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US says nearly 500 Afghan citizens evacuated from Uzbekistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	2 16:16 Angeanter Thineger9622 [5]
Ex-U.S. intel operatives admit hacking American networks for UAE	6 16:17 Skidmark [6]
Terror module busted in Delhi, UP shows Dawood is still prime asset for ISI	0 [7]
Jailbreak probe said to find 11 Gilboa prisoners started tunnel dig in November	0 [3]
Arab businessman, accused of spying for Iran, ordered released to house arrest	0 [6]
Ohio man sentenced to 20 years for plot to attack synagogue	3 09:46 M. Murcek [5]
US mosque-bomber gets 53 years in prison	2 11:28 M. Murcek [7]
Nine killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing	0 [9]
US says nearly 500 Afghan citizens evacuated from Uzbekistan	8 19:59 SteveS [7]
Gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison	0 [8]
UN Raises Concerns Over Civilian Casualties In Panjshir	0 [7]
Indonesia: Suspected Leader Of Jemaah Islamiyah Arrested	2 20:00 trailing wife [7]
Explosions near Al Bukamal on Syria-Iraq border area	0 [13]
Clashes between the Libyan National Army and Chadian Opposition Forces In South Libya	0 []
Protestors block oil tankers from loading at Ras Lanuf and Al-Sidra ports in Libya	0 [2]
Gunmen kidnap 20 foreigners, likely from Haiti and Venezuela, from Mexico hotel	5 12:02 M. Murcek [2]
Iran replaces chief nuclear negotiator with 2015 deal critic	1 14:58 JohnQC [8]
Morocco dismantles ISIS cell, arrests three	0 [4]
Conflict amongst Taliban leaders, deputy PM unhappy with government makeup: Report	2 09:12 Sonny Black [4]
Thousands of Afghans protest against the Taliban for evicting 3,000 families from their homes in Kandahar to house their fighters	2 14:40 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban leaders DID have huge ‘hawks v doves' bust-up at the Presidential palace before deputy PM Baradar fled to Kandahar, sources in the group reveal – but insist he was NOT shot dead	4 09:25 M. Murcek [3]
New Jersey moves to divest from Ben and Jerry’s, parent firm over settlement ban	3 11:39 M. Murcek [5]
Bennett: I don’t see any logic in meeting with Mahmoud Abbas	2 12:26 SteveS [4]
Four people sentenced to death over 2013 police station attack in Upper Egypt	1 16:19 Skidmark [3]
Kabul Airport Employees, Including Women, Return to Work	0 [3]
153 Afghan Media Outlets Cease Operating in Less Than 1 Month	4 13:19 Procopius2k [2]
Intl Community Pledges $1 Billion for Afghanistan	2 06:17 Skidmark [5]
China's Xi refuses Biden's offer of face-to-face summit	3 16:14 Lord Garth [3]
Haftar-Saleh Meet President El-Sisi in Cairo	0 [4]
Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, UN war crimes investigators say	2 16:20 Skidmark [2]
Rep. Yvette Herrell: After visiting Holloman AFB, where 5,000 Afghans are living, I have a lot of questions	6 08:43 M. Murcek [4]
Qatar warns it will not take responsibility for Kabul airport without “clear” agreements with all involved, including the Taliban	2 20:46 ed in texas [3]
Afghan women share images of themselves dressed in Afghanistan's bright and colorful national attire	2 16:08 Tom []
Crime soars in Minneapolis as cops fear being unfairly targeted in woke viral videos	8 08:13 NN2N1 [6]
Former Lebanon PM leaves for US hours after judge subpoenas him over Beirut blast	0 [8]
UAE highlights economic achievements of Israel ties after a year of Abraham Accords	0 [13]
Bellingham, WA woman convicted of ‘shunt' attack on BNSF Railroad	3 16:23 Skidmark [5]
French Foreign Ministry: our military will leave Mali due to the appearance of Russian PMCs	14 15:33 swksvolFF [5]
Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Karen Olick resigns as department grapples with migrant crisis at southern border and an influx of 100K Afghan refugees	2 16:26 Skidmark [8]
Taliban Looking for Washington, D.C., Lobbyist to Gain Legitimacy from Biden Administration	2 16:11 Tom [3]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles; Japan's Suga rips test as 'absolutely outrageous'	4 16:27 Skidmark [3]
Big Meat hits back at Biden administration for blaming inflation on industry	12 18:49 trailing wife [4]
COVID booster shot side effects? Israeli health fund survey explains	15 17:33 Lord Garth [5]
Anti-vaxx leader's COVID death could have been avoided, says brother	0 [3]
Dramatic bodycam video shows firefighters running into flames to rescue a little girl as fierce blaze devours Kansas apartment building	4 15:13 NN2N1 [4]
Beleaguered 545ft Millennium Tower in SF has $100M work to fix 22-inch lean HALTED after 'repair holes were drilled too big' and skyscraper tilted even more - but officials insist it is still safe for well-heeled residents	12 21:05 SteveS [4]
The moment Justin Trudeau hurls abuse at heckler who called his wife 'a wh*re' and tells him: 'Isn't there a hospital you should be going to bother?' as he slumps in Canadian election polls	1 09:59 M. Murcek [5]
Arizona becomes first state to sue Biden administration over vaccine mandate: State AG says it is unfair because illegal immigrants aren't required to get shots	3 10:01 M. Murcek []
Facebook KNOWS Instagram is toxic for young girls	12 21:05 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1]
A British diver spots the world’s largest jellyfish, which can sting up to 150 people at the same time	2 12:18 M. Murcek [2]
B2 stealth bomber worth $2BN crash lands on runway at Missouri air base after suffering in-flight malfunction: Six mile exclusion and no-fly zone set up	11 19:25 Jeremiah and Tenille8159 [2]
Remains of dozens of victims of the war recovered in Donetsk	0 [6]
Almost 16 million hryvnia raised for the restoration of the church in Kiev	0 []
Russian Foreign Ministry confirms US interference in Russian elections	0 []
FBI takes down ENTIRE leadership of the Colombo crime family	12 18:41 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [3]
Comedian and Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald dies at age 61 after privately battling cancer for nine years	3 16:59 Skidmark [1]
Far-Left Atlantic Admits Coronavirus Hospitalizations Misleading: Roughly Half Not Due to Infection or Severe Illness	4 15:21 Lonzo Hapsburg5562 [5]
Xiaomi debuts concept smart glasses that take pictures, display notifications and have AR capabilities just a week after Facebook unveiled their own $299 pair	5 10:25 ed in texas [1]
Page 4: Opinion
David Horowitz explains ‘The Greatest Existential Threat to America'	3 15:35 Flater Forkbeard8651 [2]
Israeli historian says there was no genocide in Srebrenica	2 11:50 g(r)omgoru [4]
Operation Inchon: Korean War Amphibious Assault	2 10:23 Bertie Crains2651 [5]
Page 6: Politix
Facebook has Special Privileges for Special People	1 18:33 Bobby [4]
Biden told Joe Manchin 'you're really f***ing me' in last-ditch phone call to get senator to back his $1.9T stimulus deal	9 19:52 trailing wife [7]
California Governor Newsom defeats recall effort in landslide	14 19:49 SteveS [4]
Top Democrat on Senate committee slams Biden admin, US withdrawal from Afghanistan	8 19:19 Airandee [6]
Sen. Paul grills Antony Blinken over target of US drone strike	3 12:31 M. Murcek [7]
Hawley threatens hold on State, Defense noms unless Blinken, Austin, Sullivan resign	6 10:15 Warthog [5]
Round-up: fighting Covid vaccine mandates	3 13:14 Dale [4]
Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new Bob Woodward book says	47 17:37 European Conservative [13]
Amnesty Alert: Proposed Bill ‘Blows Away All Numerical Limits' on Employer-Based Green Cards ‐ for an Entire Decade	2 15:01 DarthVader [7]
Biden, 78, coughs and splutters his way through ENTIRE speech endorsing Gov. Newsom in recall election today as he brands GOP rival Larry Elder a 'Trump clone'	15 19:55 Glenmore [4]

