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Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Former Soviet Talibanski found guilty on terrorism charges	0 [11126]
Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered	0 [11132]
Hotel standoff in Mali, U.N. employee among 8 dead	3 12:54 Besoeker [11130]
U.S.-trained Syrian rebels refuse to fight al-Qaeda	3 08:43 OldSpook [11128]
US reports 27 airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, Iraq	0 [11123]
Fatah Army seizes new village in Sahl al-Ghab near Hama	0 [11127]
Assad air strikes kill 12 people in Idlib, Aleppo	0 [11128]
Gunmen attack hotel in central Mali, one dead	1 19:43 trailing wife [11130]
Saudi soldier killed in shelling from Yemen	0 [11126]
Militants attack US special operations base in capital Kabul	0 [11129]
2 Gazans wounded in Israel air strike after rocket fire	0 [11129]
Deadly suicide attacks kill 35, wound hundreds in Kabul	0 [11126]
ISIL abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town	0 [11126]
US drone kills five militants in NWA	0 [11125]
26 Killed, 27 Injured in Kabul Police Academy Attack	0 [11129]
Five killed as PKK continues its attacks in Turkey	4 22:52 trailing wife [11131]
Nine dead in Afghan Taliban's attacks	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
OPM Hindering Investigation of Data breach	0 [11126]
The US is working to pass off some Guantanamo Bay prisoners to other countries ahead of closing	0 [11126]
Israel Reportedly Withdrawing From Joint Military Exercise With United States	8 20:31 Airandee [11132]
Photo of Palestinian men protecting Israeli policewoman goes viral	3 14:41 g(r)omgoru [11128]
IRAN: Just Made A Deal With China That Shows They're Ready for War	1 05:42 Besoeker [11126]
U.S. transfers widow of top ISIS figure to Iraq	0 [11128]
Yemen says Taez will be freed in 'next two days'	0 [11126]
U.N. seeks accountability on Syria gas attacks	0 [11127]
Imran Khan will return to NA on Monday	0 [11127]
Mullah Omar neither died in Pakistan nor was his burial held here: Khawaja Asif	6 08:50 Mullah Richard [11127]
Turkey freezes assets of Yemeni ex-president, rebel leaders	0 [11130]
Truck bombing in Kabul will not go unanswered: Afghan intelligence	0 [11128]
Bahrain suspends opposition newspaper	0 [11124]
Assad cousin in 'road rage' killing	0 [11125]
Turkey cool toward Russia's regional anti-ISIL alliance	3 19:22 OldSpook [11133]
Demirtas points to Ankara for Kurdish peace process solution	0 [11128]
Taliban receive orders from foreigners: Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, leader of Dawat-e-Islami	0 [11133]
British Man in Court for Threatening to Burn Islamic State Flag	4 14:44 CrazyFool [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Navy: No Charges Against Officer for Weapons Violations in Chattanooga Attack	3 13:09 Rambler in Virginia [11124]
Greece: over 280,000 people apply for EU-backed food aid	0 [11125]
Since 2007: 1.4 Million Manufacturing Jobs Lost; 1.4 Million Waiter/Bartender Jobs Gained	3 18:12 Zenobia Floger6220 [11129]
Pentagon Outranged by Chinese Anti-Ship Missiles, Scrambles to Save Face	4 09:54 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Kim o'clock? North Korea to set up new time zone	6 22:56 ed in texas [11129]
Rape victim in India told to undergo 'purity test' before rejoining husband	0 [11124]
This Week In Guns, August 8th, 2015	1 09:16 Bobby [11126]
Greece says cannot handle migrants; UNHCR calls crisis 'shameful'	0 [11127]
NASA signing $490M contract with Russia	6 22:52 3dc [11126]
Man shot dead for 'stealing' goat in Islamabad	3 15:17 Blossom Unains5562 [11124]
Former Bulgarian intelligence head sentenced to 10 years in jail	0 [11123]
Turkey's massive graft probe judge, prosecutor to stand trial	0 [11127]
No Arsenic or Mercury in CO gold mine spill? Where's the EPA?	5 22:03 Alaska Paul [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Mercer: Trump vs. political & media hookworms	2 18:21 Mullah Richard [11131]
Charles Krauthammer: The Jew Who Saves Christians	3 17:57 Steve White [11128]
The Donald's New Defenders.	2 15:13 borgboy [11129]
Obama's enemies list	5 16:13 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11126]
Coulter: Jeb looks more like Caitlyn Jenner every day.	6 13:30 Abu Uluque [11126]
Why Bibi should level Iran	5 15:35 Blossom Unains5562 [11124]
Bureaucrats Plan to Destroy Special Forces With Affirmative Action	10 17:13 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11129]
Deaths and announcing them	0 [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Investor's Bus Daily - Obama's Speech Selling The Iran Pact Is A Litany Of Lies	3 19:15 DarthVader [11130]
Beest Sent Unsecured Emails Revealing Loc Of Ambo Stevens and NATO Fighter Jets, Reveals Judge Napolitano	8 19:27 OldSpook [11133]
State rep asked aide to hide relationship	0 [11125]
Guess which petulant thin-skinned President LEAKED Chuck Schumer's decision against the Iran Deal ?	4 09:45 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11126]
Pentagon's elite forces lack diversity	5 20:12 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
GOP candidates battle to stake their positions in first 2016 debate	9 16:41 Shipman [11130]
Leading Democrat Donors Haim Saban and Jack Rosen Rally Against Iran Deal	2 09:48 Besoeker [11125]
Hillary Clinton's e-mails: The 'old news' keeps getting worse	0 [11123]
Kathleen Kane charged with perjury, obstruction, abuse of office	3 21:09 Frank G on the road [11134]

    
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6	Taliban
6	Islamic State
4	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Houthis
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Human Trafficking
1	al-Nusra
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Hamas
1	Arab Spring
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2015-08-08
Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered

Fri 2015-08-07
'Father of Taliban' Sami ul-Haq pledge allegiance to Mullah Mansoor

Thu 2015-08-06
66 Taliban and Daesh Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Drone Strike

Wed 2015-08-05
Head of Taliban's Qatar-based political office Tayeb Agha quits as leadership rift deepens

Tue 2015-08-04
Mullah Omar's Son Yaqub Reportedly Killed: Official

Mon 2015-08-03
Clash between Afghan Taliban fighters leaves nine dead

Sun 2015-08-02
Official: Nearly 800 ISIS militants killed in Mosul last month

Sat 2015-08-01
Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead, say Taliban sources

Fri 2015-07-31
Afghan Taliban confirm leader Mullah Omar's death

Thu 2015-07-30
Belgium Jails Syria Jihad Recruiters for Up to 20 Years

Wed 2015-07-29
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi chief Malik Ishaq, two sons killed in Muzaffargarh 'encounter'

Tue 2015-07-28
Syrian Army Advances in Palmyra, ISIL Militants Flee

Mon 2015-07-27
13 Die as Bombers Target Swimming Pool in Northern Iraq

Sun 2015-07-26
Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq, ends truce of more than 2 years

Sat 2015-07-25
Two ex-Guantanamo Inmates Charged with 'Terrorism' in Belgium

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