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Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	10 17:53 M. Murcek [11130]
Iran says it acquired weaponized drones that can fly nearly 1,000 miles	6 17:25 Mullah Richard [11132]
Palestinian al-Qaeda supporter illegally seeks $19,564 over coronavirus	1 21:47 Sheretch Pholuck6554 [11133]
GNA / Erdogan Syrian mercenary terrorist Muhammad Ikrima, killed by the LNA in Abuslim	2 02:58 M. Murcek [11125]
Al-Ammo Celebrates His Control of Sabratha After Killing the Sons of Major General Abdul-Jalil	2 18:34 M. Murcek [11126]
LNA Airstrike West Of Sdadda Bridge South Of Misrata	0 [11130]
LNA have made significant advancement in Salah AlDin, Abuslim and AlHira fronts	0 [11127]
Heavy clashes breakout between Syrian Army, militants in eastern Idlib	0 [11130]
Saudi-backed forces suffer heavy losses in failed northern Yemen offensive	2 14:52 Clem [11131]
Turkey bombs Iraq again despite Baghdad's disapproval	1 22:12 SteveS [11126]
Turkey-Backed Islamist Militias Recruit Two Children as Suicide Bombers in Syria: Monitor	0 [11134]
Lashkargah’s PD8 Police Chief and 2 Others Killed in Shooting	0 [11127]
Afghan forces conduct preemptive raids against Taliban militants in Kandahar	0 [11133]
French police shoot dead a knife attacker in north of Paris	4 15:28 Regular joe [11125]
Security fence along Blue Line with Lebanon was damaged	2 08:52 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Authorities bust three alleged Bronx drug dealers, seize 11 kilos of heroin and fentanyl	4 14:50 AlanC [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
PA denies receiving aid from US	1 16:10 Bubba Claing1437 [11124]
Doctors Without Borders splits from sea rescue partner over coronavirus policy	10 22:49 DooDahMan [11132]
Many migrants on US deportation flight had coronavirus	2 14:02 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11126]
Germany plans stricter citizenship rules for Muslim colonists	5 21:49 Jomoling Hupomoger9542 [11136]
429 Tableeghi Jamaat members in Sindh have tested positive so far, result of 91 awaited	2 10:37 Skidmark [11128]
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti sez prayers during Ramazan and Eid al-Fitr feast should be performed at home	1 11:37 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing	9 11:49 Clem [11131]
Iran reports 89 new coronavirus deaths, raising the total death toll due to the novel virus to 4,958	0 [11127]
Iraqi victims' families in Wasit fiercely threatens the pro-Iran Prime Minister, Mustafa Kadhimi	1 15:31 M. Murcek [11125]
Nephew of an Iraqi official assaulted a security officer in the city of Hillah	0 [11131]
Iran Guards commander promotes fake anti-bomb device as virus detector	0 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Coronavirus: Regulations eased up, certain stores reallowed to open	1 17:20 M. Murcek [11129]
New wave of infections threatens to collapse Japan hospitals	1 15:02 g(r)omgoru [11131]
UK moves to drop Huawei as 5G vendor, citing China coronavirus transparency	4 19:29 swksvolFF [11126]
Coronavirus: San Clemente Fills Skatepark With 37 Tons Of Sand After Skaters Ignore ‘No Trespassing' Signs	10 19:20 swksvolFF [11128]
Hokkaido, Japan Ended Its Coronavirus State Of Emergency Last Month. This Week It Reimposed It	2 10:48 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19	2 10:44 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Germany: Still Too Much Free Speech, Says European Commission Against Racism & Intolerance	5 21:51 Lonzo Sforza5439 [11128]
Update on "Concerning" Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Texas	12 21:54 Zenobia Glerong8249 [11131]
Coronavirus Origin Story #356	14 11:24 Clem [11129]
Nice Mig 15 video	2 15:13 swksvolFF [11125]
Good news for SF fans: Timothy Zahn is back	0 [11123]
Haifa's boars take to empty streets en masse	1 05:15 M. Murcek [11125]
Israel mass-produces reusable masks, sized to fit kids or beards	1 05:17 M. Murcek [11129]
Florida Man Places Fake 'Infected with COVID-19' Sign on His Door to Evade Police, Gets Arrested.	1 05:03 M. Murcek [11134]
Restaurants and Bars Learn to Sell Alcohol To Go	2 16:19 Skidmark [11126]
Calls for liquor store privatization grow louder	6 08:11 AlanC [11127]
FBI Official Withheld Negative Information About Christopher Steele Because Of Agreement With Brits	9 08:57 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids	5 12:06 Lex [11128]
Ukrainian priests make visors for anti-virus fight	3 07:23 M. Murcek [11130]
China looks after their own in Paris with 'COVID' kits and PPE	0 [11126]
Coronavirus roundup: Over half of humanity under lockdown as 2.2 million cases reported worldwide, global fatalities surpass 150,000	11 14:29 g(r)omgoru [11123]
