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US Rep Ilhan Omar accused of being a foreign agent
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Eight dead following airstrikes by unknown warplanes in Syria’s Aleppo	1 21:49 chris [11142]
13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision fighting extremists in Mali	0 [11132]
Indian women and children among 900 ISIS affiliates who surrendered to Afghan forces	1 21:52 chris [11135]
Local Taliban commanders among 16 killed, wounded in Balkh and Jawzjan clashes	0 [11133]
Afghan forces foil militants bid to detonate multiple IEDs in Khost	0 [11124]
Afghan forces suffer casualties in Taliban attack in Daikundi province	0 [11129]
Airstrike kills Taliban’s shadow district chief in Faryab province	0 [11132]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Faryab and Ghazni operations	5 18:59 Frank G [11132]
Afghan man arrested at Indian airport for carrying $14,000 in unauthorized manner	5 21:57 chris [11131]
Airstrikes kill 8 Taliban and ISIS militants in 4 provinces	0 [11136]
9 Taliban militants killed, detained in Special Forces raids in Farah, Herat and Kabul	0 [11129]
Farah Residents Protest Civilian Casualties “From Airstrike”	0 [11129]
Syrian Army scores new advance in southeast Idlib after launching overnight attack	0 [11127]
Houthis claim massive losses for Saudi-backed forces in Yemen: spox	1 22:04 chris [11136]
Yemeni Army launches large-scale offensive along Saudi border	0 [11129]
20 illegal immigrants drown off the coast between Libya and Italy	0 [11130]
Decomposed body found in Ajdabiya	1 05:18 Eohippus Glack7217 [11130]
Defence Ministry pledges to root out forces attacking Tripoli	0 [11126]
Haftar’s forces shot down a U.S. military drone over Tripoli by mistake last week	0 [11125]
Riot police withdraw in Dhi Qar province after clashes	0 [11129]
Clashes, guns in the night in Lebanon	0 [11128]
Iran online dissident shot dead in Istanbul	0 [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Next in Line to Lead al-Qa`ida: A Profile of Abu Muhammad al-Masri	6 21:42 trailing wife [11135]
Pakistan hangs brigadier for spying	3 07:29 Dron66046 [11132]
UK Parliament may See Record Number Of British-Pakistainers	3 07:25 John Frum [11129]
Erdogan claims Turkey seized US arms given to Kurdish forces for ISIS fight in north Syria	0 [11132]
Afghanistan, India Formalize Extradition Treaty	0 [11127]
18 years later: Remembering CIA Officer Johnny Spann	1 06:42 Uleck Spererong9442 [11127]
Afghan Forces Had '30 Insider Attacks in Three Months': SIGAR	0 [11129]
Afghan Forces Operations Have Increased: Officials	0 [11130]
Afghan Refugees Return en Masse from Iran, Pak, Turkey: IOM	0 [11129]
US and France to boost Saudi radar systems after Houthi drone strikes	1 02:38 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Turkey not planning to resume offensive in northeast Syria	2 10:12 magpie [11126]
Interior ministry asks IHC to halt special court verdict in Musharraf treason case	0 [11127]
‘Start planning for the next one’: IRGC commander	0 [11126]
Sweden probes Iraq minister for ‘crimes against humanity’	2 08:14 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Bahrain is the “first trench” in the region facing Iran, National Security Adviser Maj. Gen. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa	2 05:54 Dron66046 [11131]
Lebanon business group urges general strike to push for end to crisis	0 [11126]
Hundreds of Sudanese women march against violence	0 [11126]
Chemical weapons body defends Syria attack conclusions after leaks	0 [11131]
Iranian regime bears ‘enormous responsibility’ for the September 14 attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities, says US Senator Chris Murphy	0 [11126]
Srinagar flea market abuzz with shoppers	1 02:17 Dron66046 [11133]
Mexico Will Reject U.S. Designations of Cartels as Terrorists, Says AMLO	14 22:13 chris [11135]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Veteran of the 168th General Hospital has a birthday coming up	1 07:35 Besoeker [11128]
United Nations Condemns U.S. Embargo on Cuba	3 22:13 chris [11132]
Massachusetts State Police have quietly started using Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' in a first for US law enforcement	7 20:56 SteveS [11134]
