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US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	1 15:58 Goober Tingle7365 [11129]
US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases	9 21:40 Lex [11136]
Iraqi protesters in Karbala chanting October is a youth revolution	0 [11129]
Baghdad strike targeted site affiliated to the terrorist IMIS group	1 02:18 g(r)omgoru [11128]
British police shoot man ‘brandishing knives’	5 09:05 Lex [11125]
House of Saud in apparent jitters: String of arrests elongating	6 23:04 Grunter [11132]
Some 200 Turkish-backed militants flee Libya to Europe	0 [11129]
US Forces #Afghanistan has begun its conditions-based reduction of forces to 8,600 over 135 days	0 [11125]
Turkish #forces are shelling with artillery and heavy weapons the villages of Maraanaz & Malikiya in Sharran district, south-east of #Afrin	0 [11126]
Faylaq al-Majd sent 307 mercenaries to #Tripoli on March 5th or 6th	0 [11128]
Israeli Gaza knee snipers	12 18:49 Procopius2k [11129]
ICE ERO Phoenix removes Salvadoran national wanted for murder	0 [11126]
ISIS claims responsibility for attack targeting presidential inauguration in Kabul	0 [11128]
Bangla national pleads guilty to smuggling illegal immigrants into US via Mexico	0 [11129]
Two US troops killed in anti-ISIS mission in northern Iraq	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas criticizes Saudi trials of members, backers	0 [11124]
Almost 19,000 children identified as sexual exploitation victims in England	10 16:03 swksvolFF [11126]
US oil prices plunge 25% to close at $31.13/barrel	17 18:53 Procopius2k [11133]
Russian TV airs video showing Erdogan kept waiting by Putin	0 [11128]
Afghan presidential rivals hold parallel inauguration ceremonies	0 [11125]
Hamas condemns continued detention of Palestinian officials in #SaudiArabia	1 09:08 b [11128]
NATO is in a critical process in which it needs to clearly show its solidarity…without discrimination	13 22:51 trailing wife [11139]
Macron says after receiving the General Commander of the Libyan National Army #Hafter that he currently does not intend to meet with #GNA’s Faiz al-Sarraj	2 11:11 Chris [11129]
FIR registered against JUI-F leader, 10 others for disrupting Aurat March in Islamabad	0 [11133]
Ghani and Abdullah have been holding talks with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is trying to secure a deal between the two camps	0 [11123]
Iran hit hardest as oil price war, cornavirus cripples nation	8 12:28 Hellfish [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea Says Kim Jong Un Supervised Second Artillery Drill in Week	2 12:12 Procopius2k [11129]
Happy Birthday: Chuck Norris' best tough-guy moments on screen	2 17:37 swksvolFF [11133]
Orange Man takes 'rain check' on Vlad's 9 May Victory Day celebration	10 18:38 Alaska Paul [11129]
Now Listening: Swamp Dogg Teams Up with John Prine	2 16:56 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11128]
Iran in turmoil: Coronavirus kills the 'butcher' of Tehran	7 16:10 Alaska Paul [11127]
Solonites unite: NY Town to defy future state gun restrictions - Others may join	0 [11124]
Coronavirus.gov as discussed yesterday by the VP in his briefing	6 23:49 trailing wife [11136]
Four doctors at Wuhan hospital where coronavirus whistle-blower worked have died of the disease in just over a month	0 [11128]
New York City's [2008] emergency 'surge plan' for a severe pandemic calls for Rikers Island inmates to dig mass graves to bury up to 51,000 bodies as coronavirus cases increase	2 10:37 Raj [11131]
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump unveils coronavirus bailout plan with payroll tax cut and help for hourly workers to be able to take time off sick as he admits being 'blindsided' after stock market plunge	10 16:49 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Video of black man’s violent arrest spurs outrage, #NYPD probe	12 22:27 Bubba Guelph6895 [11130]
