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'Ricin poison' packages sent to Pentagon
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	3 18:14 jpal [11130]
Military planes smash into each other on the runway while trying to land in Sudan	6 18:41 Dale [11129]
France points finger at Iran over bomb plot, seizes assets	4 21:07 DooDahMan [11131]
Jihadist insurgency: Mozambique to put 180 Islamist suspects on trial	5 19:12 trailing wife [11133]
Mail Laced with Ricin Received at Pentagon Mail Facility	5 12:07 Ulerese Unelet8756 [11126]
Mosul clearance continues: 34 turbans tied up	0 [11123]
Five people killed, injured in two bomb explosions, north of Baghdad	0 [11126]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: turbans attack electricity, 6 kaboomed by 2 bombs,14 villages now turban-free	0 [11130]
Iraqi soldier wounded in car bomb blast in Diyala	0 [11125]
Anbar antics: new US base, 3 turbans permanently unwound, turbans bought freedom, fled to Turkey	0 [11129]
IS chief Baghdadi’s youngest son killed in Syria, says Iraqi commander	2 15:49 Sock Puppet of Doom [11127]
Suicide bomb targets Italian army trainers in Somali capital	0 [11128]
3 fires break out in Israel caused by Gaza incendiary balloons	0 [11125]
IS Kills Druze Woman Captured in Syria Attack	0 [11129]
Spain smashes jihadist ring operating in 17 jails	1 15:56 Chineth Omutle3072 [11129]
French police raid Islamic center founded by Hezbollah supporter	0 [11126]
Maute bombmaker, soldier killed in Lanao encounter	0 [11128]
Philippines' Bureau of Immigration bars entry of Pakistani terror suspect	0 [11125]
Turkey detains over 200 for 'illicit money transfers' to US	0 [11125]
Boy killed, 9 injured in bomb blast in eastern India	0 [11127]
7 terrorists killed, 3 injured as army repulses attack on North Waziristan border post	0 [11125]
3 Levies personnel martyred in roadside blast in Balochistan's Awaran	0 [11128]
Drone strike target Taliban’s Red Unit commanders in Kunar province	0 [11124]
Militants suffer heavy casualties in Paktia airstrikes	0 [11127]
Daesh announces death of senior militant in Egypt’s Sinai	0 [11125]
Gunmen abduct former Benghazi mayor	0 [11128]
Blast in Afghanistan election rally leaves 13 dead	0 [11126]
Mitiga airport in Libya's capital resumes flights after brief shutdown	0 [11127]
IDF teargas leaves dozens injured near Ramallah	0 [11124]
US-backed forces capture new town in Deir Ezzor, claim 75 ISIS terrorists killed	0 [11126]
Syrian gov’t welcomes Turkish military operation to clear radical groups from Idlib: Muallem	1 06:05 lord garth [11126]
'Ricin poison' packages sent to Pentagon	1 00:48 Herb McCoy [11133]
Father killed, daughter hurt in Pattani gun attack	0 [11122]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq appoints new Basra commander to quell violent protests	1 14:43 Frank G [11125]
75 people killed, 179 others injured due to violence, terrorism: UNAMI	0 [11123]
Civilian Deaths in September Lowest in Syria War	0 [11125]
Russia says Syrian side of Quneitra Crossing also ready to reopen	0 [11127]
SC rejects cop's appeal for acquittal in Belgian citizen's abduction case	0 [11126]
Afghanistan wants an end to Pakistan’s undeclared war: Ghani	0 [11127]
Maulana Sami propose talks between Afghan Ulemas, Taliban in a secret location	0 [11129]
Veteran Kurd Barham Salih becomes Iraq's next president	0 [11126]
France blames Iranian intelligence ministry for bomb plot, freezes assets	0 [11124]
Iran coordinated its ballistic missile strikes -- Syria’s foreign minister	0 [11127]
IRGC attack on eastern Syria killed 40 ISIS terrorists: commander	0 [11126]
All of Syria to be protected by S-300 system: FM	3 14:51 mossomo [11128]
Apprehensions of Bangladeshis in Texas Border Sector Up 270 Percent in 2018	3 14:34 trailing wife [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Evolution in action	9 20:55 Zenobia Floger6220 [11128]
The Grievance Studies Scandal: Five Academics Respond	0 [11127]
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake	1 18:03 M. Murcek [11130]
Man calmly sips drink, then walks away from 'stop and rob' brawl (video)	5 15:15 Pheresing Gloque4764 [11127]
The NYT Story On Trump's 'Tax Dodge' - A Fisking	9 18:01 JohnQC [11137]
Seoul: North Korea has 20-60 nuclear weapons	0 [11126]
Japanese robot can install drywall	12 11:32 swksvolFF [11127]
Saudi woman barred from marrying 'musical' suitor	0 [11127]
Suspect in Amal murder case sent to prison	0 [11126]
Teams constituted to arrest culprit who raped Islamabad police official	0 [11127]
Death toll from quake in Indonesia rises to 1,234: govt officials	0 [11128]
Peggy Sue Gerron, inspiration for Buddy Holly song, dies aged 78	3 10:18 JohnQC [11126]
How commonly do drinkers suffer blackouts?	9 14:23 Abu Uluque [11128]
Woman's Rape Claim Against 4 Dentists Falls Apart with Video Evidence	11 20:24 Rambler in Virginia [11135]
It was sabotage! Russia finds International Space Station hole was made DELIBERATELY, says agency chief	10 18:17 Whiskey Mike [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
UN court orders US to ditch Iran sanctions	17 20:54 DooDahMan [11138]
‘We Want Kavanaugh!' Chant Erupts at Trump's Mississippi Rally	5 12:09 Bright Pebbles [11133]
New Rules for Men	11 23:13 Raj [11132]
The Three Lies of Christine Blasey Ford	4 09:22 crazyhorse [11124]
Graham: If Kavanaugh Nomination Falls Short, Re-Nominate Him and Make It an Election Issue	3 11:41 Elmack Cheans9279 [11129]
Victor Davis Hanson: Fallout from the Kavanaugh Hearings: A Permanent Cloud?	6 11:24 rjschwarz [11126]
Hear YE, hear YE, hear YE: Kanye West Rips Democrat Welfare State on SNL	9 14:23 trailing wife [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Rats, Ship:Trump-Mueller interview negotiations stall as 2 more prosecutors leave Russia probe	6 17:54 M. Murcek [11127]
Ex-Boyfriend Says Dr. Ford Coached Friend for Polygraph, Had No Fear of Flying	20 20:41 European Conservative [11130]
Uncertain Timing for FBI Report, Cloture and Final Kavanaugh Vote	3 11:33 Abu Uluque [11128]
Go Fund Me for Brett Kavanaugh's Family	1 14:28 JohnQC [11126]

