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Page 1: WoT Operations
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff, 311 new arrests	1 10:28 Mullah Richard [11132]
Egypt security forces kill 16 terrorists in North Sinai shootouts	0 [11126]
Afghan forces seize up to 100 weapons of various types in Kabul city	0 [11126]
2 militants killed while placing an IED in a graveyard in Kandahar	2 17:25 Black Bart Ulitle9340 [11129]
45 militants killed, wounded in Zabul province in past one week: officials	0 [11126]
Iraqi army frees five kidnapped by Islamic State, finds bodies of six more	0 [11127]
Bomb blast kills two Iraqi children in Anbar province	0 [11127]
Death toll from northwest Nigeria attack doubles to 130	0 [11130]
Two arrested after man shot by air rifle outside Paris-area synagogue	0 [11127]
Suicide bomber kills 2 3 policemen near famed Cairo tourist market, planned more attacks	1 05:49 Shoth Schwarzeneggar3463 [11126]
Islamic State fighters besieged in Syria refuse to surrender, ask for an exit	6 15:21 SR-71 [11129]
19 Palestinians arrested in fresh Temple Mount clashes	0 [11127]
For first time in months, Gaza balloons spark fire in south	3 19:53 AlanC [11130]
Couple held for torture of minor daughter	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Suddenly, haha, stateless.	11 21:27 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11142]
Egypt court upholds ruling placing 241 Wilayet Sinai members on terrorism list	0 [11130]
Iran Guards say Pakistani carried out suicide attack on troops	0 [11127]
Iran oil exports increase despite renewed US sanctions — report	0 [11125]
Niger man deported by Israel stranded in Ethiopia airport for months	3 21:33 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11128]
Israeli satellite intel firm: Syrian S-300 air defenses ‘probably operational’	3 11:46 Mullah Richard [11126]
Qatar warns Hamas it won’t pay for Gaza electricity beyond April — report	2 13:28 Herb Spawn of the Faeries4434 [11126]
US calls upon Pakistan to let Masood Azhar be placed on UN terror list	0 [11128]
Pakistan will address actionable evidence if shared by Delhi, PM Khan tells India after Pulwama attack	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Scientists Produce Rigorous Study of Why Grapes Spark in the Microwave	0 [11132]
Ben Carson Finds $516.4 Billion in ‘Mismanaged' Obama Dollars – Media Blackout	3 11:48 trailing wife [11131]
Over the last 10 years, 2019 has easily the most snow pack, year-to-date.	10 15:34 lord garth [11127]
Russia's Gazprombank freezes accounts of Venezuela's PDVSA:	1 21:28 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11125]
After nearly $50 billion, NASA’s deep-space plans remain grounded	1 08:07 M. Murcek [11130]
Detecting slavery from space - Brick Kilns in India	4 14:19 SteveS [11126]
Venezuelan soldiers to guard border ahead of aid entry, minister says	3 15:48 Alaska Paul [11126]
That USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most Think	3 09:20 M. Murcek [11128]
U.S. agency to cancel $929 million in California high-speed rail funds	1 07:00 Frank G [11124]
Strawberry truck caught with $12.7 million in methamphetamine at the border	5 11:48 Mullah Richard [11129]
Covington Catholic Teen Sues The Washington Post for $250 Million	14 19:01 Rambler in Virginia [11132]
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx Recuses Self From Jussie Smollett Investigation	1 11:59 swksvolFF [11126]
Petition To Sell Montana To Canada For $1 Trillion Goes Viral	5 21:30 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11130]
New Developments: Smollett threat letter called "enormous mistake"; Purported attack location identified; Federal charges "certain"	10 20:02 Procopius2k [11134]
Liberal Lutheran pastor melts purity rings into vagina sculpture, presents it to Gloria Steinem	9 22:58 3dc [11126]
Netflix Toronto production hub to create 1,850 jobs annually	1 06:44 Shoth Schwarzeneggar3463 [11125]
Venezuela shuts border with Caribbean islands ahead of aid efforts	0 [11125]
‘Cowboy Pinball’ game changes tone of 2019 ‘Bull Bash’	2 11:05 Glenmore [11126]
Let's Take a Trip in My Airship	0 [11126]
Jussie Smollett’s ‘Empire’ scenes cut after attack controversy	1 18:19 swksvolFF [11126]
Indian police complicit in killings by cow vigilante groups: Human Rights Watch	1 00:14 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11125]
Japan recognizes Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela	0 [11127]
German Poll Shows Germans Stunningly Anti-American, 85% negative, over half prefer China and Russia	18 22:41 rjschwarz [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Now Is Not the Time for a Referendum on Taiwanese Independence	2 15:39 DarthVader [11127]
Iowa Hawk - Trading my Hijab for a Beehive	3 16:15 Alaska Paul [11127]
U.S. Oil Production on track to hit another milestone	1 09:42 Frank G [11130]
A Coup Is Dead. Now For The Counterintelligence Investigations We Really Need	3 15:12 Bobby [11124]
Crime and Punishment for the Deep State	0 [11127]
CNN Staffers ‘Demoralized' by Hiring of GOP Operative Sarah Isgur to Edit 2020 Coverage	9 18:31 JohnQC [11127]
Ann Corcoran's 'Deep Dive' Into The Refugee Resettlement Program (video)	1 03:06 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Widespread National Food Stamp Fraud Totals at Least $1 Billion, Could Be as High as $4.7 Billion	9 21:40 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11133]
No Thanks, Lefty, We're Good	2 14:56 Bobby [11130]
The Frenzied Search for Racism	3 10:04 Glenmore [11130]
Man Forced To Apologize For Whatever He Did In Wife's Dream Last Night	8 11:47 swksvolFF [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Senator Graham Will Subpoena Rosenstein and McCabe If Necessary to Find Out ‘Who's Telling the Truth'	5 13:59 magpie [11125]
Judicial Watch Sues for Documents Surrounding DOJ, FBI Plans to Oust Trump With the 25th Amendment	0 [11128]
Judge gives go-ahead to lawsuit aimed at stopping Chicago Obama library	23 23:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [11126]
Kamala Harris' Dad Blasts Her for Jamaican Pot Joke	4 10:32 M. Murcek [11130]
Eighth lawmaker quits UK’s Labour over anti-Semitism and Brexit	3 19:01 lord garth [11126]
#RedforEd: Socialists Organizing Teachers to Turn Purple States Blue by 2020	5 11:27 g(r)omgoru [11131]
California Governor Wants National Guard To Help Struggling Pot Industry Instead Of Protecting Borders	7 18:35 JohnQC [11125]
Trump calls talk about his removal ‘treasonous’	4 22:58 Woodrow [11127]
Bernie Sanders announces he is running for US president again	8 11:43 Procopius2k [11125]

