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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl	6 21:00 JFM [11135]
Forget the coronavirus crisis, I'm ordering a drugs war! Donald Trump sends Navy ships to Venezuela to target president Nicolás Maduro and crack down on 'traffickers' he claims are trying to exploit crisis	18 15:42 Lex [11127]
PKK claims suicide attack on Turkey-Iran pipeline, killing 30 Turkish soldiers	0 [11128]
10 members of a family killed, wounded in an explosion in South of Afghanistan	0 [11132]
Army Apache attack helicopters deploy to the Navy's giant sea base in the Arabian Gulf	5 22:46 Skidmark [11128]
Saudi Arabia enters peace talks in Yemen after massive attack by Ansarallah forces	1 22:50 Skidmark [11130]
Militant group executes Syrian civilian for espionage in Idlib	0 [11130]
Turkish warship attacks Libyan Army after shooting down aircraft	5 22:34 Vortigern Smiter of the Faeries4396 [11128]
Turkish military strikes Syrian Army positions in eastern #Idlib	0 [11124]
Sana'a-based Yemeni gov't accuses Saudi-led forces of airdropping virus-infected facemasks	0 [11126]
US forces intercept Russian military convoy in northeast Syria	1 15:42 Skidmark [11130]
Protests in Dhi Qar outside the Trade Bank of Iraq	0 [11125]
Iraqi Forces Killed 4 ISIS Militants in Diyala	0 [11128]
Kirkuk Police arrested 3 #Iranians were suspected to be infected with #Coronavirus	0 [11127]
Four other GNA militia field commanders killed by the #LNA today	0 [11127]
fighting around military police prison as the Libyan Army LNA advancing inside Abuslim	0 [11125]
GNA militia commander Ibrahim Irfida seriously wounded in AbuGrian	0 [11128]
LNA airstrike on AbuGrian targeting a large grouping of GNA terrorist militias hiding inside petrol station	0 [11125]
GNA UAV control and command center in Zwarah has been completely destroyed by the #LNA	0 [11128]
Insurgents change tactics as Mozambique seeks help	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Some Taliban Leaders Insist on Return of Islamic Emirate	1 12:39 Iblis [11136]
Pac Harbor (LA) Train Engineer trys to crash train into USNS Mercy	20 23:50 Don Vito Gurly-Brown4692 [11131]
Iranian official warns #US against 'new military error' after Patriot missile deployment in #Iraq	1 07:53 Cesare [11125]
Iraq records 6 new cases of #coronavirus, and total number rises to 176	0 [11128]
Iran reports 2,988 new cases of #coronavirus and 138 new deaths, raising total to 47,593 confirmed cases and 3036 deaths	4 17:28 lord garth [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Per yesterday's discussion: Coronavirus pathogens in SEWAGE and wastewater could help track the spread of the disease and act as an early warning system for future outbreaks	0 [11127]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who resisted strict coronavirus measures, says he just learned it transmits asymptomatically	1 14:59 Whiskey Mike [11128]
Hawkeye 360 satellite look at Wuhan activity.	1 13:09 Alaska Paul [11128]
Dr. Steven Smith: Hydroxychloroquine Works; "This is the beginning of the end of coronavirus"	10 23:39 trailing wife [11129]
President Duterte warns soldiers will be allowed to SHOOT protesters during coronavirus lockdown	0 [11127]
CDC says fatality rate for coronavirus patients with underlying conditions is SIX percent - and nearly 40 percent of Americans who contract it have chronic diseases	4 15:26 Procopius2k [11130]
China approves treating coronavirus patients with injections made from BEAR BILE and GOAT HORN	7 22:39 Don Vito Gurly-Brown4692 [11129]
Romancing the Wind	1 12:59 Matt [11123]
'This will be the new look': LA wears black mask to tells city's residents that they MUST wear masks at all times to slow the virus spread - as he gives a press conference wearing one himself	2 13:46 swksvolFF [11126]
US Naval War College exercise Urban Outbreak 2019	1 22:55 Skidmark [11133]
Jobless claims soar to record-breaking 6.648 million	1 10:21 Skidmark [11129]
Sweden's Official COVID Reporting Website: Over Half of Fatalities in Sweden are in 80+ Age Group (see bar chart: "Avlidna per åldersgrupp"; = ~175 of 282,	11 18:14 Frank G [11125]
The Sussexes Have Hired Melinda Gates's Top Staffer to Run Their Charity	14 23:38 trailing wife [11131]
How Obama's failure to resupply respirators in federal stockpile created a 2020 crisis	3 22:57 Skidmark [11130]
"Fiscal conservatism is DEAD!" – Mark Levin [AUDIO]	6 14:49 charger [11127]
Coronavirus: Top South African HIV scientist Gita Ramjee dies	0 [11129]
Georgia to issue shelter-in-place order	3 14:35 Abu Uluque [11132]
Grand Canyon to close during coronavirus pandemic	3 13:06 James [11133]
In Turkmenistan, It's Now Illegal to Say the Word 'Coronavirus'	2 10:54 Cesare [11130]
The Kar98k Sniper Rifle and the WW2 German Sniper (video)	0 [11126]
Japanese Vice President Says WHO Should Be Renamed the CHO or the "Chinese Health Organization" (VIDEO)	4 16:45 Dron66046 [11130]
Russian aircraft departs for #US with medical supplies	2 12:38 Skidmark [11126]
Coronaplague Roundup: Michigan prisoner coronavirus cases surpass 100	17 23:47 USN, Ret. [11130]
Turkmenistan Bans Mention of Coronavirus, Medical Masks	0 [11129]
Coronavirus science: Benson and Hedges cigarette giant British American Tobacco claims it has developed a coronavirus vaccine made from tobacco plants and can manufacture 3million a week starting in June	7 16:04 Dron66046 [11125]
FDA says ALL Zantac must be pulled from shelves months after officials warned the popular heartburn drug is contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals	2 14:21 Abu Uluque [11123]
Coronavirus lockdown: People are buying tons of alcohol	7 15:41 Abu Uluque [11129]
Coronavirus wreaks havoc on J.C. Penney's future	1 02:16 magpie [11127]
Wuhan Bat strands Chilean (leftist) Artist in Cuba, pleads for help to escape	4 15:20 Frank G [11128]
Truck hauling toilet paper catches fire on Texas interstate	8 15:30 Don Vito Gurly-Brown4692 [11126]
Hazel Park man accused of killing wife, sleeping with body for a week	3 16:54 swksvolFF [11128]
River Plastic Emissions To The World's Oceans. America only has one in the top 1000 emitters. Guess where the rest all are?	1 08:42 Bobby [11125]
'I heard the roar': 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits Idaho and sends rocks crashing down cliffs - as seismologists reveal that 600 quakes have struck the region in the last two weeks	5 15:35 746 [11132]
Grounded: 88 American Airlines planes line up on Pittsburgh International Airport runway as the airline mothballs its fleet	5 13:14 Skidmark [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Georgia's Idiot Governor Says He Didn't Know People Could Spread Covid-19 Without Symptoms	1 19:05 gorb [11128]
Li Ming: I hope all people on the American aircraft carriers die.Da Rongguo: I will kneel to pray. I pray that all Americans die	6 19:02 rjschwarz [11130]
More than 1,000 in US die in a single day from coronavirus, doubling the worst daily death toll of the flu	3 16:22 Skidmark [11127]
The Israeli please-like-us syndrome - another disease we must conquer	13 20:08 Frank G [11128]
SA turns to China and Cuba to help curb spread of coronavirus	6 12:14 Skidmark [11126]
Why aren't the FISA-abusing FBI leadership in jail?	8 12:10 DarthVader [11129]
Bill Gates urges national shutdown to 'save lives'	9 21:40 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [11132]
87-year-old Supreme Court justice risks it all for gainz	10 17:43 swksvolFF [11129]
Beyond Trump's Wall: the Americans riding out coronavirus in Latin America	3 16:24 Skidmark [11130]
Start The Negotiations, End The Afghan War Now	10 16:34 Abu Uluque [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Omar' Taqiya of the day	13 20:01 Frank G [11123]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Asks Trump Administration for Chloroquine After Reversing Ban	9 21:33 Anomalous Sources [11135]
Schiff Wants ‘9/11 Commission’ on Coronavirus: ‘What Went Wrong’?	13 21:23 Anomalous Sources [11126]
Biden: ‘Would Be Wise’ if Trump ‘Called President Obama’	17 23:43 trailing wife [11130]
Trump Destroys Connecticut Governor's Claim the Strategic National Stockpile Has Been Emptied	2 14:17 Chris [11124]
Ilhan Omar aide pins blame for coronavirus deaths on Trump ‘mismanagement’	3 20:38 charger [11129]
House Republicans demand hearing on FBI FISA failures after new bombshell revelations	2 15:22 charger [11128]
Joe Biden says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on his vice presidential list	4 19:42 gorb [11128]
Republican senator Kelly Loeffler admits to millions MORE in stock sales	8 17:14 Besoeker [11128]

