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'American Taliban' released
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Indian lawmaker, family members among 11 killed in Arunachal Pradesh ambush	0 [11130]
Houthi drone attack 'hits arms depot' at Saudi airport in Najran	0 [11129]
'Targeted killings' and wave of arrests in Syria's Deraa	0 [11125]
Egypt says 16 suspected militants killed in Sinai	0 [11130]
Houthis tried to target civilian site in Saudi Arabia’s Najran	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Slap in the face': Daughter of CIA officer killed after 9/11 slams 'American Taliban' release	1 22:56 Whiskey Mike [11138]
Dutch minister resigns over asylum-seeker crime report	4 22:29 Gerthudion Whavick7039 [11130]
Polio programme introduces reforms after rise in cases	0 [11124]
In an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens	5 20:23 SteveS [11126]
Kenya Rules Out Ransom Talks To Free Cuban Doctors From Shabaab	0 [11127]
Erdogan calls on Muslim countries to unite and confront Israel	2 22:14 Bob Omiling4934 [11130]
Saudi Arabia to execute three scholars after Ramadan: report	2 22:04 Zhang Fei [11125]
In Sri Lanka, Muslims say Sinhala neighbours turned against them	2 13:27 Dron66046 [11128]
FM Javad Zarif: We don't want war, and no one can confront Iran	1 02:30 Skidmark [11128]
US Dems raise alarm over Trump's escalating threats against Iran	5 11:47 Mullah Richard [11127]
Iran's Zarif: US playing 'dangerous game' in Gulf showdown	1 00:37 SteveS [11125]
Turkey seeks extradition of UK barrister over ‘spreading propaganda’	5 07:56 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Saudi cabinet calls on international community to stand firm against Iran regime	0 [11127]
UN envoy warns of ‘long and bloody war’ in Libya	4 13:21 Tom [11128]
CNN Turk criticized for cutting opposition mayor interview	0 [11129]
Sudan protest group calls for a general strike as talks falter	0 [11130]
US sees signs Syrian government may be using chemical weapons	0 [11125]
Egypt orders autopsy of Palestinian who died in Turkish jail	1 05:26 boomerc [11129]
Graham: Attacks on ships in Middle East coordinated by Iran	0 [11127]
Drinker Bombarded Terrorists With Pint Pots (but Missed Because He'd Had A Few)	0 [11127]
All the evidence that led to Mohammed Akram and Usman Khalid being found guilty of abusing Huddersfield grooming gang victim	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Tom Ray’s experience with sepsis and the British National Health Service (NHS)	8 23:21 Dale [11126]
Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal	1 08:51 Raj [11132]
Pennsylvania officials declare hepatitis A outbreak with reported cases in 36 counties	0 [11126]
Springfield's .45 1911 EMP (Emhanced Micro Pistol)	2 18:32 Skidmark [11127]
Build your own best friend! Students design $3,000 kit robo-dog that can jump, flip and dance and can be reproduced at home	4 11:28 SteveS [11127]
F-22 stealth fighters intercept Russian strategic bombers probing US air defenses near Alaskan airspace	5 13:10 M. Murcek [11133]
Medieval beer is brewed for the first time in 220 years after Belgian monks manage to translate recipe with the help of volunteers	3 12:30 Abu Uluque [11126]
Lawyer, 43, is first known British victim of 'Mexico suicide tourism' after buying euthanasia drug while on holiday and smuggling it back into UK to kill himself at home after being diagnosed with a tumour	0 [11127]
Britain's Pro-Brexit Party Is Forecast To Dominate The Upcoming Election And Feelings Will Be Hurt	3 16:18 DarthVader [11125]
At rare UN news conference, North Korea warns US over seized ship	7 13:20 SteveS [11127]
Thief steals chemo medication from patient’s porch	0 [11126]
Woman subjected to gang rape, acid attack in Layyah	0 [11124]
Badin police arrest man accused of blackmailing girl who died by suicide	0 [11125]
Family protests 10-year-old girl's abduction, murder and alleged rape in Islamabad; 2 arrested	0 [11125]
Protests grow against authoritarian slide in Czech Republic	1 07:51 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Venezuela: Where's the petrol?	1 02:26 Betty and Tenille6640 [11125]
Number of tigers rises in Sundarbans	0 [11124]
School teacher arrested for raping, impregnating 7th grader	0 [11123]
Victim of attempted rape on the run after filing a case in Panchgarh	0 [11126]
Britain’s May offers ‘new deal’ to try to break Brexit deadlock	1 07:50 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Bangladesh government blocks news website in fresh blow to media	1 02:37 Skidmark [11129]
Man, 30, suffers 'rectal blowout' after his 'perverted friends' put the nozzle of an industrial air compressor into his anus and inflated it	2 18:07 swksvolFF [11126]
Scottish housebuilder unveils waste plastic road	2 16:14 lord garth [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump to Halt Climate Change by Creating Government Program to Accelerate It	0 [11126]
Man trapped in female body	3 13:18 SteveS [11126]
Dems Warn More Abortion Bans Could Lead To Humanizing Unborn Humans	0 [11127]
Will the Deep State Conspirators Ever Be Held Accountable?	7 17:11 charger [11131]
Pakistani Duplicity Caused the United States to Lose in Afghanistan	2 09:39 Glenmore [11128]
Solid and consistent Gender expectations lead to better marriages	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
One Day After Announcing Wage Gap Plan, Report Shows Men Are Paid More Than Women in Kamala Harris' Office	3 22:41 Gerthudion Whavick7039 [11135]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Republicans Are The Reason Muslims & Jews Are In Conflict	14 15:21 Woodrow [11132]
Top Democrat's wife may have gained 'illegal private benefit' from his committee activities	7 11:40 Abu Uluque [11132]
Dems Clash in Closed Meeting, Members of Pelosi's Leadership Team Revolt on Impeachment	7 17:20 Abu Uluque [11128]
'Unprecedented power': William Barr blasts federal judges over nationwide injunctions	10 12:13 Abu Uluque [11124]
Ex-White House counsel Don McGahn defies congressional subpoena	0 [11125]
Behind the FBI's witch-hunt targeting Donald Trump	2 07:21 AlanC [11126]
Gaetz says 'most compelling' evidence in the Trump-Russia probe could be days away	2 17:10 charger [11130]
Judge Orders Antifa Activist Yvette Felarca to Pay Judicial Watch Legal Fees for Her ‘Entirely Frivolous' Lawsuit	11 21:07 Silentbrick [11131]

