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Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers and take base in first major attack since ceasefire
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Urgent need to prepare for manmade virus attacks, says US government report	7 10:02 Procopius2k [11128]
Former NYPD Commish Kerik Encourages Trump to Hold Mexico 'Accountable' on Immigration	13 18:19 Capsu78 [11131]
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers and take base in first major attack since ceasefire	0 [11133]
IDF reconnaissance drone crashes in southern Syria	0 [11125]
Gaza tensions flare: IDF strikes 8 more Hamas targets as rockets barrage south	0 [11123]
Gaza resident indicted with aiding Hamas breach naval blockade	0 [11124]
IED thrown at border police guarding Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron	0 [11123]
Islamic State kidnap 3 Iraqi civilians in western Anbar	0 [11124]
Iraq foils scheme to form terrorist cell in Baghdad, arrests all its members	0 [11125]
Iraqi woman killed in car bomb explosion in Salahuddin	0 [11124]
Mosul clearance continues: turbans murder 40 good guys, turban mouthpiece tied up	0 [11124]
Policeman killed, Islamic State attack foiled, northeast of Baquba	0 [11124]
Mozambique: Armed Groups Burn Villages	0 [11125]
Mali says troops implicated in killings after mass graves found	0 [11123]
Ex-CIA engineer charged with massive leak to WikiLeaks	5 17:36 DooDahMan [11128]
Somali Kidnapper Gets 15-Year Sentence	1 09:46 Skidmark [11123]
Yemeni army retakes Hodeidah Airport after battle against Houthi militia	0 [11125]
Houthis continue to loot merchant goods in Hodeidah Port	0 [11124]
Shells hit south Syria city for first time in three years	0 [11122]
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Khamis Mushait	0 [11126]
Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Kunduz clashes	0 [11124]
Afghan forces eliminate ISIS hideouts used as launch pads during Eid attacks	0 [11125]
BIFF, NPA roadside bomb attempts foiled in Mindanao	0 [11122]
Abu Sayyaf rebel killed in Sulu clash	0 [11124]
L.A. sheriff's detectives seize more than 500 firearms from felon's home	10 14:08 Skidmark [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
About 60 organizations considering suing SPLC	7 20:10 M. Murcek [11131]
In rare move, Egypt said to keep Gaza crossing open for 2 more months	3 21:07 rammer [11124]
ISIS Sneaking Extremists From Syria Into Nigeria	2 09:51 Skidmark [11125]
UN chief Antonio Guterres: Gaza 'on brink of war'	4 23:18 Silentbrick [11129]
Pakistani authorities bar former president Pervez Musharraf from July elections	0 [11124]
UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA to pare down operations in Gaza	0 [11124]
France freezes assets of rape-accused Tariq Ramadan’s brother	0 [11125]
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council	0 [11124]
Taliban reshuffles leadership council after Eid ceasefire	0 [11122]
Respect the will of the nation and start peace talks, Abdullah asks Taliban	0 [11123]
US Senate blocks F-35 sales to Turkey.	4 16:36 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Three Muslim Majority Countries Eliminated From The World Cup	0 [11124]
The FBI, The DOJ and Hillary Clinton's huge Weiner Problem	6 12:53 Frozen Al [11128]
Cambridge Analytica-linked academic spurns idea Facebook swayed election	0 [11123]
Zimbabwe: President Joins Queue to Buy Fast-Food	1 14:11 Skidmark [11125]
Zimbabwe: Chamisa in Freak Accident	1 07:43 Besoeker [11122]
Final Nail in the Sarcophagus for Egyptian Pharaohs	0 [11123]
Starbucks provides weak sales outlook, will close 150 stores	7 22:40 CrazyFool [11129]
Notable Chinese Drone Swarm Demonstrations	0 [11122]
FBI agent Strzok escorted from FBI building Friday	5 09:42 Raj [11123]
Erik Prince: I ‘Cooperated' With Mueller	3 12:41 newc [11123]
West Point graduate with 'Communism will win' message splits with Army after getting other-than-honorable discharge	2 08:50 M. Murcek [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
He Survived NAZI Concentration Camps – His Message On Border Security Will Silence The Media	1 07:13 JohnQC [11123]
The Folly of Multiculturalism	1 17:38 DooDahMan [11126]
Disability Applications Plunge as the Economy Strengthens	3 15:05 Blossom Hupager6063 [11130]
Portland helps buy homes for people but only if they're black	2 18:10 CrazyFool [11126]
The IG Report: They're Guilty, but It's Okay	2 07:24 Besoeker [11123]
Liberation of Hodeidah and the rapid strategic shift	0 [11124]
Retired Border Agent: Here's How to Scare Off Illegal Immigrants	16 14:27 Skidmark [11129]
No, Christopher Wray, we don't trust you	6 14:49 Bobby [11127]
Why is the Democrats' bizarre IT scandal being ignored?	6 08:48 M. Murcek [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats propose changing legal voting age in Michigan to 16	16 20:48 Iblis [11131]
Spengler: A neocon Senate coup against Trump’s foreign policy?	2 16:09 Clem Tingle1810 [11128]

    
                23:18 Silentbrick

                        22:40 CrazyFool

                        21:07 rammer

                        20:49 Anomalous Sources

                        20:48 Iblis

                        20:10 M. Murcek

                        18:57 Raj

                        18:29 Capsu78

                        18:19 Capsu78

                        18:10 CrazyFool

                        17:38 DooDahMan

                        17:36 DooDahMan

                        16:39 3dc

                        16:36 Silentbrick

                        16:36 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

                        16:35 Silentbrick

                        16:09 Clem Tingle1810

                        15:06 DarthVader

                        15:05 Blossom Hupager6063

                        14:49 Bobby

                        14:45 Tom

                        14:27 Skidmark

                        14:11 Skidmark

                        14:08 Skidmark

Who's in the News
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5	Hamas
5	Islamic State
4	Houthis
3	Taliban
1	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Sublime Porte
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	al-Qaeda in Mali/Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
1	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

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