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US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Trend at San Diego-Tijuana border crossing sees ambulances involved in human smuggling	1 13:13 Besoeker [107]
Germany: Youth gang terrorizes small town, vigilante patrol group forms to protect children	3 11:47 Skidmark [132]
Good Morning	4 10:14 Mercutio [159]
Haiti: UN reports over 3,000 people killed since the start of the year	10 21:16 swksvolFF [207]
Somalia: Intelligence agency NISA says at least 13 al-Shabaab militants, including senior commanders, were killed in coordinated operations	0 [94]
IDF has found and destroyed another underground tunnel in Gaza, measuring 500 meters long and 13 meters deep, in Khan Yunis	2 14:08 SteveS [147]
Two Palestinian Authority police officers who trained in Qatar returned to Israel and murdered an Israeli	0 [104]
Joint IDF-ISA operation ELIMINATED Fadl Abu al-Ata, the Islamic Jihad's Shejaiya sector commander	0 [94]
IDF is deploying two more battalions to Judea and Samaria	0 [70]
IDF warns Gaza City residents in blocks 783, 784: Due to Hamxs using civilian areas for terrorism, the military will strike with force	0 [77]
Six senior Hamas naval commanders, responsible for sea-borne attacks and involved in planning the October 7 attacks, were killed in recent Israeli operations in Gaza	0 [79]
Israeli Air Force eliminated Lebanese terrorist Muhammad Sha'ib, who played a key role in smuggling Iranian weapons into Israel	0 [74]
US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed	3 06:56 MikeKozlowski [254]
ICE now confirming Manuel Lopez arrested for rape in Bloomington (IN) is an illegal alien—previously arrested for rape in 2024	0 [89]
Syrian media outlets have reported a series of explosions at a weapons warehouse belonging to the 107th Brigade, located in the Jableh countryside of northwest Syria	0 [74]
Page 2: WoT Background
War on cartels yields results as 'El Chapo' heir confesses to running violent drug empire	1 06:05 Airandee [105]
Trump Directs DHS, ICE to Arrest Rioters Throwing Objects at ICE: ‘Never Want to See a Car Carrying a Law Enforcement Officer Attacked Again'	3 14:35 NoMoreBS [167]
Danab Commando Force -- U.S.-backed Somali elite unit leads 80% of all offensive operations in 2025	2 06:56 Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 [96]
Aoun: “The state alone will maintain control over weapons in Lebanon''	2 10:16 Grom the Affective [80]
Diah Permata Megawati Soekarno Putri, former president of Indonesia, addressed the Global Civilizations Dialogue	0 [47]
Air India crash investigation reveals pilots may have made fatal mistake after takeoff	12 21:57 KBK [239]
State Department has authorized a potential $100 million Foreign Military Sale of equipment and support services for Lebanon’s A-29 Super Tucano aircraft	0 [62]
US Syria Envoy Tom Barrack presses the Kurdish‑led SDF to merge into Jolani’s state institutions	2 08:10 Besoeker [70]
Iran's Khamenei posts a message and image on X: ''The Islamic Republic has dealt a severe blow to the United States.'' Honest they have	2 10:27 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [127]
Newsom donor's raided cannabis farm under ICE investigation for 'child labor violations'; was farm also laundering Sinaloa cartel payments?	4 16:01 Slats Hitler4552 [200]
Scandal in Benghazi: Marshal Haftar expels European ministers from Libya	2 11:45 Abu Uluque [86]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A Giant Hole Just Opened in The Sun – And It's Blasting Earth With Solar Wind	0 [60]
Smirking psycho films himself throwing lit fireworks into crowded bar in notoriously rough Dem-run city	0 [114]
Dad discovers relaxing routine that instantly soothes his baby	2 11:40 Skidmark [125]
Mexico's President Claims U.S. is Exaggerating After Border Closed to Livestock Over Screwworm Spread	1 14:30 NN2N1 [83]
Treasury Posts Unexpected Surplus for June, Thanks to Tariff	4 17:27 Whiskey Mike [118]
American Economic Optimism Rises to Highest Levels in Years	0 [54]
