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Corey Booker Throws In The Towel
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli intelligence helped US carry out Soleimani's assassination 'by confirming which flight terror chief took to Iraq'	18 21:48 Lex [11132]
‘Will be treated as terrorist’: J-K police on cop arrested with Hizbul members	0 [11127]
Three wanted Hizbul terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter	0 [11128]
IDF arrests 3 Gazans after second infiltration attempt in a day	0 [11124]
Video of Iranian gov thugs shooting a crying lady in the street.	4 10:44 M. Murcek [11128]
3 Police Killed In Helmand	0 [11135]
Taliban Commander Killed In Airstrike	0 [11133]
136th Infantry Division has defected from the #GNA and joined the #LNA	5 12:20 swksvolFF [11127]
Fighting has broken out in AinZara, one gov’t fighter toes up	1 10:18 DarthVader [11128]
gunmen loyal to Kaniyat militia, which is fighting alongside Haftar’s armed groups, held a protest in Tarhuna city early on Sunday to show rejection to the ceasefire in #Tripoli	0 [11125]
Afghan troops recapture most strategic sites in western #Afghanistan	2 16:35 jpal [11127]
Iranian pro-government militia chant "Death to England" in a protest outside the UK embassy in Tehran	4 08:02 AlanC [11127]
Iranian protesters rip up pictures of slain commander Qassem #Soleimani in Tabriz	2 17:21 Lex [11127]
Turkish drone, which had reportedly been firing missiles despite a truce, has fallen south of Tripoli	1 01:36 SteveS [11129]
Iran summons the UK envoy to complain about his attendance at an ‘illegal’ rally in Tehran	1 01:23 SteveS [11127]
United Airlines passenger 'tries to storm cockpit and attacks flight attendant as plane is landing at New Jersey Airport before assaulting six cops on the tarmac'	3 10:22 M. Murcek [11125]
Libya ceasefire call brings lull in heavy fighting, both factions accuse other of breaking hudna	3 06:53 Uleck Spererong9442 [11126]
Eight rockets hit Iraq's Balad Air Base today, wounding four Iraqi air force officers, Pompeo sez outraged	2 08:33 Besoeker [11129]
Russia and its allies halt airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib region as a ceasefire agreed with Turkey comes into force	0 [11125]
Iran Agrees De-escalation ‘Only Solution’ to Solve Crises	6 16:24 Alaska Paul [11126]
Another US military column to Syria	0 [11129]
Pro-Iran Badr Org. HQ torched in Karbala Iraq	2 11:42 SteveS [11123]
Page 2: WoT Background
'George Washington killed Indians because they were Muslims'	9 23:59 Anon1 [11135]
In Wake Of Soleimani Hit, One NYT Reporter Amplified Iranian Propaganda	10 14:17 M. Murcek [11127]
Trump Administration Tells China Not to Buy Iranian Oil or More Sanctions.	4 10:03 Besoeker [11131]
Eight F-16 fighter jets were damaged following intense rainfall in southern Israel	12 21:26 USN, Ret. [11130]
Germany: Number of asylum-seeker deportations fell in 2019	2 05:46 Bright Pebbles [11130]
US Army to purchase Israeli-made Spike missiles	6 15:56 Spanky Whuter1088 [11124]
US to announce 'actions' after Saudi military trainees review - source	2 14:09 Skidmark [11128]
2008 article Brennan wrote on dealing with Iran	0 [11125]
US troops in Iraq knew of Iranian attack 2.5 hours ahead of time – report	3 13:32 M. Murcek [11129]
Israel admits it doesn’t enforce Palestinians’ return to West Bank, Gaza	1 08:47 Mercutio [11133]
Iraq’s interior minister orders investigation into Basra journalist killings	0 [11127]
Reduction of Violence Not Practical: Ghani’s Spokesman	0 [11124]
Within hours ... the Libyan National Army #LNA will disclose the contents of the Italian ship that was arrested for violating the ban on several sea and air ports	1 12:22 Rex Mundi [11125]
#Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Chairman of Presidential Council Fayez Sarraj in #Istanbul	0 [11129]
Speaker of east Libya parliament Aqaila Saleh calls for Egyptian army intervention in #Libya to ‘confront foreign intervention in Libya’	2 10:47 M. Murcek [11130]
Mitiga Airport of #Tripoli resumes flights tomorrow, January 13	1 08:46 Frank G [11127]
PC warns #Haftar of targeting marine facilities	0 [11129]
#Soleimani assassination act of international terrorism: #Chomsky	13 18:48 Silentbrick [11131]
Libya’s Government of National Accord Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj invited Turkey to turn Libya into an ‘Ottoman state,’ alleges the speaker of the rival faction	0 [11124]
REVEALED: Top FBI official who leaked court-sealed and sensitive information about 'terrorism and law enforcement' to reporters through hundreds of texts, rounds of golf and private dinners	2 06:41 Skidmark [11128]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says missiles did not aim to kill US troops	8 14:15 Skidmark [11129]
Hezbollah: It's time for Iran's allies to start working to avenge Soleimani	2 07:22 Procopius2k [11132]
Iran's Khamenei calls for better regional cooperation, bitches about U.S.	0 [11131]
Kimia Alizadeh, Iran's only female Olympic medalist, defected from the country	0 [11131]
Iran issues eight more visas to a team of Canadian officials in the wake of a fatal plane crash near Tehran	8 20:35 Beau [11135]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Australia's oldest man turns 110 and remembers the first motorcar coming in to his state: a Model-T Ford	1 18:31 Anon1 [11126]
Cameras Show Animals Thriving in Fukushima's 'Uninhabitable' Radioactive Zone	4 16:00 gorb [11129]
Prof: University diversity trainings not helpful to minorities, reinforce ‘white privilege'	0 [11125]
Georgia secures additional Hollywood production investments	3 15:33 Alaska Paul [11130]
2 US Soldiers found dead on Spangdahlem AFB	3 15:32 Procopius2k [11128]
Florida man, 43, is sentenced to just 90 days in jail for spitting on elderly Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat in a bar and telling him to 'go back to Russia you communist'	5 16:58 Procopius2k [11126]
Low-fat diet linked to lower testosterone levels in men	8 12:25 Lex [11128]
Facebook Glitch Reveals Greta Thunburg's Father Posting As Teenage Climate Activist	19 17:44 swksvolFF [11124]
Florida man digs up WWII-era land mine	2 07:19 Procopius2k [11126]
Business As Usual: 12 Shot, 5 Fatally In Baltimore On Saturday	6 13:55 USN, Ret. [11126]
Kimia Alizadeh: Iran's only female Olympic medallist defects	2 16:52 swksvolFF [11127]
Historic first Jewish circumcision ceremony held in Abu Dhabi	0 [11129]
Who Signs Up To Fight?	3 12:58 M. Murcek [11129]
Thousands protest against government in Thai capital	1 07:15 Procopius2k [11126]
Hero parishioner, 71, who gunned down an active shooter after he opened fire and killed two people in a Texas church will receive the state's highest honor for his bravery	0 [11126]
Welcome to the anti-'Fight Club'! American men are flocking to weekend retreats to speak about their feelings and let it all out	18 21:26 trailing wife [11133]
Former marine, 37, is arrested after 'posing as security detail for Marine One and breaching two airport checkpoints to get close to helicopter shortly before the President flew in it'	8 15:55 Glenmore [11130]
Guinea-Bissau Supreme Court rejects challenge to presidential election result	0 [11125]
Taal volcano, near Manila, about to explode	6 21:26 Procopius2k [11136]
Page 4: Opinion
Even if you don't have a gun rack in your truck, it's useful to have a truck gun	4 12:48 M. Murcek [11130]
Democrats Always Choose America's Enemies Over America	4 09:50 Varmint Splat1454 [11126]
How fragile is Iran's regime?	6 22:48 Voldemort Trotsky1976 [11133]
News From Vidalia: Iranian Sleeper Cells Will Attack America (video)	5 14:38 rjschwarz [11126]
Another Green Tea - Live Longer Article	5 16:07 Glenmore [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Corey Booker Throws In The Towel	20 23:42 Jolugum Snusorong1909 [11133]
Crazy Lady Alert: Miss Lube Rack Says McConnell Is a Russian 'Accomplice'	20 22:01 Lex [11139]
Mike: I must become a whistleblower. I know for a fact that the Obama admin sent letters - plural - directly to Soleimani.	5 12:49 Bobby [11125]
Pelosi says Republicans will pay price for denying impeachment witnesses	11 22:05 Silentbrick [11133]