North Korea's replica of South Korea's Blue House has been circled once again as a target for a military drill	0 [11127]
CCP Journo Who Lied to Trump Faces Up To $16,000 Fine	1 08:45 Raj [11127]
Connecticut man broke into restaurant, spent days eating, downing booze	10 16:21 Skidmark [11124]
Spygate Interview With John Solomon - The Dan Bongino Show	1 07:09 M. Murcek [11128]
White House Redirects WHO Funding to Other Charities	14 11:04 Besoeker [11128]
China virus epicenter Wuhan raises death toll by 50%	0 [11125]
US officials confirm full-scale investigation of whether coronavirus escaped from Wuhan lab	1 05:18 M. Murcek [11123]
Florida man shoots at three armed robbers who broke into his home	10 22:03 Floluth Hatfield5365 [11131]
Boeing to restart airplane production in Seattle next week, putting 27,000 people back to work; Walmart hires 50,000; $19 bil fed funds for farmers	10 22:07 Chusoque Sleck5353 [11132]
Nurse who beat coronavirus is attacked and robbed on her way to work by a group of 15 thugs in New York City	12 22:28 Lex [11134]
May 27th US CREW LAUNCH!	2 05:08 M. Murcek [11131]
Vox 'News' Furloughs 9% Of Its Workforce	2 10:09 ruprecht [11125]
FBI collected improper cell phone pictures while spying on Carter Page in Russia probe	0 [11128]
Philadelphia licensed gun owner goes full "Person of Interest" in shooting of 3 teen gremlins aboard bus:	3 15:26 M. Murcek [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
How China sees the World, and how we should see China	5 16:24 M. Murcek [11128]
Strassel: Here's Why the Democrats Keep Moving the Shutdown Goal Posts	7 19:34 ruprecht [11134]
American Thinker presents 'Out of Shadows'	7 15:51 Abu Uluque [11126]
The Grim Truth About the "Swedish Model"	41 21:57 Ulusorong Gleanter8529 [11130]
Gas .89 cents per gallon in Wautoma - All other Drudge articles blatantly anti-Trump	19 23:58 Frank G [11133]
Regular exercise could protect against COVID, UVa researcher says	3 21:05 crazyhorse [11127]
New Drug Combating Wuhan Coronavirus Yield Excellent Results...And the Dow Surged Because of It	0 [11126]
Coronavirus ends China's honeymoon in Africa	10 16:15 M. Murcek [11127]
George W. Bush Center: More Globalization Is the Answer to Coronavirus Crisis	22 21:44 SteveS [11133]
The Russia-Saudi Oil-Price War Is a Fraud and a Farce	8 18:59 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Anthony Fauci, the 'Learned Ignoramus'	7 08:56 AlanC [11130]
Page 6: Politix
RETALIATION? Michigan's Democrat Governor Threatens to EXTEND Stay-At-Home Order in Response to #OperationGridlock Protesters	27 22:00 Daffy Flomock5380 [11131]
Kelly Loeffler: Criticizing My Coronavirus Stock Trades Is Just a ~~Russian~~ ‘Socialist Attack'	8 19:34 Percy Pelosi6609 [11130]
In Bid to Extend Lockdowns, Leftist Governors Embrace "States' Rights"	7 20:00 Clem [11129]
Joe Biden says he's assembling transition team to prepare for his administration	13 15:31 Bubba Claing1437 [11135]
California Public School Teacher Admits to Teaching Her Students That Trump is Fascist	7 17:14 49 pan [11128]
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve out prison sentence at home	10 19:17 Jan [11129]

    
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                        22:07 Chusoque Sleck5353

                        22:03 Floluth Hatfield5365

                        22:00 Daffy Flomock5380

                        21:57 Ulusorong Gleanter8529

                        21:54 Canuckistan sniper

                        21:54 Zenobia Glerong8249

                        21:51 Lonzo Sforza5439

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                        21:47 Sheretch Pholuck6554

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                        19:38 swksvolFF

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Who's in the News
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7	Commies
4	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Sublime Porte
1	Tablighi Jamaat
1	al-Nusra
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

Sat 2020-04-11
Krakatoa volcano blows up

Fri 2020-04-10
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

Thu 2020-04-09
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi withdraws his candidacy

Wed 2020-04-08
Pakistan Scrambles to Quarantine 100,000 Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat Event

Tue 2020-04-07
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun calls on international donors to provide financial assistance to the crisis-hit country

Mon 2020-04-06
Iranian regime has blamed the US, Israel, and Jews for the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran,

Sun 2020-04-05
Hezbollah commander assassinated in southern Lebanon

Sat 2020-04-04
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