    
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                        19:25 Jeremiah and Tenille8159

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                        18:41 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        18:33 Bobby

                        18:33 Abu Uluque

                        18:32 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        18:01 CrazyFool

                        17:37 European Conservative

Who's in the News
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12	Taliban/IEA
4	Commies
4	Arab Spring
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Human Trafficking
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PLO
1	[untagged]
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2021-09-15
US says nearly 500 Afghan citizens evacuated from Uzbekistan

Tue 2021-09-14
Taliban seize $6 million and golden bricks from Amrullah Saleh’s residence

Mon 2021-09-13
Zawahiri, believed dead, appears in video on 9/11 anniversary.
Bin Laden, known dead, doesn't.

Sun 2021-09-12
National Resistance Front of Panjshir province have retaken three areas of the province from the Taliban

Sat 2021-09-11
Dozens of Afghan evacuees flagged by DHS as potential security threats

Fri 2021-09-10
Taliban agreed to allow 200 foreigners to leave Afghanistan

Thu 2021-09-09
Resistance leaders Massoud, Saleh still in Afghanistan's Panjshir, setting up parallel govt

Wed 2021-09-08
UN Vows Full Support For The Taliban

Tue 2021-09-07
Four Americans Leave Afghanistan by Land in First Departures Since US Pullout

Mon 2021-09-06
Pak Taliban claims suicide blast near Afghan border that killed 4

Sun 2021-09-05
General Milley: ‘What You Saw Unfold' with Afghanistan Evacuation Was One of the Plans'

Sat 2021-09-04
Egypt pumps toxic gas into Gaza tunnel, three Palestinians dead

Fri 2021-09-03
British-born ISIS "Beatle'' due to plead guilty

Thu 2021-09-02
Taliban confirm that the group’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada will be top authority

Wed 2021-09-01
Six Iraqis on death row executed, three for 'terrorism': medic

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