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Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	6 22:50 Whiskey Mike [11133]
Hamas arrests Gaza peace activists after Zoom video call with Israelis	3 12:33 SteveS [11132]
Taliban commander among 6 killed as Afghan forces thwart Taliban attack in Zabul	0 [11126]
Libyan Army shoots down 2 Turkish aircraft near Tripoli	2 20:14 magpie [11129]
ISIS fires 5 missiles at US airbase in Afghanistan	0 [11129]
ISIS launches heavy attacks on Syrian Army positions in east Syria	0 [11125]
Elements of the Iran-backed Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada break curfew in Iraq hold a military parade	0 [11127]
Bomb blast kills, injures four farmers in Diyala	0 [11132]
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks	0 [11137]
Islamic Resistance targeted a logistical convoy for American forces as they passed through Al-Uwaynat area in Salah al-Din Governorate	0 [11125]
Libyan Air Force under GNA strikes Watiya airbase killing at least six LNA	0 [11127]
‘Fist of Guidance:’ ‘To the U.S. & British ambassadors in Baghdad, if U.S. forces don't leave Iraq within 48 hours, you'll receive their dead bodies’	22 21:57 Bangkok Billy [11128]
32 GNA dead in the past 48 hours	0 [11126]
Bodies of the #GNA’s / Erdogan’s terrorist mercenaries litter the streets of Ain Zara	6 09:50 Procopius2k [11131]
Maitiga airbase under heavy bombardment	0 [11129]
LNA airstrike on AbuGrian resulting the destruction of 4 armed cars of GNA	0 [11127]
Baramulla: Jaish Militant Arrested	0 [11127]
Pak Army Violates Ceasefire Along LoC	0 [11130]
Half-Ton of African Khat Seized at U.S. Port of Entry	6 16:53 Frank G [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Terrible, Tragic Mistake:' Top General Warns Enemies Not to Test US Military Readiness	6 11:27 Alaska Paul [11130]
Gaza: Rockets launched towards sea in apparent Hamas drill	5 15:12 Fred [11124]
Afghan teen brutally knifed to death in Moria of Greece	6 12:46 SteveS [11130]
Afghan Govt Releases Another 100 Taliban Prisoners, Talibs don’t hold up their end of the deal	0 [11128]
Pakistan asks Afghanistan to hand over IS-Khorasan leader	0 [11127]
Israel continues to build wall along Lebanese border	2 07:01 Frank G [11123]
Syrian gov't says OPCW report on chemical weapons is fabricated	0 [11124]
Iran reports 1,634 new coronavirus cases and 117 deaths, bringing the total number to 66,220 and 4,110 respectively	2 00:28 Lex [11126]
SaudiArabia Reports 355 new #Coronavirus Cases, Raising Total to 3287	2 09:46 Skidmark [11126]
Iraq records 30 new #coronavirus cases, raising the official total number of cases to 1,232	0 [11128]
Iran’s Khamenei Praises Islamic Response to Coronavirus: Applauds ‘Powerful Hand of the Infallible Imam’	3 10:25 Raj [11124]
Up to 150 members of the Saudi royal family reportedly have coronavirus	5 21:34 magpie [11131]
Air Force Targets Davis-Monthan For Bulk Of A-10 Cuts	13 18:52 magpie [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump Admin Moves to Revoke Chinese Permits to Provide Telecom Service in U.S.	7 23:25 Skidmark [11128]
NY could've reduced coronavirus deaths by 80% if it acted sooner, ex-CDC director says	2 12:09 European Conservative [11125]
Coronavirus traces in Massachusetts sewage hint at much higher levels of infection than official numbers	16 15:56 trailing wife [11128]
Direct deposits of $1,200 stimulus checks will start arriving Wednesday with banks alerted tonight which accounts IRS will sent them to - but paper checks for poorest are WEEKS away	8 20:37 Procopius2k [11131]
Six THOUSAND families line up in their cars for hours at a food bank in San Antonio as millions across the country turn to charity organizations to keep from going hungry during coronavirus lockdown	5 16:53 Sock Puppet of Doom [11128]
Massive computer at Oak Ridge National Labs ID's 77 potential COVID-19 treatments	10 22:55 Whiskey Mike [11130]
Israeli COVID-19 treatment shows 100% survival rate - preliminary data	1 10:01 Skidmark [11125]
House GOP Demand Answers From WHO Over Relationship With China	7 12:12 Lex [11131]
More than 6 million file for jobless benefits as coronavirus layoffs wrack economy	2 11:39 Bobby [11128]
Netanyahu thanks Modi for delivering hydroxychloroquine to Israel	3 18:58 Dron66046 [11127]
German FM restricts Zoom use due to security concerns, Zoom hires Google security chief	6 12:42 Lex [11128]
US charges 2 with terror crimes over threats to spread virus, another cues herself up in Tahoe	4 14:25 Frank G [11133]
Bus passengers step over unconscious man after he is stomped by attacker in brutal ambush in LA caught on video	2 14:17 DooDahMan [11126]
‘We Can't Give Our Product Away’ - Farmers Toss Thousands Of Acres Of Fruits, Veggies As Sales Plummet	18 19:23 SteveS [11131]
