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SpaceX Starship BLOWS UP!
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Page 1: WoT Operations
23 dead including 16 Iranians in last night's Israeli strikes.	4 14:05 gorb [11127]
US Military Drone Strike Kills Senior al-Shabab Official	0 [11130]
Helicopter crash kills 2 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan	1 09:55 49 Pan [11130]
Airstrikes kill 19 Taliban and ISIS militants in 5 provinces	0 [11132]
Special Forces kill, detain 27 Taliban and ISIS militants in 6 provinces	0 [11131]
German police raid suspected hawala banking ring	7 22:28 Lex [11135]
German police arrest Syrian terror suspect who 'bought bomb-making materials'	0 [11127]
3 Iranian security forces said killed by protesters	0 [11136]
When a regime doesn't listen to the IDF: dozens of targets in Syria leveled	5 23:40 trailing wife [11134]
Clashes between the Malian army and #Takfiriterrorists have claimed the lives of 24 soldiers and 17 fighters	0 [11128]
Iraqi public employees, students go on general strike in Najaf, Karbala	0 [11134]
Demonstrators took control over many roads, areas and administrative buildings in #Shiraz	0 [11127]
Work at #DhiQar Oil Company, located south of #Iraq, has been halted at engineers staged a sit-in	0 [11130]
Exporting of oil at #KhourAlZubair port, located west of #Basra, has been suspended after protesters closed the roads leading to the port	0 [11126]
Death toll in the mass protests that have shaken #Iraq for the last seven weeks has risen to over 330	0 [11124]
In #Isfahan, rebellious youth torched several state-owned banks as well as the regime’s seminaries	2 11:50 Procopius2k [11128]
Protests continue in #Shahriar, near #Tehran, despite security crackdown, internet cut	0 [11125]
Ongoing Turkish shelling on Tal Tamr villages, northeastern Syria	0 [11129]
Russian attempts to push Turkish military and affiliated armed groups back from Sharakrak silos on M4	1 09:59 Mercutio [11132]
A military vehicle of the Turkish patrol runs over a woman's leg in the village of Terri, in the eastern countryside of Kobani	0 [11126]
13 civilians injured in airstrikes by Haftar's forces on Libya's Misrata	0 [11127]
Taliban say they freed US, Australian hostages for 3 terrorist figures, Haqqani men arrive in Qatar	0 [11134]
Page 2: WoT Background
Ghani Commends Afghan Forces for Clearing Nangarhar of Daesh	0 [11131]
US Treasury: Afghanistan-based Organization Aiding Daesh	0 [11127]
Navy Could Still Remove Gallagher from SEALs	22 18:51 chris [11135]
Dutch parliament passes motion against mandatory labeling of settlement products	1 16:08 Dron66046 [11130]
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation	9 16:17 magpie [11132]
Germany: Soldier who planned far-right attack to stand trial	0 [11130]
For second week, Gaza ‘March of Return’ border protests called off	0 [11135]
Lebanese protesters criticize proposed general amnesty law	0 [11126]
Iran’s leader: Recent riots were security matter, not carried out by people	1 06:12 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Ex-chief of parliament's integrity committee faces corruption charges	0 [11126]
Court reserves verdict in Musharraf treason case	0 [11125]
Govt's days are numbered, Fazlur Rehman tells PM Imran	0 [11129]
Islamic republic has been largely offline since the internet restrictions were imposed the day after the nationwide demonstrations broke out	0 [11124]
Nawaz Sharif arrives in #London for medical treatment in air ambulance	0 [11125]
"Imran Khan is requested to also have mercy on the nation and go home," says JUI-F leader	3 09:58 Dino Glaish5922 [11131]
Cargo ship arrives at Ras Lanuf port after 9 years of suspension	0 [11129]
Sayala to UNSC: Haftar's forces must withdraw from Tripoli without preconditions	0 [11128]
Haftar, Gaddafi-era Revolutionary Committees figures sign secret deal in UAE to share power	0 [11130]
Accused bike-path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov tells judge he only answers to Allah	7 18:58 chris [11137]
Yemen PM Returns to Aden under Deal with Separatists	0 [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
SpaceX Starship BLOWS UP!	6 23:29 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11136]
Indian Army to reduce orders of sniper rifles by about 70%	5 16:45 Dron66046 [11131]
Indian man charged with sexually assaulting a U.S. national in Afghanistan	1 06:38 Procopius2k [11128]
Feds Hosted Meditation, Massage And Social Justice Retreat For 450 Employees, Including IRS Workers	5 15:18 Mullah Richard [11129]
