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Iran Diplomat's 20-year Sentence for France Bomb Plot Confirmed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	8 23:54 Zorba Ulimble3833 [11133]
Shin Bet says it’s apprehended Palestinian shooter in deadly West Bank drive-by	0 [11131]
Iraq sets up military outposts in Duhok to curb Turkish advances	0 [11131]
Duhok’s Kesta village completely evacuated overnight due to Turkish bombardments	0 [11133]
Israel said to carry out airstrikes in Syria for second straight night	1 00:45 g(r)omgoru [11134]
Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian male during clashes in the occupied West Bank	1 07:14 Dron66046 [11129]
Militants using bombs attacked two oil wells at oilfield close to Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk; ISIS claims it	0 [11126]
Pakistan military: 4 soldiers killed near Afghanistan border	0 [11130]
Iran Diplomat's 20-year Sentence for France Bomb Plot Confirmed	0 [11134]
Germany bans Muslim group over alleged terror donations	3 10:31 Dron66046 [11125]
French reporter kidnapped by jihadi rebels in northern Mali	0 [11127]
District Police Chief Killed in Paktika Blast	0 [11125]
Baghlan’s Burka district falls to Taliban	0 [11126]
1,000 Families Displaced in Fighting Around Lashkargah: Officials	0 [11127]
Explosion in Kabul’s district targets public health employees	0 [11132]
College Professor Launches Racist Rant At Deputy, Files Complaint On Him	22 22:42 Zorba Ulimble3833 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Death of diplomat in Iran feeds gossip and conspiracies - analysis	0 [11129]
Moment French trawler rams UK boat then chases after it as tense stand-off in Channel escalates with Macron sending SECOND gunboat to meet two Royal Navy warships after EU accuses island of breaking Brexit law	5 23:19 SteveS [11129]
EU decries Israeli expansion of Har Homa, pending Sheikh Jarrah evictions	4 23:18 Clem [11125]
Bloomberg update: Domestic Terrorism Law Being Weighed by Justice Department	5 17:29 Rob Crawford [11128]
Nigeria: Abducted college students freed	0 [11127]
A group called Black Hammer has allegedly acquired 200 acres of land in Colorado to create an ethno, communist state for black and brown people	28 19:16 swksvolFF [11135]
One of the antifa jail funds in Portland is running out of money after the people they bailed out aren’t returning the money	5 14:02 Rex Mundi [11125]
Libyan PM: Positive Developments in Withdrawal of Foreign Mercenaries from Libya	0 [11129]
Israel’s president taps opposition leader Yair Lapid to form a new government	3 02:50 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Ethiopia replaces head of war-hit Tigray region	0 [11128]
Somali Nat’l Army mutineers in capitol refuse to return to bases until Farmajo steps down	0 [11130]
Seattle paramedics left teen to die in CHOP zone: lawsuit	9 18:33 Rob Crawford [11128]
Mujahideen Ready to Fight if Taliban Reject Peace: Massoud	1 12:39 Dron66046 [11128]
Taliban threatens media outlets over gov’t collusion	0 [11133]
Withdrawal Will Not End War in Afghanistan: Petraeus	7 14:58 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11132]
Derek Chauvin Requests New Trial, Alleges Jury Misconduct	3 15:01 CrazyFool [11129]
Audubon Zoo, aquarium cancel pro-police promotion, citing 'divisive' potential	3 22:21 SteveS [11134]
Board reverses termination of Atlanta police officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks	4 14:51 CrazyFool [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Owner of celebrity Turkish rooster that crows until he faints is forced to cancel his world tour due to the pandemic	1 12:40 ed in texas [11127]
Suffering from a post-Election Day hangover? Here's how to survive	0 [11130]
Washington, D.C. Mayor Defends Ban on Dancing at Weddings	10 10:58 swksvolFF [11126]
North Raleigh brewery ditching tip system for livable wage salaries	6 15:05 ed in texas [11124]
US approves departure of non-emergency government workers from India	7 23:03 Clem [11127]
Tokyo governor says mutant strains of COVID-19 becoming dominant	8 20:58 Clem [11127]
Surveillance video shows a black man repeatedly punching an Asian man pushing a stroller in a random, unprovoked attack in San Francisco	5 10:48 rjschwarz [11127]
Tunisian labor union rejects steps pushed by government to unlock IMF funds	0 [11126]
EU defense ministers will discuss a proposal to create a 5,000-strong joint ~~legion~~ military force capable of deploying rapidly to crisis zones	6 20:42 ed in texas [11126]
59 Containers of Highly Dangerous Substances Removed from Beirut Port	1 20:36 ed in texas [11132]
Inside Erin and Ben Napier's New Series, Home Town Takeover	3 13:23 Abu Uluque [11126]
Mario Cerciello Rega: US students found guilty of killing Italian policeman	1 07:46 Dacama [11128]
Musk/SpaceX has a successful launch and landing of StarShip's 2nd Stage.	0 [11127]
As harsh winter subsides, China enhances military activity along LAC	0 [11126]
2 Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco attack	3 07:48 Dacama [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Aldous Huxley Foresaw Our Despots – Fauci, Gates, & The Vaccine Crusaders	0 [11128]
Release of suspect in synagogue attacks reignites debate over bail reform	0 [11123]
Controversial billboard in Calvert County, MD raising eyebrows (video)	6 19:21 swksvolFF [11132]
Number Of Seniors Tapping Social Security Plummets As 'Excess Deaths' Spike During Pandemic	11 15:53 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11127]
CIA Replaces Waterboarding With 12-Hour Lectures On Intersectional Feminism	9 17:37 DarthVader [11128]
Socially just population policies can mitigate climate change while advancing global equity	3 18:28 Rob Crawford [11131]
Roger Daltrey: The ‘Woke' Generation is Creating a Miserable World	4 13:18 Jereque Thud4729 [11127]
Why I Haven't Gotten The Shot (Yet?)	14 15:16 Clem [11126]
Federal Judge Makes Revolutionary Finding That CDC Can't Stop Evictions Because It Has No Authority to Do So	2 15:30 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11125]
Groundhog Day: Dr. Doom Spits Out More Bad News	5 13:12 swksvolFF [11125]
Podcast: These Women Want To Share Their Happiness Secrets With The World	1 12:55 Winky Gloger6197 [11122]
Our Quasi-Soviet States of America	4 10:04 rjschwarz [11127]
Spy Hunters - The Women Who Caught Aldrich Ames (lengthy video)	1 08:25 Besoeker [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Meet Bishop Garrison: The Pentagon's Hatchet Man in Charge of Purging MAGA Patriots and Installing Race Theory in The Military	6 14:10 SteveS [11131]
The monstrous monument to Narendra Modi's ego: As millions suffer in pandemic, India's narcissistic Prime Minister is building a vast folly at a cost that could fund 40 major hospitals. Now his nation is in uproar	8 14:28 Abu Uluque [11126]
US President Joe Biden says he plans to back a World Trade Organization waiver for vaccine intellectual property	7 11:00 swksvolFF [11131]
How can you tell Joe's lying? His lips are moving...	6 14:15 Abu Uluque [11128]
Larry Krasner, Philly's George Soros-backed DA, to face voters fed up with crime, homicides	2 11:28 DarthVader [11130]
Democrats Blamed After U.S. Steel Cancels $1.5B Project in Pennsylvania	5 15:19 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11130]
Treasury Warns of Need to Deal With National Debt Limit	11 20:16 SteveS [11130]
Florida Democrats Desperate To Defeat Desantis	4 17:43 Deacon Blues [11131]
States sue Biden administration for American Rescue Plan's tax-cut prohibition	2 17:21 Lord Garth [11128]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
5	Antifa/BLM
2	Arab Spring
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Syria
1	Islamic State
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2021-05-06
Iran Diplomat's 20-year Sentence for France Bomb Plot Confirmed

