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Biden Pledges to 'Hunt Down' Those Behind Airport Attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	6 23:53 Creter B. Hayes3355 [1787]
Britain pulls the plug on Kabul airlift: UK will start getting soldiers out of Airport as Boris tells of his 'great regret' at leaving 150 Brits and 1,100 Afghans behind despite fears they will become Taliban hostages	3 14:27 Glitle Throlumble2020 [1753]
State Department claims hundreds of Americans still aren't sure whether or not they want to LEAVE Afghanistan as August 31 evacuation deadline fast approaches	9 19:26 trailing wife [1742]
The Pentagon Seems to Admit They Enabled the Kabul Suicide Bombing in Incredibly Damning Presser	11 20:58 Anomalous Sources [1780]
Diplomats and Marines in tears over Afghans they can't save and refugees sleeping in 120-degree hangars: Inside Rep. Seth Moulton's secret Kabul trip to see Biden's 'disaster' withdrawal first hand	2 08:59 Jise Elmeang4932 [1740]
United pilot who made the 'arduous and difficult journey' to leave Afghanistan aged nine joins 800 volunteers flying refugees out of military bases to their new homes in the US, as he recalls the 'pain of leaving loved ones behind'	0 [1755]
US says drone strike kills alleged planner of Kabul airport bombing	33 20:37 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1772]
Afghan man flown to France arrested, suspected to have ties to Taliban	0 [1753]
Police seize large arms cache, dozens of firearm parts in West Bank raid	0 [1747]
Details of Afghan staff, applicants were left behind at UK Kabul embassy	0 [1751]
Kurdish man named a hero after rescuing woman in Vienna	0 [1800]
Taliban blocks access to Kabul airport to prevent throng	0 [1805]
U.S. consulate worker in Mexico is sentenced to 46 months in prison for smuggling military-style rifles from Arizona for criminal organization which paid him $150 per gun	4 18:49 Chuting Griting2963 [1758]
Fury after UK admits Brits and 1,100 eligible Afghans will be left behind when Kabul evacuations stop as death toll hits 170	0 [1781]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban tells Kabul residents to hand over weapons, munitions in one week	4 14:54 swksvolFF [1766]
Hezbollah accepts third shipment of Iranian fuel to Lebanon	1 11:02 Tom [1746]
Pentagon opens up more military bases in US to hold up to 50,000 Afghans	2 18:52 Anomalous Sources [1753]
These are the US service members killed in the Kabul airport attack	8 21:59 Frank G [1793]
Active Duty, Retired Naval Intelligence Members Told They Cannot ‘Disrespect' Biden Over Afghanistan Debacle	19 21:31 Ruprecht [1775]
Did the Taliban's terrorist 'head of security' help the Kabul airport bomber? Khalil Haqqani has a $5m US bounty on his head and has been linked to ISIS-K... even though his bosses are sworn enemies of splinter group	1 12:07 Abu Uluque [1748]
Israel, PA discuss potential aid to Ramallah amid fears of economic collapse	1 12:14 Frank G [1742]
Biden and Israel’s Bennett met, Biden makes promises including that Iran will never get nukes	6 21:48 Anomalous Sources [1764]
Sadr announces he will contest election: state media	0 [1791]
Nigeria jihadist surrenders spark debate over war strategy	0 [1800]
Biden Pledges to 'Hunt Down' Those Behind Airport Attack	9 21:56 Anomalous Sources [1814]
NYT: Netanyahu reduced intel-sharing with US on Iran when Biden took office	3 14:36 g(r)omgoru [1752]
Texas Gov. Abbott preempts critics with pivot to stronger border security posture	1 07:55 Besoeker [1751]
Reporter to Psaki: Where's the ‘Swift and Forceful Response' Biden Promised?	6 18:30 Anomalous Sources [1775]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Buried footage of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ is uncovered after more than 60 years: Video captures moment mob of 200 white men attacks peaceful black sit-in against segregation in clip that then disappeared in media blackout	11 20:45 Rex Mundi [1755]
Parents are ordered to pay $30K to son, 43, for throwing away his 'disturbing' collection of 2,000 porn tapes after he moved out of their basement	4 22:54 Skidmark [1782]
Portable MORGUES are sent to Florida after record-breaking average of 212 daily deaths and 21,534 cases this week push hospitals and crematoriums to breaking point	6 19:01 Anomalous Sources [1747]
Who Created COVID-19?	4 22:55 Skidmark [1784]
CDC says 88,000 prescriptions of horse dewormer ivermectin have been issued in one week - a 24-FOLD increase from pre-pandemic levels - as agency warns against using the drug to treat Covid	15 22:57 Skidmark [1765]
Drinking three cups of coffee a day cuts your risk of dying from heart disease by up to 17%, study shows	8 21:55 Dale [1776]
Biden's dog Major Attacked Many More People Than The White House Has Disclosed: Great ATTACKER 8 days in a Row !	11 22:53 Shomong Borgia7813 [1775]
New Orleans Evacuates As Hurricane Ida Expected To Strengthen To Category 4 With 140 Mph Winds - National FoxNews	14 18:06 Albemarle Thart9070 [1754]
Insurance providers will no longer waive all costs associated with COVID-19 treatments	3 14:47 g(r)omgoru [1750]
Scientists are growing Delta Covid variant in a lab to purposely infect humans (who will be paid up to £4,500 for taking part)	6 23:00 Skidmark [1757]