Internal engineers inspect StarShip prior to cryoproofing.	2 18:23 jpal [11135]
Major Google Android Bug/Feature	2 01:56 Lex [11127]
You too can be a fire bug!	0 [11131]
Protest overload - Now the Georgians are in the street!	0 [11126]
SKor signs DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH CHINA!	8 14:19 SteveS [11127]
Most dangerous and Safest ...	0 [11126]
Shitshow U.: Civil, Well-Reasoned Discourse at SUNY-Binghamton	6 11:30 Lex [11128]
Chile protests rage on at one month mark	2 15:35 AlanC [11127]
Man confesses in court to killing girlfriend’s husband with ax	1 00:39 Dron66046 [11129]
'Meth. We're on it': South Dakota officials slammed for campaign to tackle state's drug epidemic with 'poorly thought out' motto and ads featuring old people and children	5 17:35 Frank G [11127]
North Carolina cops post hilarious PSA telling public to bring their drugs into police department so they can make sure they avoid a 'scam' where dealers use phones as fake scales	2 17:21 Sheba Croter6209 [11127]
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough	11 15:52 Whiskey Mike [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Feminism as Gender Terrorism: The Mortal Vendetta Against the Male Sex	3 20:01 Dron66046 [11136]
Chris McDonald: John Brennan ‘Is Going to Hang From a Noose'	10 17:25 Frank G [11128]
Trump is 100% on His Game	12 22:15 Lex [11133]
President Trump's Clemency Decision Puts American Soldiers First	1 13:41 USN, Ret. [11129]
Former USN Seal O'Neill characterizes LTC Vindman as 'operative and disgrace'	5 10:07 49 Pan [11129]
Book Review: 'The Plot Against the President'	0 [11129]
Forget the Stealth Fighters or New Aircraft Carriers: China's New Rifles Are Killer	6 16:56 Dron66046 [11128]
Ambo Volker Again Undermines Quid Pro Quo Claim: Never Took Part in Any Effort to Investigate Bidens	1 10:07 49 Pan [11129]
Stratfor: Bending the Internet	0 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
MPs demand Zelensky, Trump investigate suspicion of U.S.-Ukraine corruption involving $7.4 bln	6 23:59 Omealing Sloter5863 [11138]
Gantz gives up on forming government	3 16:12 Dron66046 [11132]
Fail again: James Webb Space Telescope	5 16:08 magpie [11129]
Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh faces fraud, tax charges	2 09:57 Lex [11134]
4 break-ins for Tech boss - no San Fran police action - he's thinking of relocating his software company.	10 15:19 Abu Uluque [11126]
Stacey Abrams 'happy' to run as vice president with nominee	7 14:24 One Eyed Tsar [11129]
Woman who threw drink at Gaetz gets jail time	3 09:33 Skidmark [11129]
Two jail guards arrested over Jeffrey Epstein suicide	13 17:24 Bobby [11130]
Rep. Eric Swalwell appears to fart on live TV	1 01:55 Lex [11128]
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Outs Himself as Source for CIA Whistleblower Complaint	19 15:15 Procopius2k [11134]
Ken Starr: Witnesses Haven't Accused Trump of Breaking the Law	9 13:16 SteveS [11129]
Sen. Kennedy: Christmas Ornaments, Drywall and Jeffrey Epstein, Three Things That Don't Hang Themselves	0 [11128]
Does Vindman Have a Ukraine Interest Beyond Foreign Policy?	12 09:09 Rambler in Virginia [11131]
FBI Never Saw CrowdStrike Unredacted or Final Report on Alleged Russian Hacking Because None was Produced	5 12:02 Lex [11135]

    
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5	Govt of Iraq
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Arab Spring
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3	Commies
2	Narcos
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1	Hamas
1	Antifa
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Tue 2019-11-19
Iran’s Guards threaten petrol protesters with ‘revolutionary’ response

Mon 2019-11-18
Basra roads closed as national protests continue

Sun 2019-11-17
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Sat 2019-11-16
Protests erupt across Iran, burning banks, angry over gas prices

Fri 2019-11-15
Roger Stone found guilty by D.C. jury.

Thu 2019-11-14
121 ISIS militants and relatives surrender to Afghan forces in Nangarhar, 300+ in past week

Wed 2019-11-13
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Tue 2019-11-12
Israel hit by rockets after killing Islamic Jihad leader Abu al-Ata in Gaza

Mon 2019-11-11
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Sun 2019-11-10
Bolivia's president announces his resignation

Sat 2019-11-09
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