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Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	8 21:09 Lex [11129]
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships	38 15:07 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Militia rivalry plunges Sari Kani into renewed violence	0 [11130]
ISIS kills five Iraqi security members in Kirkuk, Diyala: government	0 [11132]
Iran's IRGC announced that it has successfully launched its first military satellite	5 22:11 gorb [11127]
6 Taliban militants killed, 4 wounded in Warak operations: Thunder Corps	0 [11126]
Five Police Killed in Attack in Uruzgan	0 [11128]
Taliban militants kill 1 civilian, wound 3 others in Kapisa province	0 [11128]
Taliban Attacks Surge, 30 Security Force Members Killed	0 [11129]
Explosion close to Khost governor’s convoy of vehicles leaves 5 wounded	0 [11128]
Al-Shabaab Claims Credit For Mortar Attack On AU Base In Mogadishu	0 [11123]
Somali Elite Forces Recapture Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab	0 [11129]
Al-Shabaab Targets Military Convoy With Roadside Bomb In Somalia	0 [11125]
Unknown assailants blow up oil pipeline in Al_Qahtaniya	0 [11129]
HTS executes young man in rural Idlib after he was deported from Turkey	1 12:10 Clem [11126]
Asayish-NDF escalating tension: fierce clashes erupts between both powers in Al-Qamishly	0 [11128]
Daraa: Tension between Russian-backed formation and regime forces on the rise	0 [11127]
Demographic change in NE Syria: dozens of families of Turkish-backed fighters arrive in Tal_Abyad	0 [11125]
Security chaos in southern Syria: gunmen target commander’s house in local faction with RPG	0 [11131]
Two gunmen kill civilian who practices magic in rural #Deir_ez_Zorhttp://www.	0 [11124]
Military intelligence directorate in Anbar announces arrest of coordinator between ISIS elements and their families	0 [11128]
Iraq\|i Federal Police forces conducted an operation in Kirkuk province against IS militants	0 [11126]
Iraq\|i protester was killed, 30 others injured in attacks by armed militias	0 [11124]
A number of Syrian mercenaries have been transported from Tripoli to Benghazi after being captured in Abu-Sleem	0 [11126]
GNA weapons depots targeted by LNA artillery in Krimia Tripoli	0 [11124]
Turkey sends elements of the Islamic State (ISIS) to Libya to fight	0 [11127]
Spanish Police arrests Egyptian man who is one of the most wanted ISIS members in Europe	6 20:09 trailing wife [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban Seeks Release of Suspect in German Embassy Bombing	1 10:52 Skidmark [11132]
A new Soleimani? US zeroes in on shadowy Hezbollah power broker in Iraq	0 [11126]
Lt. Col. (Ms) Staci Coleman, Al Assad Base Commander and Her Troops Who Braved Iraninan Missile Attack	10 19:10 Skidmark [11127]
Clip from the Showtime documentary	2 08:33 b [11124]
Chadian rebel party accuses Haftar of assassinating its leader	0 [11125]
EU official holds Haftar fully responsible for the crisis in #Libya	7 12:47 swksvolFF [11128]
Civil activists file lawsuit against Shwerif mayor	0 [11122]
Erdogan calls for confronting "the putschist Haftar"	2 15:39 magpie [11125]
Juba hotel expels South Sudan’s NPTC guests over unpaid bill	3 10:35 Lex [11130]
Iraqi Council of Representatives will delay a vote of confidence in PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhmi's cabinet	0 [11130]
Iranian proxy: "We will crush the USA under our feet."	6 15:17 swksvolFF [11131]
China's coronavirus aid to Syria fits inside just two cardboard boxes	4 11:04 M. Murcek [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
2 cats in NY state test positive for virus	6 23:27 Clem [11125]
UK death rates from COVID-19 may be more than double official numbers	2 18:30 Glenmore [11127]
Magen David Adom suspends most coronavirus testing due to faulty [Chinese] component	3 22:14 gorb [11128]
University of Washington is forced to halt use of coronavirus testing kits it bought from China for $125,000 after it's revealed some are contaminated with bacteria	6 21:25 Lex [11125]
Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan	6 15:04 DarthVader [11125]
Man from Northern Ireland is charged with manslaughter in connection with deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry in Essex	8 19:29 Dron66046 [11131]
‘Horrendous' people smuggler, 42, who doused his human cargo in bleach in a failed bid to avoid detection is jailed for more than three years	4 22:13 trailing wife [11124]
Personal information of nearly 8,000 business owners applying for disaster relief amid COVID-19 crisis is exposed during a glitch on the Small Business Administration's website	0 [11124]
I'm SIX and my mother won't let me go to the pub ! (short video)	4 17:38 John Frum [11131]