Sirhan Sirhan Will Likely Leave Prison in 2021	5 23:01 Skidmark [1786]
Jewish community in Latvia to get 40 million euros for Soviet misdeeds	5 23:22 Creter B. Hayes3355 [1782]
Su-24 bomber crashes in Urals, air crew ejects safely	1 09:13 Skidmark [1746]
Mystery private firm is building an orbiting space outpost to house civilian astronauts for months at a time	5 13:21 Frank G [1746]
Denmark will scrap ALL Covid restrictions in two weeks and stop classifying it as 'a critical threat to society'	7 14:51 swksvolFF [1756]
Two arrested after two men are killed and one is critically wounded in gang shootout in front of Illinois courthouse	3 23:02 Skidmark [1771]
Four NYPD cops are suspended without pay after security footage shows them doing NOTHING as man pulls out gun and opens fire	2 23:03 Skidmark [1771]
Huge explosion at Kazakh military base kills nine: Hundreds of people are evacuated after munitions store blows up	1 11:13 Mike Kozlowski [1753]
Texas homeowner uses machete against burglary suspect, 22, seriously injuring his face, police say	3 09:17 Skidmark [1751]
Russia unveils new AK for Spec Ops units	1 07:04 NN2N1 [1751]
Page 4: Opinion
French Think Tank Warns Afghan Migrant Increase Means Increased Crime	4 20:46 Rex Mundi [1764]
The Biggest Threat to Aircraft Carriers is Not Russia or China	6 16:31 SteveS [1744]
Not Incompetence: Afghanistan and Globalism	0 [1753]
Afghanistan: State Department Still Doesn't Know Shiite from Shinola	0 [1756]
Brave young Marine LTC demands senior leaders accept 'accountability' for AFG gets removed from position	17 21:19 Anomalous Sources [1788]
Steyn: Performance Art with No Performers	7 14:29 Ebbaitch Clunk5165 [1746]
Beijing's American Hustle	0 [1752]
We’re told to ‘follow the science’ — yet some of it is just plain wrong	5 21:09 Anomalous Sources [1778]
The view from India: What we know about the Islamic State Khorasan Province	6 09:25 Skidmark [1780]
World management should never have been America's task, and the Afghan misadventure should be its last imperial war.	3 09:28 Skidmark [1745]
Copenhagen overtakes Tokyo to be ranked world's safest city	1 09:30 Skidmark [1750]
The Spring of Svyatopolk-Mirsky in autumn, 1904	0 [1771]
Page 6: Politix
One of China's top anti-corruption chiefs is charged with accepting £51 million in bribes	3 20:41 ed in texas [1748]
Top member of El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel FLIPS and gives 'substantial assistance' to feds: Smuggler, 60, is jailed for ten years in deal but she could be out in three	6 13:06 SteveS [1780]
New York Air Force veteran and her young daughter are living out of her car after being unable to evict tenants who refused to pay rent for almost a year under moratorium	7 23:39 Silentbrick [1778]
HHS diverting millions in funding marked for vaccine efforts to housing migrant children	2 18:24 Anomalous Sources [1758]
Time's Up CEO resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal	3 09:16 M. Murcek [1746]
Eric Swalwell Floats Fang Fang Conspiracy Theories While Not Denying Classified Intelligence Report Existence	1 08:19 M. Murcek [1750]
MSNBC's Joy Reid praises Biden's handling of Afghanistan	2 17:29 Phereper White6745 [1761]
Panicked Democrats switch from 'defund' to 'refund' the police	3 10:08 Procopius2k [1743]
Hiding behind his tears — Sorry Biden's decisions led to Kabul carnage	9 15:32 Procopius2k [1738]
Texas House PASSES voting bill that runaway Democrats fled the state to try and block	0 [1748]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Signs Sex Ed Bill Requiring Kindergartners to Define Gender Identity	4 20:29 The Creature from Beyond Harvard7734 [1746]
VP cancels her California trip to campaign with Gov. Gavin Newsom and returns to DC	17 18:28 Gomez Tojo9437 [1785]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Taliban/IEA
4	Islamic State
3	Commies
2	Narcos
2	Govt of Iran
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2021-08-28
Biden Pledges to 'Hunt Down' Those Behind Airport Attack

Fri 2021-08-27
Karzai, Abdullah house-arrested by Taliban in Kabul

Thu 2021-08-26
Bomb explodes in northern gate of Kabul airport

Wed 2021-08-25
Taliban Vows to Help Fight Climate Change

Tue 2021-08-24
Firefight at Kabul airport kills Afghan guard
16,000 more leave Afghanistan

Mon 2021-08-23
US Embassy Tells Americans: Do Not Go to Kabul Airport

Sun 2021-08-22
9 Talbanis surrender to Resistance Forces in Andarab; 6 of them Paks

Sat 2021-08-21
U.S. charges man who made bomb threat near U.S. Capitol

Fri 2021-08-20
IMF suspends Afghanistan's access to funds

Thu 2021-08-19
US freezes assets of Afghanistan central banks as Taliban takeover

Wed 2021-08-18
Former Vice PR and Now President Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Amrullah Saleh In Panjishir

Tue 2021-08-17
Reports say Ghani in Oman to escape to US

Mon 2021-08-16
Taliban Declares Victory and Announces ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' From Presidential Palace

Sun 2021-08-15
Kabul has fallen, Taliban is killing political leadership and religious minorities in Afghanistan

Sat 2021-08-14
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