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Lebanese Prime Minister announces resignation of government
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 15:33 jpal [11131]
Antifa are attacking an Amazon store again in Seattle	18 22:32 gorb [11127]
100 arrested after night of looting in downtown Chicago; 13 cops injured	9 20:26 Rob Crawford [11130]
Hamas launches missiles toward the sea 'in warning to Israel'	7 12:06 Vinegar Spolusing6485 [11124]
Cops in riot gear clash with protesters outside police departments in Ferguson, Missouri and Phoenix, Arizona on the sixth anniversary of Michael Brown's death	3 15:36 Blackbeard and Tenille9937 [11124]
Pro-Police protesters beat down BLM rioters in Colorado	8 19:23 J.Nobody [11128]
Airstrikes continue in Sulaimani province, set farmland ablaze	3 09:33 trailing wife [11125]
Turkey bombs multiple locations in Duhok province: local officials	0 [11131]
Six Islamic State suspects arrested in Chamchammal raids this week: Sulaimani security	1 06:46 Sonny Black [11127]
7 Police Killed in Ghazni Car Bomb: Security Source	0 [11126]
10 Civilians Total Killed in Kabul, Kandahar Blasts	0 [11125]
Mitiga airport reopens	0 [11124]
Pakistan seizes Iranian oil tanker at US request	0 [11127]
Two ISIS terrorist arrested in Kirkuk	0 [11127]
Crude bomb explodes in Mirpur	0 [11126]
Portland catch and release program	2 01:48 M. Murcek [11128]
Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations tweeted out support for the riots in Portland	3 16:19 Barbara [11129]
Austin_Police arrested suspects last weekend at the unlawful BLM occupation. Protesters aggressively confronted drivers on the road	11 22:06 trailing wife [11128]
As antifa have taken to Portland residential areas to riot, they’ve also assaulted & intimidated residents	2 16:37 Capsu78 [11127]
Hundreds of antifa descended on the Portland Police union building in north Portland. They blocked the road, started street fires & tried to burn down the union hall again	0 [11126]
9 members of a single family wounded in Taliban mortar attack in East of Afghanistan	0 [11130]
Six French tourists among eight killed by gunmen in Niger	2 23:05 Neville Crogum7936 [11127]
Fire breaks out near Leb parliament amid clashes with protesters: TV	0 [11126]
Lebanese call for an uprising after protests rock Beirut	0 [11127]
Lebanese environment minister resigns from government	0 [11124]
ISIS photos showing RQ-20 Puma tactical UAV that crashed near Rabaa, Bir al-Abd, North Sinai	0 [11130]
Muslim Brotherhood in Libya nominates Al Qeada terrorist Mahmoud bin Rajab to lead the so-called National Guard affiliated with the traitor al-Sarraj and the GNA	0 [11127]
3 dead and 9 injured as a result of in-fighting between GNA militias in Tarhuna	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Lebanese Prime Minister announces resignation of government	3 18:14 jpal [11128]
Pompeo: Arabs, Israelis are speaking with one voice on Iran	1 12:53 M. Murcek [11125]
Pakistan welcomes the release of Taliban prisoners approved by Loya Jirga	2 03:21 M. Murcek [11130]
One more meeting to go until joint ISF-Peshmerga attacks on ISIS: military spox	2 18:11 ed in texas [11131]
World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut	2 12:45 magpie [11128]
U.S. plans to withdraw more than 4,000 troops from Afghanistan by end of November	0 [11125]
Turkey navy ops in eastern Med 'extremely worrying': EU	0 [11128]
LNA vs GNA: A guide to Libya’s Sirte-Jufra battle	1 07:51 AlanC [11125]
Egyptian ministry forms high-ranking committee to re-assess storage of hazardous shipments	1 18:16 ed in texas [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Report: Major explosion rips through Baltimore neighborhood	5 18:40 Clem [11123]
Perseid meteor shower 2020: When, where & how to see it	4 18:29 Clem [11129]
New York's largest hospital network had to buy garden hoses to fix ventilators: book	2 22:58 Skidmark [11126]
Israeli plastic surgeons: Mask-wearing does not cause ear protrusions	4 12:11 ed in texas [11124]
Widespread looting reported in Chicago after police-involved shooting	7 13:24 Frank G [11127]
Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective	4 13:17 Procopius2k [11127]
India to ban imports of 101 items of military equipment	2 02:58 M. Murcek [11128]
Beirut Port Blast Crater 43 Meters Deep Says Security Official	5 13:09 gorb [11129]