    
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                        18:02 Neville Dark Lord of the Wee Folk7365

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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iraq
2	TTP
2	Arab Spring
2	Hamas
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Sublime Porte
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-10-03
'Ricin poison' packages sent to Pentagon

Tue 2018-10-02
21 ISIS militants killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar province

Mon 2018-10-01
Houthi naval force targets Saudi patrol boats inside Jizan Port

Sun 2018-09-30
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram fighters after Lake Chad attack

Sat 2018-09-29
Tajikistan national among 48 killed, wounded in Kunduz operations

Fri 2018-09-28
Rockets fired on Ghazni city during President Ghani’s visit

Thu 2018-09-27
Kuwait: Houthi militias threaten international borders with Iran missiles

Wed 2018-09-26
ISIS refuses to surrender volcanic region as Syrian troops attempt to advance

Tue 2018-09-25
46 militants killed, 38 thousand kgs of explosives in Farah airstrikes

Mon 2018-09-24
Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning (he didn't, then)

Sun 2018-09-23
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters

Sat 2018-09-22
12 Killed, 14 Wounded in Mozambique Jihadist Attacks

Fri 2018-09-21
Israel arrests 10 East Jerusalemites suspected of leading Temple Mount clashes

Thu 2018-09-20
Sweida: ISIS faces dehydration as Syrian Army seizes last water source in Al-Safa

Wed 2018-09-19
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel

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