    
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6	Islamic State
4	Commies
2	Hamas
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Iran
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Jundullah
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
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1	Taliban

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Wed 2019-02-20
Suddenly, haha, stateless.

Tue 2019-02-19
IS Defends Final Pocket of dying Caliphate' in Syria

Mon 2019-02-18
India withdraws security for Kashmiri separatists stoking fears

Sun 2019-02-17
Venezuelan fitness model bitten on bottom by wild pig (VIDEO)

Sat 2019-02-16
52 Syrians Detained in Turkey over ISIS Links

Fri 2019-02-15
44 Indian security personnel killed in held Kashmir attack

Thu 2019-02-14
Deir Ezzor: ISIS nearly wiped out in eastern Euphrates region as SDF troops capture Baghouz – map

Wed 2019-02-13
Deir Ezzor: Nearly 70 human shields killed, US demands ISIS pay 40 tons of gold

Tue 2019-02-12
Germany closes Muslim kindergarten over Islamist links

Mon 2019-02-11
Nearly 50 British ISIS members refusing to surrender in Syria

Sun 2019-02-10
Jihadists Get Life for Deadly 2015 Tunisia Attacks on Tourists

Sat 2019-02-09
Unconfirmed reports that key Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Philippines

Fri 2019-02-08
Islamic State leader survives coup attempt

Thu 2019-02-07
Sanaa University launches weekly lectures to ‘analyze’ Houthi leader speeches

Wed 2019-02-06
Turkish-backed rebel groups use heavy weapons to attack one another in Afrin

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