McDonald's employee accused of fatally st*bbing manager after she was sent home early; Armed Customer Stopped The Attack	3 10:08 swksvolFF [143]
Andrea Russo successfully tests new jet engine suicide technique at Milan Bergamo Airport	2 14:56 NN2N1 [150]
Japan Installs first Operating Micro Nuclear Reactor	4 21:55 Difar Dave [159]
Paradoxical alliance: Erdogan's friend and the gypsies' friend subjugate Bulgaria	0 [68]
The most well-paid engineer in the world? Meta poaches AI researcher from rival with $200 million pay offer	2 16:04 trailing wife [131]
Page 4: Opinion
John Brennan's Checkered Past Comes Back to Haunt Him Amid DOJ Investigation	0 [74]
Gregg Jarrett Explains How Brennan And Comey ‘Tried To Entrap Trump' And Then ‘Hobbled' His Presidency	3 12:14 swksvolFF [142]
Mix of articles on weather modification and more	0 [57]
Why John Brennan Belongs in Prison	1 07:22 Super Hose [98]
Friday Kunstler-Flux Rules	0 [80]
Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet	4 20:38 SteveS [129]
Page 5: Local News
Admiral Kuznetsov may soon be scrapped	1 09:56 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [116]
FSB hq blown up using a I-PAD with old equipment	0 [87]
Senate Armed Services Committee has approved $500 million in security assistance for Ukraine	0 [48]
Ukrainian General Staff: 92 clashes on the front. The enemy is pressing in the Pokrovskoye direct	0 [49]
Current information on the situation on the front line on July 11 (updated)	0 [50]
Kyiv refuses to hand over the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers to their families	0 [49]
Commander of the 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade Sergei Ilyin died in the SVO zone	0 [51]
Large-scale excavations have begun at the site of the Mangazeya settlement in Yamal	0 [50]
SBU Colonel Eliminated in Kyiv Participated in Organizing the Murder of 'Motorola'	0 [52]
Page 6: Politix
Ex-CIA Officer Claims Deep State Likely Destroyed Epstein Files	0 [77]
Bass Unveils 'Pay to Stay Home' Plan for LA's Illegals	9 23:03 trailing wife [211]
Dershowitz Makes Explosive Claim About the Elusive Epstein Client List	0 [111]
Inside longtime Biden aide's marathon closed-door grilling in House GOP cover-up probe	3 10:22 Besoeker [131]
FBI's 'Raw' Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Doctored: Wired	3 07:06 NN2N1 [121]
Jerome Powell ‘considering resigning' as pressure grows over lavish $2.5B HQ: report	0 [83]
FBI Director Kash Patel is now considering resignation if Pam Bondi remains and Dan Bongino is removed	9 10:28 Besoeker [232]
Nine people indicted in South Texas for vote harvesting	2 12:02 Abu Uluque [99]
Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive requiring federal agencies to provide detailed information on raids conducted in the city	12 13:41 swksvolFF [262]

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Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive requiring federal agencies to provide detailed information on raids conducted in the city

Saturday 07/12/2025

US appeals court cancels plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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Caribbean-Latin America Haiti: UN reports over 3,000 people killed since the start of the year		Africa Horn Somalia: Intelligence agency NISA says at least 13 al-Shabaab militants, including senior commanders, were killed in coordinated operations
Africa Horn Danab Commando Force -- U.S.-backed Somali elite unit leads 80% of all offensive operations in 2025		Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF has found and destroyed another underground tunnel in Gaza, measuring 500 meters long and 13 meters deep, in Khan Yunis
Israel-Palestine-Jordan Two Palestinian Authority police officers who trained in Qatar returned to Israel and murdered an Israeli		Israel-Palestine-Jordan Joint IDF-ISA operation ELIMINATED Fadl Abu al-Ata, the Islamic Jihad's Shejaiya sector commander

The most well-paid engineer in the world? Meta poaches AI researcher from rival with $200 million pay offer