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Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Afternoon	1 17:38 jpal [11127]
Iraqi protesters tear down Iranian 'Quds Day' posters - report	0 [11127]
TV: Suspect in attempted West Bank shooting was Palestinian police officer	0 [11124]
Turkish forces bring in new reinforcement to Ras_Al_Ain (Sere_Kaniye)	0 [11125]
Turkish artillery pounds village in rural Tal_Abyad	0 [11127]
Turkish-backed factions impose levies for agricultural crops in "#Peace_Spring" areas	1 06:45 Frank G [11124]
Al_Busayrah attacks \| Civilian dies of his injuries in yesterday's explosion, and new IED explodes on the city's outskirts	0 [11122]
CENTCOM says coalition SDF raid an ISIS position in DeirEzzor Province, Syria	0 [11128]
Syrian ministry issues travel ban on Rami Makhlouf	0 [11125]
Russian forces kill 6 ISIS fighters in special operation	0 [11130]
Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa	0 [11127]
Libyan Army shoots down 2nd Turkish aircraft over strategic town	7 11:57 swksvolFF [11129]
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district	0 [11125]
Libyan Army recaptures strategic sites as it advances in southern Tripoli	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mexico receives two flights of Mexican nationals returned from US	6 12:13 Abu Uluque [11123]
Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues	6 12:15 Abu Uluque [11127]
Detained senior ISIS leader Qardash a 'treasure trove' of intelligence for Iraq: analyst	0 [11124]
Mullah Baradar issues warning as U.S.-Taliban peace deal implementation faces hurdles	0 [11122]
Turkish-backed forces vow to capture entire country	1 18:44 SteveS [11124]
Iran is closely monitoring US movements, ready to strike anywhere in the world: commander	3 11:23 bbrewer126 [11126]
Yemen's Ansarallah says forces are ready for operations against Israel	2 14:12 AlanC [11125]
Israeli Army Says Iran is Slowly Pulling Out of Syria	0 [11127]
Hezbollah training Syria's 1st Corps to use in future war against Israel	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sex doll shops ‘can't keep up with demand' during coronavirus lockdown	0 [11123]
USS Portland Conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test	0 [11125]
Sweden still not close to herd immunity, death rate not slowing down	7 18:32 rjschwarz [11128]
Untold story of how a deadly Japanese doomsday cult bought 400,000 hectares in the Australian Outback to test a Nazi nerve agent on sheep - before they poisoned 5,500 commuters in Tokyo's subway	0 [11123]
Lab-grown fish is real: San Diego start-up gets $20million in funding to develop yellowtail derived from muscle tissue cells taken from real fish	8 20:25 Procopius2k [11126]
Law enforcement needs a search warrant just to look at the lock screen on your smartphone, Seattle judge rules as robbery suspect says FBI turned on his phone and viewed the screen	0 [11122]
PNC (Progressive Party) Endorsed – US House	4 09:56 Besoeker [11128]
This rabbi and Vietnam vet helped unveil the Vietnam War memorial in 1982	1 11:35 Matt [11126]
Obama's Man in China Now Beijing's Man in Washington	11 17:03 JohnQC [11136]
Coronavirus roundup	3 10:15 Skidmark [11123]
Sons of Slain Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Forgive His Killers, Paving Way for Pardons	2 11:33 NoMoreBS [11126]
FBI Director Christopher Wray orders internal review of Michael Flynn investigation	20 21:19 Woodrow [11130]
Hertz files for bankruptcy amid drop in demand	2 20:06 Glenmore [11131]
Ondo court stops Islamic cleric from marrying teenager	3 20:56 trailing wife [11135]
Cholera outbreak kills 13 in Kenya	0 [11122]
Beijing dropped calls for pursuing peaceful ties or peaceful unification with Taiwan	2 10:27 John Frum [11122]
Venezuela sends SAMs, rocket artillery to Caribbean outpost as Iranian tankers get closer	4 11:51 bbrewer126 [11125]
North Korean TV erasing Kim Jong Un’s Supreme Commander emblem	5 21:23 Clem [11127]
Footage of the plane crash in Pakistan earlier today	1 09:20 Skidmark [11124]
Nursing Home Abuser Made Video Asserting ‘Black People are Supposed to Rule the Earth‘	8 12:08 NoMoreBS [11125]
US Approves Sale of Heavy Weight Torpedoes for Taiwan	3 11:41 Iblis [11124]
Former SEAL Jack Carr on Navy Dismissal of Captain Brett Crozier	2 21:32 Woodrow [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words	2 14:46 Clem [11127]
Coronavirus Devastates Black New Orleans: ‘This Is Bigger Than Katrina'	10 16:56 JohnQC [11127]
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Lies	1 09:33 Skidmark [11127]
Why are US shares performing so well when the economy isn't?	7 22:10 Klem Kadiddlehopper [11129]
Al Sharpton Calls Biden's Comments ‘Ludicrous,' Inappropriate' (video)	8 17:01 bbrewer126 [11127]
Bionic eye with sharper vision than real eye could be ready in just five years, experts say	26 23:45 Whiskey Mike [11127]
Ancestry.com Revokes Genealogies Of African Americans Who Don't Support Biden	5 14:35 Clem [11123]
Biden: 'If You Don't Let Me Sniff Your Hair, You Ain't A Woman'	1 08:11 Lex [11123]
Page 6: Politix
So, Is That How the Special Counsel Office Avoided Turning Over the FBI's 302 Report to Flynn's Lawyers?	8 13:00 trailing wife [11123]
Kelly Loeffler gets Air Force Two ride home but no endorsement	3 09:43 Skidmark [11125]
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Turns Briefing On Its Head, Demands Answers From The Press	13 16:51 JohnQC [11125]
Joe Biden Says He's Ready to Defeat Joe Biden	9 22:15 crazyhorse [11128]
Will The Political Class Ever Be Held Liable For What They've Done?	12 16:47 JohnQC [11125]
Lawmaker from Detroit sues Whitmer, fellow Democrats over censure after she met with President Trump	1 13:20 Abu Uluque [11127]
The Nation Columnist Defends Joe Biden From Tara Reade: ‘I Would Vote For Joe Biden If He Boiled Babies And Ate Them’	11 17:20 swksvolFF [11126]
Grenell smokes Eric Swalwell, calls his bluff on releasing transcripts of Flynn’s call to Russian ambassador	4 13:48 Raj [11125]
Republican Sen. Tim Scott has lots to say about Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment, but Atlantic writer Jemele Hill sez he’s right, while Biden apologises	7 12:48 Frank G [11124]
Trump announces that houses of worship are ‘essential,’ calls on governors to open them up	12 16:17 Clem [11128]