    
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1	Govt of Syria
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1	al-Nusra
1	Narcos
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2020-04-02
Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

Wed 2020-04-01
Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops in Iraq

Tue 2020-03-31
Iran gas pipeline to Iraq blows up

Mon 2020-03-30
Turkish military attacks Syrian Army, YPG
in northern Aleppo

Sun 2020-03-29
Khamenei family fears he might have Coronavirus

Sat 2020-03-28
LNA scores big advance around Tripoli
Turkish-backed forces suffer tremendous losses

Fri 2020-03-27
Riots in China

Thu 2020-03-26
Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi confirms Saudi coalition ceasefire

Wed 2020-03-25
LNA forces eliminate GNA/al-Qaeda leader Ayoub Bu Ras in Tripoli

Tue 2020-03-24
Gutierrez calls for an immediate global ceasefire

Mon 2020-03-23
27 Taliban militants killed, 19 others wounded in Kunduz

Sun 2020-03-22
Greeks Find Tunnel Full of Weapons Under Athens,
Arrest Turkish Terrorists

Sat 2020-03-21
TSA halts all NY airport departures do to infected people showing up at each one.

Fri 2020-03-20
Militant attack kills about 30 Malian soldiers -army

Thu 2020-03-19
Migrants at Refugee Camp in Germany Riot,
Display ISIS Flags After They’re Put Under Coronavirus Quarantine

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