    
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Who's in the News
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13	Govt of Iran
9	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Sublime Porte
2	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Salafists
1	Commies
1	Antifa
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-01-13
Corey Booker Throws In The Towel

Sun 2020-01-12
Detention of UK's ambassador to Tehran (released an hour later)

Sat 2020-01-11
Iran fesses up, admits they shot down airliner

Fri 2020-01-10
Iran invites American investigators to take part in the probe into PS752 plane incident that killed 176 people on board

Thu 2020-01-09
U.S. Officials Confirm Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner

Wed 2020-01-08
Iran informs the United Nations and #UNSC that they ''do not seek war and warn of any military adventures"

Tue 2020-01-07
Iraq Under Missile Attack From Iran

Mon 2020-01-06
3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In #Kenya Attack

Sun 2020-01-05
Iran Puts $80M Bounty on Trump's Head for Soleimani Hit

Sat 2020-01-04
6 More Iran-Backed Leaders Zapped, incl. Shibl al-Zaidi, commander of Kataib Imam Ali

Fri 2020-01-03
Lebanon Hizbullah: "It's war!"

Thu 2020-01-02
Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force, zapped in Iraq

Wed 2020-01-01
Hashid Al Shaabi #PMF leader Abo Alaa Al Walae threatens to attack Embassies of #Saudi, #UAE, #Bahrain and others in #Baghdad.

Tue 2019-12-31
Crowd storms US Embassy compound in Baghdad

Mon 2019-12-30
Qais al-Khazali was a close associate of Qassem Suleimani - killed by USAF.

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