Michael Moore Admits He Had No Idea Where the Juice To Power Electric Cars Came From	10 21:26 lord garth [11130]
Arizona Law School Dean: Due To COVID-19, International Student Enrollment 'Is Not Going To Slow Down‐It's Going To Shut'	7 19:51 bbrewer126 [11125]
Marines swap out F-35B's at MCAS Iwakuni for brand new ones.	3 23:23 magpie [11123]
Chipotle agrees to record $25 million fine over tainted food	2 15:32 Raj [11128]
No takers: Hyundai cars sit in U.S. ports as virus keeps buyers away	3 10:13 Skidmark [11127]
India hands over tablets in a bid to help fight coronavirus outbreak among Afghan forces	4 15:20 Skidmark [11130]
Congress, White House Reach Deal on Small-Business Relief	0 [11129]
Connecticut cops are testing a 'pandemic drone' to monitor people's temperatures and detect sneezing and coughing	13 17:43 Sherry [11123]
UCLA Professor Stole Missile Secrets For China, Faces 219 Years In Prison	15 21:09 Frank G [11128]
Pentagon Pressures Mexico To Reopen Factories Vital To Making US Weapons	12 21:00 Lex [11125]
Ensenada blocks access to city to protect citizens from coronavirus	1 09:27 746 [11125]
Trump says he will issue a temporary suspension of immigration into the US for 60 days	6 18:58 Glenmore [11127]
Coronaplague Roundup	3 10:54 Clem [11124]
In foreboding letter, doctors urge govt to take back decision to allow congregational prayers	1 15:08 Skidmark [11128]
Falcon9 to become most-flown currently active US rocket with Wednesday's launch, taking the mantle from AtlasV.	5 23:44 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11123]
Missouri Becomes First State to File Lawsuit Against #CCP Over Virus	3 10:00 SteveS [11128]
Russia has abandoned its massive nuclear destroyer and supersized frigate programs	4 19:31 lord garth [11124]
‘It’s Not True’: South Korea Trashes Sensationalist CNN Report on Kim Jong-un	11 20:01 Dron66046 [11133]
Cops raid an Amish barn party with more than 100 people during a lockdown in Ohio and bust underage minors for drinking	10 20:18 bbrewer126 [11123]
Oktoberfest 2020 cancelled	5 18:30 Clem [11125]
List of Public[ly traded] Companies that Declosed Receiving PPP Money	5 10:54 Clem [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Israel's success against the pandemic	0 [11127]
Al Gore Commemorates Earth Day By Using Private Jet To Write 'Save The Planet' In The Sky	1 18:58 swksvolFF [11124]
It's 'Dangerous' for Parents to Have 'Authoritarian Control' Over Their Kids	25 19:22 Skidmark [11123]
The Cajun Navy: The Rescuers	7 19:26 Skidmark [11131]
A Remarkable Leap Forward	8 19:38 Skidmark [11125]
How DHS & ze FBI are Spreading Fake News	0 [11127]
Donald Earl Collins: America isn't just a failing state, it is a failed experiment	21 21:07 Lex [11126]
USA's Problem? No: NY/NJ's. "You shut down my life, put my friends & family out of work, and you won't even close your virus-spreading subway? Seriously fuck off. All of you"	12 22:39 Texhooey [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Greta Thunberg: Tackle coronavirus and climate crisis together	9 20:55 Clem [11125]
ValJar: says ‘no chance' Michelle will be Biden's VP	12 15:59 Jan [11128]
Stacey "Tank" Abrams: Feds Should Be Giving People Cash Payments So They Don't Have to Hurry Back to Work	10 21:21 Lex [11130]
Michigan Governor Awards Huge Coronavirus Contract to Democrat Consulting Firm before rescinding it	7 21:23 Lex [11127]
Havard gets very greedy!	5 11:59 Whiskey Mike [11126]
7 Devastating Revelations About Crossfire Hurricane	7 23:51 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11129]
Draconian fascist transitions into corrupt one.	15 22:06 Whiskey Mike [11129]
United Auto Workers Union Confirms It Will Endorse Joe Biden For President	12 23:49 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11127]
AOC deletes tweet celebrating oil price crash after she is criticized for making light of job losses	5 23:42 trailing wife [11124]
Michigan Governor Whitmer Asks Why State Protests Didn’t Happen During World War II	15 20:42 SteveS [11131]
De Blasio's social distancing tip line flooded with penis photos, Hitler memes	13 14:00 Iblis [11129]

    
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Who's in the News
42	[untagged]
7	Commies
5	Arab Spring
5	Taliban
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
4	Govt of Syria
4	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Govt of Iran
2	Human Trafficking
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Nusra
1	Antifa
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-04-22
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy
Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

Sat 2020-04-11
Krakatoa volcano blows up

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

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