    
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3	Islamic State
3	Govt of Iran
3	Arab Spring
3	Sublime Porte
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1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
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1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2020-05-23
Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa

Fri 2020-05-22
PA refuses UAE aid sent via Israel, won’t be ‘tool for normalization’ – report

Thu 2020-05-21
Iraq security forces arrest the new ISIS leader

Wed 2020-05-20
Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters

Tue 2020-05-19
GNA captures al-Watiyah Airbase from the LNA

Mon 2020-05-18
Afghan president inks power-sharing deal with rival

Sun 2020-05-17
Pak Doctor on H-1B Visa Wanted to Attack U.S. for ISIS

Sat 2020-05-16
Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran reportedly set ablaze

Fri 2020-05-15
France: Pro-Refugee Activist Murdered by Migrant He Was Sleeping With

Thu 2020-05-14
Nangarhar Funeral Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32

Wed 2020-05-13
President Ghani, in light of attacks, orders Afghan forces to resume attacks on the Taliban

Tue 2020-05-12
GNA militia evacuate their headquarters in Abuslim

Mon 2020-05-11
Iran navy own goal in Oman Gulf exercise; 24 dead

Sun 2020-05-10
GNA militias lines collapsing quickly
in Abuslim and Salah AlDin with a LNA advance

Sat 2020-05-09
Houthi Yemeni Scholar Ibrahim Al-Ubeidi: Saud Clan Is a Jewish Family

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