REVEALED: Sophisticated Russian trolls are luring Twitter users to their accounts with heartwarming posts - then spreading disinformation to build distrust ahead of the 2020 election	17 23:06 Lex [11138]
Indian-American Student Sexually Assaulted And Strangled In Chicago	1 03:31 Bright Pebbles [11132]
'Indian food is terrible' tweet sparks hot debate about racism	29 20:16 trailing wife [11134]
Little progress in self-confessed child abuser case	1 00:36 Dron66046 [11130]
Nawaz to get an angiogram	2 05:14 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Bill Cosby Says Trial Was A Setup And He "Won't Have Remorse"	9 13:08 USN, Ret. [11129]
US recalls ambassador from South Sudan after unity government failure	1 09:47 Glenmore [11129]
Israel expels Human Rights Watch country director Omar Shakir	1 02:21 Dron66046 [11132]
Hurricane Force Winds Possible on West Coast 26 Nov	4 22:56 Skidmark [11129]
Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against Russian S-400 Radars	5 14:18 Lex [11133]
Congressman: Chile Has ‘Well-Founded Suspicion’ Cuba, Venezuela Aiding Riots	1 10:10 Skidmark [11128]
Cops bust Florida man who said wind blew cocaine into his car	1 07:36 Dron66046 [11132]
Catholic membership drops sharply in Argentina	0 [11128]
2 California boys killed in shooting outside elementary school	9 22:57 Skidmark [11138]
US, EU 'owe half the cost' of repairing climate damage	13 14:16 charger [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Regular fasting could lead to longer, healthier life	4 22:58 Skidmark [11135]
NYT Columnist Tom Friedman Demands Pompeo Defy Trump Or Be Condemned To Hell	10 19:15 Procopius2k [11127]
Production of Chinese ejiao medicine, the downside	3 22:59 Skidmark [11142]
Greg Abbott: My Success Despite Paralysis Is a 'Testament' to the 'Glory of God'	0 [11127]
Why there is no peace between Muslims and Israel	10 22:20 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11128]
Alarm Bells	3 02:04 Dron66046 [11133]
Page 6: Politix
Here comes the circus: Raucous judiciary panel set to reclaim impeachment	11 15:33 Procopius2k [11128]
Impeachment fiasco is a Dem gift to Donald Trump	3 14:08 Lex [11138]
Bloomberg's media company announces it will no longer investigate him - or any other Democratic candidates - but all bets are off with Trump	8 11:09 CrazyFool [11129]
Ilhan Omar 'Qatari Asset,' Florida Court hears	15 09:25 Abu Uluque [11140]
A dozen document troves that could change the Ukraine scandal if Trump released them	0 [11125]
Pete Buttigieg Announces Plan to Raise Taxes on Social Security for Some Seniors	2 06:37 Besoeker [11129]
Notre Dame Students Call for the Removal of White Authors from Curriculum	31 22:37 chris [11134]
Katie Hill: rightwing media attack women because ‘they’re easier targets’	4 22:41 chris [11132]
Democrat Cindy Axne: ‘I Didn’t Run’ to ‘Impeach the President’	6 08:22 Mullah Richard [11133]
Maxine Waters: Ben Carson Lacks the ‘Intelligence’ to Be HUD Secretary	18 17:05 gorb [11129]

    
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4	Sublime Porte
4	Govt of Iran
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Houthis
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Antifa
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan
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Tue 2019-11-26
US Rep Ilhan Omar accused of being a foreign agent

Mon 2019-11-25
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Sun 2019-11-24
Navy secretary Richard Spencer resigns amid controversy over Navy SEAL

Sat 2019-11-23
Algerians mark 40th week of anti-government protests

Fri 2019-11-22
Iranian security forces brutally beat #Iranian protesters

Thu 2019-11-21
Afghanistan’s president claims victory over IS

Wed 2019-11-20
SpaceX Starship BLOWS UP!

Tue 2019-11-19
Iran’s Guards threaten petrol protesters with ‘revolutionary’ response

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

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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

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Israel hit by rockets after killing Islamic Jihad leader Abu al-Ata in Gaza

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