Wed 2021-05-05
Mozambique: Terrorists Attack in Macomia District

Tue 2021-05-04
Over 60 Taliban, 30 Soldiers Killed in Past Day's Violent Surge

Mon 2021-05-03
Abbas Wants to Form Palestinian National Unity Government

Sun 2021-05-02
Over 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy

Sat 2021-05-01
Russia arrests the founder of the largest Islamic
publishing house in Russia for financing ISIS

Fri 2021-04-30
Iran Revolutionary Guards
Raid President and Foreign Minister's Offices

Thu 2021-04-29
Boko Haram Releases Photos Of Tanks, Vehicles Captured From Nigerian Army

Wed 2021-04-28
Afghanistan: US Will not Provide Air Support after Withdrawal

Tue 2021-04-27
Explosive-laden balloons launched from Gaza towards Israel

Mon 2021-04-26
Pak: National Counter Terrorism Authority sez more than 19,000 social media accounts taken down for inciting hate and spreading terrorism

Sun 2021-04-25
Sri Lanka arrests top Muslim leader over 2019 Easter attacks

Sat 2021-04-24
German court convicts ISIS woman of crimes against humanity for Yazidi enslavement

Fri 2021-04-23
Nigeria: At Least 83 Killed As Bandits Strike Again in Zamfara

Thu 2021-04-22
Israel retaliates after Syrian missile lands near nuclear reactor

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