    
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                        23:05 Whiskey Mike

                        22:56 Whiskey Mike

                        22:41 Gerthudion Whavick7039

                        22:29 Gerthudion Whavick7039

                        22:14 Bob Omiling4934

                        22:04 Zhang Fei

                        21:07 Silentbrick

                        20:23 SteveS

                        18:32 Skidmark

                        18:07 swksvolFF

                        17:20 Abu Uluque

                        17:11 charger

                        17:10 charger

                        16:18 DarthVader

                        16:14 lord garth

                        16:01 Besoeker

                        15:49 Bobby

                        15:21 Woodrow

                        15:17 Woodrow

                        14:53 rjschwarz

                        14:45 Skidmark

                        14:43 Skidmark

                        14:00 Dron66046

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4	Sublime Porte
3	Moslem Colonists
3	Islamic State
2	Commies
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Syria
1	Taliban
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Antifa
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2019-05-22
'American Taliban' released

Tue 2019-05-21
8-10 Somali Teens Armed With Hammers Attack Bystanders at East Bank Rail Station in MN

Mon 2019-05-20
Houthi's launch IRBM at Mecca!

Sun 2019-05-19
Islamic State in West Africa Forming ‘Jihadist Proto-State’ in Nigeria

Sat 2019-05-18
Drone strike kills notorious ISIS leader and his fighters in East of Afghanistan

Fri 2019-05-17
Fighting grips Hodeidah port, complicates peace moves

Thu 2019-05-16
F-16 with live ordinance crashes in Riverside CA.

Wed 2019-05-15
Iranian ballistic missile platforms in Basra city directed towards the Gulf, Exxon evacuating, German mil. trainers evacuating

Tue 2019-05-14
The Latest: Norwegian Tanker's Hull Punctured off UAE Coast

Mon 2019-05-13
Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso

Sun 2019-05-12
Security guard killed as terrorists storm Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar: ISPR

Sat 2019-05-11
B-52s in Al Udeid AB Qatar

Fri 2019-05-10
U.S. revokes citizenship of Portland mosque's imam for ties to ObL

Thu 2019-05-09
Rotherham abuse scandal: 40 arrests made in last two months

Wed 2019-05-08
Pompeo suddenly in Iraq

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