N. Korea says leader Kim oversaw long-range artillery strike drill	0 [11128]
Coronavirus Roundup: Head of Port Authority Rick Cotton has coronavirus	3 06:57 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Atlanta Mayor Coronavirus Warning: White Language	5 15:13 Chris [11126]
Topless Women Protest ‘Climate Rape’ in London on International Women’s Day	7 15:02 Mullah Richard [11128]
Officer buys birthday cake for 1-year-old girl after giving mom with balloons a ride home	0 [11127]
Names of MH17 victims read out in court as murder trial of four suspects begins	0 [11128]
Powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern California before aftershock rattles the coastline	2 13:32 SteveS [11128]
North Korea quarantines nearly 10,000 amid coronavirus fears	2 07:07 Lord garth [11128]
China opens first 'intelligent' coronavirus hospital with 5G-powered robots offering round-the-clock care for patients	2 10:07 M. Murcek [11127]
Secret Facility At Hizballah’s Beirut Hospital Cares For Iranian High-Ups Down With Corona	0 [11126]
Harvey Weinstein 'is being treated for concussion after falling and hitting his head' at Rikers prison where he is 'living in a dorm-style cell with two other inmates'	6 17:33 JohnQC [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
The Marxist coup we hardly noticed	0 [11129]
Traces of ancient 'wandering planet' Theia that collided with the Earth and formed the Moon 4.5 billion years ago are found in lunar rocks - proving the long-held 'giant impact' theory	1 20:46 Iblis [11132]
Piedmont Health Care - Notice to Our Patients on the Coronavirus Outbreak	1 11:09 Besoeker [11131]
Tentacles of Olympic cancellation would reach around globe	10 21:36 Lex [11133]
Victor Davis Hanson: California Is a Cruel Medieval State	4 13:59 Lex [11124]
Iran Has Far More Coronavirus Cases Than It Is Letting On	1 15:25 gorb [11127]
Why Modern Feminism Wants To Get Rid Of The Family	4 17:48 M. Murcek [11129]
Coronavirus Codswallop -- By the Numbers	4 20:38 Zenobia Omeans7988 [11134]
Why the new coronavirus may kill more men than women	9 16:01 swksvolFF [11128]
Universities Respond To COVID-19 Fears, Foreign Exchange Programs	0 [11129]
Pat Buchanan: Is this how Europe ends?	4 09:32 Lex [11131]
Rush: ‘Worried' Dems Using Coronavirus as an Excuse to Stop Trump Rallies	4 15:12 swksvolFF [11126]
Shmuley Boteach: Before Coronavirus, We Should Have Cut off China, Iran over Human Rights	0 [11128]
Post ECT* ZeroHedge: Words of Wisdom to Chicken Little – The Sky Is Not Falling	1 09:45 JohnQC [11129]
Iran: The Train Hits Something Hard	4 16:28 Bobby [11131]
In celebration of very brave women - Eleanor Roosevelt, the "First Lady of the World"	2 09:22 JohnQC [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Bankrupt healthcare firm linked to Joe Biden's brother is raided by the FBI as he is accused of being loaned cash by company and never paying it back	2 16:17 Glenmore [11126]
The Pope urges priests to visit coronavirus sufferers as he celebrates Mass in the Vatican alone on livestream amid Italy's lockdown	4 16:19 Glenmore [11127]
Sanders Hires Surrogate Who Equated Zionism With Racism, Blamed America for 9/11	9 12:00 Besoeker [11130]
Gavin Newsom Praises Trump’s Coronavirus Cruise Ship Response	1 02:13 newc [11128]
San Fran Nan: ‘Civilization as we know it is at stake,’	21 21:53 Bubba Guelph6895 [11134]
Here’s What’s Happened in NYC Since the State Ended Cash Bail on January 1	2 08:55 Lex [11128]
Spartacus Endorses Biden	4 11:02 swksvolFF [11129]
Joe Biden Already Choosing Cabinet Picks; Kerry, Rice Return	14 21:00 swksvolFF [11132]
Ted Cruz self-quarantining after meeting coronavirus-stricken CPAC attendee	1 07:26 M. Murcek [11127]
Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders by double digits in new national poll	5 16:10 Besoeker [11130]

    
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