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Senate Votes 51-49 Against Witnesses and Documents
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hamas refit IDF drone, used it against Israeli forces last year — report	0 [11130]
Deadly gunfight between police and rebels in Kashmir	3 11:41 Mullah Richard [11129]
IDF attacks terror targets after rocket barrage in Gaza border communities	0 [11128]
Afghan forces freed 62 army prisoners, breaking a Taliban prison in Badghis	0 [11127]
Pakistan temporarily closed Torkham border	0 [11128]
IDF Strikes Hamas Posts In Response To Explosive Balloons And Sniper Fire	0 [11132]
#Warplanes kill 10, #strike #hospital in #Syrian offensive	5 18:49 Frank G [11131]
France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier spots a Turkish frigate escorting a cargo ship delivering armored vehicles to the Libyan capital Tripoli in defiance of a UN embargo	5 13:52 Herb McCoy [11129]
#Iraqi demonstrators in #Najaf took to streets in mass rallies against the corrupt government and its militias	0 [11132]
Shop owners and workers in #DhiQar close their shops and join demonstrations against corruption	0 [11127]
Protests in #Maysan continue despite threats of a possible militia attack on peaceful demonstrators	0 [11129]
2 soldiers martyred during operation on terrorist hideout in North Waziristan	0 [11125]
Pentagon Identifies 2 Air Force Airmen Killed in Afghanistan	2 13:57 M. Murcek [11125]
Two Security Forces Killed in Taliban Attack in Baghlan	0 [11125]
Govt Forces Suffer 'Heavy Casualties' in Kunduz Attack	0 [11127]
Hamas operative killed during ‘work accident’ in Gaza tunnel	1 06:47 Frank G [11132]
Mexico Deports 2,000+ Caravan Migrants Back to Honduras	4 14:55 rjschwarz [11130]
U.S. has begun sending Brazilian migrants to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings	0 [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
Number of migrants trying Channel crossing in boats explodes	8 11:56 M. Murcek [11133]
Israeli Arabs vow to fight 'nightmare' of land transfer to Palestinian state	1 17:58 SteveS [11132]
Trump Administration Renews Waivers On Iran Nuclear Work	0 [11133]
Ten thousand ‘awaiting trial’ in custody in Afghanistan: Lawyers Network	4 17:39 TZSenator [11134]
GoFundMe Closes Account For Co-Founder Of BDS Al-Awda	0 [11129]
#Iran-backed Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq pledges to be the first line of defense around Muhammad Allawi, who is sympathetic to the terrorist gang	0 [11126]
#Iraq's military said it was resuming operations with the #US-led coalition against #ISIS	0 [11126]
Iraq’s political factions were in high-stake talks to name a new prime minister, after the president set a February 1 deadline to replace Adel Abdel Mahdi	0 [11125]
Terror attacks drop but Pakistan 'not out of the woods' yet	0 [11134]
"I am saying this again: you may start a war, but we will be the ones to end it," Maj Gen Ghafoor tells India	4 16:14 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
US Plan: Decreases Black Hawks, Adds Chinooks for Afghan Forces The US Department of Defense approved a plan released on December 2019	2 13:36 jpal [11130]
Iranian hackers monitor hotels, travel industry to follow targets, expert warns	0 [11125]
Pompeo: If Palestinians unhappy with plan, they should present ‘counter offer’	8 14:57 rjschwarz [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
CO Woman Facing Felony Warrant For Abusing ‘Red Flag' Law	3 15:51 charger [11129]
Marine Aviator Relieved for Flying Too Low and Too Fast During Ceremony	9 14:11 49 Pan [11129]
Amazon's latest milestone: 150 million Prime members	3 20:48 Frank G [11134]
Trump administration to upend Obama-era restrictions on landmines: sources	6 11:51 magpie [11128]
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Leads 17 States in Potential SCOTUS Abortion Case	1 07:29 Procopius2k [11130]
Pentagon Working on Radical New Fighting Style: Mosaic Warfare	17 17:50 magpie [11127]
Beefy Spanish bouncer knocks out an annoying drunk customer with a single SLAP that echoes round the street	9 11:35 Abu Uluque [11125]
U.S. State Department tells citizens 'do not travel to China' and warns all nationals to leave Wuhan because of the NURSES!	2 20:19 M. Murcek [11130]
US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of new virus	0 [11131]
Hubei province #coronavirus death toll now 204	4 20:49 Frank G [11129]
New York Guardian Angels patrol a Jewish neighborhood on edge	1 07:43 Lex [11129]
Russian spy sat flying close to inspect US spy sat.	0 [11130]
WHO finally admits Coronavirus 2019 is a Global Emergency	3 09:49 Chris [11129]
Russia closes its eastern border as killer coronavirus spreads to EVERY region of China: Death toll jumps to 170 and almost 8,300 people have caught the deadly SARS-like infection worldwide	4 11:05 Lex [11127]
Pentagon reveals F-35 Lightning's guns don't shoot straight and are cracking in scathing report that demands Lockheed Martin fix 873 flaws on $100million stealth fighter jet	9 13:49 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11125]
Facebook agrees to pay $550million settlement over lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected millions of users' biometric data without consent	2 23:46 Texhooey [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Fix R&D or lose to China	3 20:59 M. Murcek [11129]
Governor Newsom Declares California A Coronavirus-Free Zone	14 17:15 JohnQC [11129]
Not the Bee ?	0 [11129]
CNN Announces Daily 'Two Minutes Hate' Segment	3 13:32 magpie [11132]
The Link Between Getting Gonorrhea and Voting for Hillary Clinton May Be Incidental	5 17:11 JohnQC [11127]
Vintage 1903 Rock Island .30-06 sporter for sale at Cabelas in Farmington, UT	1 07:34 M. Murcek [11128]
John Brennan: Cancel The State Of The Union, Blames Impeachment	8 11:32 Abu Uluque [11131]
Pres. Trump creates Coronavirus task force and CNN slams it over "lack of a diversity"	19 18:47 Frank G [11131]
DEAD MEN DON'T NEED IMPEACHMENT. Swamp in Panic: Trump In Danger.	7 11:28 Abu Uluque [11132]
Possible Reason Why Most Vegans are Democrats	6 14:32 Abu Uluque [11130]
Page 6: Politix
Senate Votes 51-49 Against Witnesses and Documents	12 21:45 Lex [11133]
Stacey 'Boxcar' Abrams says she'll be president by 2040	13 23:30 USN, Ret. [11136]
Sanders introduces bill to ban fracking	6 14:54 rjschwarz [11131]
Utah lawmaker files bill to allow recall of sitting U.S. senator	4 18:57 KBK [11131]
Read The Question About Eric Ciaramella That Chief Justice John Roberts Just Refused To Read	27 18:03 M. Murcek [11130]
No, questions about Adam Schiff's dealings with the whistleblower are not 'smears'	5 11:18 Abu Uluque [11129]
Warren submits question to chief justice asking about his 'legitimacy'	9 13:51 Mercutio [11127]
Carter Page Files Lawsuit Against DNC Over Dossier That Targeted Him	4 14:04 Woodrow [11132]
DOJ Relents, Says It Would Accept Probation For Michael Flynn As He Moves To Withdraw Guilty Plea	14 12:15 magpie [11128]
Carter Page Sues DNC, Fusion-Linked Law Firm Over Bogus Steele Dossier	0 [11135]
Can't Look at the Sky w/o a Permit - Fredo's Idiot Brother	12 23:47 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11132]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iraq
4	Hamas
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PLO
1	Sublime Porte
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Syria
1	Islamic State