Iraq moves 'high-risk materials' from Baghdad airport in Beirut blast fallout	1 13:57 Mullah Richard [11126]
Massive fire breaks out at Iranian island in Persian Gulf	3 12:16 USN, Ret. [11127]
Kamala (not Harris) has gone to the great rasslin' ring in the sky	1 01:56 borgboy [11124]
OC Pradeep’s ‘torture cell’ at Teknaf police station	0 [11126]
Belarus leader set for overwhelming election win after historic challenge	4 12:50 M. Murcek [11129]
Yemen's rebels say floods, heavy rains left over 130 dead	0 [11126]
Washington man is arrested for punching a 72-year-old disabled veteran in the face	6 16:33 KBK [11124]
Protests in Minsk in Fotos	0 [11127]
Giant swamp rats invade a Texas park amid fears pests will damage local water supply and infect humans with parasites	14 23:59 Shaigum Bucket3334 [11123]
Six people, including a pregnant woman, are shot after gunmen dressed in black stormed their barbecue in Philadelphia	2 09:28 Mercutio [11125]
Prisoner, 26, released on bail due to coronavirus concerns is charged with murder after 'stabbing a 63-year-old man to death'	3 09:37 jpal [11126]
Native American tribes set up checkpoints to block thousands of bikers attending huge motorcycle festival in South Dakota from passing through reservation land	10 20:02 Ulesing Bucket4222 [11126]
New York background checks for gun purchases spiked 121% in June: Report	0 [11128]
NIH publishes 'HCQ works really well' study (data from France)	6 16:52 Bobby [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Russian political scientist on recognition of Lukashenko's victory	2 16:00 trailing wife [11126]
The Tide Turns Toward Trump	13 22:34 gorb [11126]
The Pharmaceutical Narrative is Failing - and a Group of Doctors is Helping Push it Over the Edge	5 13:18 Frank G [11129]
What Really Happened at the Port of Beirut?	3 16:38 KBK [11127]
The Covid Crisis Has Helped Make the Blueprint for a European Superstate	5 09:38 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Johnson subpoenas FBI in review of Russia probe origin	1 09:14 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Likud counters anti-Netanyahu law: Ministers should possess basic education	3 11:36 g(r)omgoru PB [11125]
Keith Ellison goes full clown sues rodeo	10 15:51 gorb [11128]
‘ There Were a Lot of Republicans Involved’– Steven Schrage – The Man Who Introduced Deep State Spy Stefan Halper to Carter Page Holds First Interview	9 23:07 Clem [11129]
Lawfare: Activist targets New Israel Fund for ‘electioneering’ via anti-racism groups	0 [11129]
Outrage as Manhattan's district attorney DROPS the felony charge against BLM leader	12 18:38 Raj [11127]
RUMORS SWIRLING: President Trump's Recent Actions Indicate Something HUGE Is About to Drop	16 22:54 ed in texas [11126]
Right in the heart of Los Angeles	3 13:59 Ulesing Bucket4222 [11128]
Justice Democrats candidate accused of inappropriate sexual behavior	1 00:52 charger [11135]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Antifa/BLM
4	Sublime Porte
3	Hezbollah
3	Islamic State
3	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	Hamas
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2020-08-10
Lebanese Prime Minister announces resignation of government

Sun 2020-08-09
Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings

Sat 2020-08-08
Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations

Fri 2020-08-07
Pakistain Borrows $1 Billion from Chinese Peter To Pay Back $1 Billion Saudi Paul

Thu 2020-08-06
DOJ Atty reveals 300 domestic terrorists investigations have been opened since May 28th

Wed 2020-08-05
Death toll from Beirut blast reaches 100 but is expected to rise even further

Tue 2020-08-04
Beruit goes BOOM!

Mon 2020-08-03
Israel army says it has foiled a terror attack at the border with Syria

Sun 2020-08-02
Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists

Sat 2020-08-01
Turkey Sends Fighter Jets to Azerbaijan After Threat to Bomb a Nuclear Power Plant

Fri 2020-07-31
Indonesian Court Convicts, Sentences Top 2 Jemaah Islamiyah Militants

Thu 2020-07-30
ISIS claims responsibility for killing of top Iraqi commander

Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
Germany arrests ISIS woman who abused Yezidi woman in Syria

Mon 2020-07-27
Islamic extremists in Nigeria execute 5 men as warning against converting to Christianity

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