Giant Dinosaur Footprints Found On The Roof Of A Cave In France	9 20:30 no mo uro [11131]
Coronaplague Update: Chinese-made medical supplies to France conditional upon adopting Huawei technology	2 13:29 g(r)omgoru [11127]
tunnel on a road between the two cities of Dehdasht and Pataveh in southwest #Iran has crumbled	1 10:11 Skidmark [11126]
Iowa Woman Arrested After Asking Cops to Check Drugs for Coronavirus	3 14:07 charger [11129]
Pope Francis Says Pandemic Is ‘Nature’s Response’ to Human Inaction over Climate Change	23 22:56 Whiskey Mike [11137]
China Discovers 100 Million Tons of Oil on Uyghur Land	5 12:52 rjschwarz [11126]
A Georgia bar owner removed $3,714 worth of bills stapled to the walls to give to her unemployed staff	1 10:55 swksvolFF [11125]
Woman faces charges after bank hacking claims against her NASA astronaut wife	1 22:58 Whiskey Mike [11124]
Japan Kicks off the Flight From China; Starts Paying Companies to Leave the Country	9 20:14 Clem [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Attorney General Barr: Durham's Focused On Indictments, Not A Report	5 16:05 Cesare [11126]
The COVID-19 Fraud – It's Massive	5 15:17 Woodrow [11129]
Chuck Todd Is Wrong (Again): There Are Huge Downsides To The Media Being Overly Alarmist	0 [11127]
Book Review - Aldous Hudley's 'A Brave New World' - originally published 1932	1 23:10 Whiskey Mike [11129]
Sweden's Coronavirus Approach Is Starting To Look Like A Mistake	19 17:20 crazyhorse [11129]
Heritage Coronavirus Commission Releases 5-Step Plan to Reopen America	2 20:02 DooDahMan [11131]
Evaneglo Morris - Old Glory (video)	1 09:01 Warthog [11123]
C. S. Lewis' Advice To Students During A Pandemic Will Do All Our Souls Good Right Now	2 11:50 JohnQC [11124]
Stocks Just Had Their Best Week in Decades	8 13:59 Clem [11126]
Barr accuses media of waging 'jihad' against Trump-touted anti-malaria drug	3 14:51 JohnQC [11127]
Biden Cuts Hole In Mask So He Can Still Sniff People's Hair	3 12:07 JohnQC [11126]
Surrendered Without A Shot	3 15:18 JohnQC [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Top EU Coronavirus Scientist Resigns, Saying He Has 'Lost Faith in the System Itself'	3 19:27 M. Murcek [11131]
Interesting Times - Dems Polled Prefer Gov. Cuomo	2 17:32 Mullah Richard [11130]
Vote by Mail because - Coronavirus	5 15:04 JohnQC [11125]
EU: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic Broke EU Law	11 21:15 Clem [11131]
Bernie Sanders Supporters Spread Pro-Murder #GUILLOTINE2020 Hashtag Following Campaign Suspension	7 18:18 Rob Crawford [11134]
Woman Who Claims to Be a Nurse Threatens to Withhold a Ventilator From Trump Supporters	7 11:46 Alaska Paul [11125]
Alyssa_Milano: Trump can make history as the first President to be impeached twice	10 20:34 no mo uro [11126]
Biden: ‘Coronavirus Is Helping My Numbers'	0 [11125]

    
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                        21:57 Bangkok Billy

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                        21:15 Clem

                        21:13 Jack Salami

                        20:42 no mo uro

                        20:37 Procopius2k

                        20:34 no mo uro

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                        20:14 magpie

                        20:14 Clem

                        20:03 DooDahMan

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                        19:53 swksvolFF

                        19:37 Texhooey

                        19:36 Dron66046

                        19:27 M. Murcek

                        19:23 SteveS

Who's in the News
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4	Islamic State
4	Arab Spring
3	Commies
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Hamas
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Syria
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2020-04-10
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

Thu 2020-04-09
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi withdraws his candidacy

Wed 2020-04-08
Pakistan Scrambles to Quarantine 100,000 Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat Event

Tue 2020-04-07
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun calls on international donors to provide financial assistance to the crisis-hit country

Mon 2020-04-06
Iranian regime has blamed the US, Israel, and Jews for the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran,

Sun 2020-04-05
Hezbollah commander assassinated in southern Lebanon

Sat 2020-04-04
China orders 200,000 body bags from Taiwan!

Fri 2020-04-03
Iran’s Speaker Reportedly Diagnosed with Coronavirus

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

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