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2020-01-31
Senate Votes 51-49 Against Witnesses and Documents

Thu 2020-01-30
#Hamas rejects ‘conspiracies’ as #Trump unveils Mideast plan

Wed 2020-01-29
Turkish tanks and troops have just arrived at the port of Tripoli. In violation of the arms embargo

Tue 2020-01-28
Iran foreign minister calls Trump peace plan for Middle East 'delusional'

Mon 2020-01-27
USAF E-11A down in Taliban area.

Sun 2020-01-26
JeM’s Kashmir chief among 3 killed in Pulwama encounter: Army

Sat 2020-01-25
AlSadr orders his followers to withdraw from #TahrirSquare and dismantle the tents

Fri 2020-01-24
PLA mobilized to deal with Wuhan

Thu 2020-01-23
UN calls for strengthening international support for the Palestinians

Wed 2020-01-22
IRGC Commander & "Soleimani Ally" Shot Dead By Masked Assassins On Motorcycle

Tue 2020-01-21
Several civilians killed by female suicide bomber in western Chad

Mon 2020-01-20
Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest high-ranking ISIS official in Fallujah

Sun 2020-01-19
Protesters burn the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq

Sat 2020-01-18
Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US troops in Afghanistan

Fri 2020-01-17
Iraqi police arrest ISIS religious official in eastern Mosul

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