Trump group donated $85k to Atlanta election judges, now auditors want some repaid	1 06:28 Besoeker [1757]
Oregon governor signs bill suspending math, reading proficiency requirements for HS graduates	13 16:55 SteveS [1755]
Jen Psaki uses TikTok influencer Benny Drama to push shots in arms with video of him in a skirt and long nails as a White House 'intern'	14 12:15 swksvolFF [1778]
Portland's 54th homicide of the year	1 19:50 SteveS [1789]
Cuomo’s top aide has resigned following a report by the state attorney general that he sexually harassed 11 women	13 13:04 g(r)omgoru [1749]
U.S. Democrats release 3.5-trln-USD spending plan	6 10:19 Grusoper Ulaviper3643 [1752]
Senators Launch Effort to Expand Federal Bench by 77 Judges	4 10:13 magpie [1746]
'Incoherence' of Biden border crisis strategy may lead to Democrat election losses: Washington Post	3 09:50 Warthog [1747]
Newsom Recall: All California Voters Can Download Ballots in the 'Comfort of Their Own Home'	13 12:44 NoMoreBS [1746]

    
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6	Taliban
4	Boko Haram (ISIS)
4	Human Trafficking
4	Antifa/BLM
4	Arab Spring
2	Hezbollah
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
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1	Islamic State
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2021-08-10
Cuomo finally resigns!

Mon 2021-08-09
Taliban say capital of Afghanistan's Takhar province seized

Sun 2021-08-08
Taliban take over Kunduz

Sat 2021-08-07
IDF attacks Hamas headquarters in response to balloon fires

Fri 2021-08-06
Jihadists kill 30 in north Burkina Faso, says official

Thu 2021-08-05
Israel moves cyber sabotage units to UAE to turn Persian Gulf into crisis hub

Wed 2021-08-04
375 Taliban killed in past 24 hours: MoD

Tue 2021-08-03
Possible 'Mine Attack' Incident In Gulf Waters

Mon 2021-08-02
15 Niger troops killed in ambush, subsequent blast

Sun 2021-08-01
Bus with soccer players blown up in Somalia as key election starts

Sat 2021-07-31
Tanker managed by Israeli firm attacked off Oman, killing two

Fri 2021-07-30
Secret files show Iranian plans to sink ships using cyberattacks

Thu 2021-07-29
3 Tunisian parties, including Ennahda, face legal probe
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Wed 2021-07-28
Libya militia leader Mohammed al-Kani diagnosed with rigor mortis

Tue 2021-07-27
'Death to the dictator!': Anti-government protests reach Tehran

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