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Page 1: WoT Operations
THANKSGIVING: TRUMP at Bagram AFB with President Ghani	10 22:20 NoMoreBS [11141]
Happy Thanksgiving!	5 19:35 Besoeker [11144]
13 civilians kaboomed in Sar-e-Pul province	0 [11137]
17 Taliban Killed in Ongoing Helmand Operation	0 [11134]
Airstrikes kill Taliban militants in Kandahar and Helmand	0 [11131]
A Florida Man Seeking Revenge on Colleges is Arrested for Plotting Terrorist Attacks with the Help of ‘ISIS'	9 11:17 M. Murcek [11131]
Special Forces kill, detain 18 Taliban militants in Kabul and 4 other provinces	2 22:58 trailing wife [11140]
Turkish warplanes bombed a village north of #Sulaimani	0 [11131]
Crackdown Intensified in Kurdish Areas of Iran	0 [11135]
12 Taliban terrorists killed in a clash with ANDSF in Kunduz, 17 innocents kaboomed	0 [11135]
GCPSU discovered & seized an ammunition cache containing 50 heavy rounds	3 13:53 Besoeker [11138]
ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and neutralized two roadside bombs, planted by terrorists in Ghazni	0 [11137]
Iraqi government paid compensation to 800 families of innocent demonstrators who have been killed	3 09:11 M. Murcek [11136]
Breakout attempt is happening at this moment in Faisaliyya detention camp	2 10:44 Dron66046 [11132]
Sixteen people arrested after several violent incidents across Lebanon	0 [11132]
Five protesters shot dead in Iraq as demonstrators clash with police	0 [11129]
Iran says it arrested eight with CIA links during unrest	0 [11133]
Air strikes shut production at Libya's al-Feel oilfield	0 [11130]
Anti-government protesters in Iraq have burned down the Iranian consulate in the southern Iraq city of Najaf	2 10:29 SteveS [11139]
Page 2: WoT Background
For third week in a row, organizers cancel Friday’s Gaza border protests	5 20:03 Rob Crawford [11143]
Indian-American killed in attack on UN vehicle in Kabul city, confirms Pompeo	2 10:43 M. Murcek [11133]
Iraq PM says ‘~~shit~~ mistakes happen’ after UN slams protest abuses	1 10:46 M. Murcek [11136]
Rouhani once again ties country-wide protests to foreign countries and especially the United States	0 [11134]
Iran’s Transnational Terrorist Networks	0 [11130]
Israel could halt intelligence cooperation with UK if Jeremy Corbyn wins election	6 12:01 SteveS [11135]
War crimes investigation identifies ISIS members accused of Yazidi atrocities in Iraq	0 [11131]
Lawyers' body announces countrywide strike on Thursday against govt's 'unconstitutional moves'	0 [11133]
Iran hosts Taliban to discuss Afghan peace process	0 [11135]
Lebanon's House Speaker Berri: We are concerned with preserving democracy	1 05:11 g(r)omgoru [11135]
Assad: ISIS members in Syrian Kurds jails to stand local trial	0 [11133]
Iraqi authorities have released 2,500 detainees arrested during recent demonstrations	0 [11135]
Binding consultations with MPs to designate Lebanon’s next prime minister may be postponed 48 hours	0 [11130]
Egypt sentences high-profile militant to death	0 [11140]
France warns Iran over nuclear deal dispute mechanism	0 [11130]
Iran says 200,000 took part in anti-government demos	0 [11133]
French minister criticizes US over ‘unanswered' Iran attacks	0 [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Government workers more likely to support socialism, repealing Second Amendment: Poll	5 22:52 Dron66046 [11136]
Five people are killed in a 'devastating' fire that was 'like a blast furnace' on the 14th floor of Minneapolis high-rise	1 22:06 Frank G [11135]
Instagram and Facebook are DOWN: Thousands of users claim they are unable to refresh their feeds or upload photos or videos on either social media site	4 20:22 Procopius2k [11138]
Tanning where the sun don't shine	14 17:42 ruprecht [11133]
Masturbating Florida man slugs elderly man who asked him to stop	4 16:06 Regular joe [11130]
ICE arrests 90 more foreign students at fake university created by DHS in Michigan	5 16:13 borgboy [11129]
Flooding, landslides claim 32 lives in DRC capital Kinshasa	0 [11133]
Guinea-Bissau presidential election to be decided in run-off	0 [11132]
Benin sacks 'harmful' EU envoy meddling in domestic affairs	0 [11136]
Jeremy Corbyn flounders on anti-Semitism, Brexit, tax and spending	2 11:49 Lex [11133]
Trump signs bill expressing support for Hong Kong protestors	6 21:31 Lex [11135]
Explosion at Texas chemical plant	1 13:20 Skidmark [11135]
Hawaii suspect faces hearing in cyberstalking of Utah family	0 [11131]
US accuses Venezuela, Cuba of exacerbating regional unrest	0 [11134]
EU will not replace Nato, says new Brussels chief	2 12:01 3dc [11135]
Merkel vows to hit 2% NATO spending target 'by early 2030s'	9 12:30 Unaitle Panda6599 [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest - An Afghanistan veteran's struggle with ecology and memory	3 23:50 Lex [11137]
Ex-Navy secretary slams Trump's 'shocking and unprecedented intervention' in new op-ed	14 19:21 Lex [11135]
Millennials Want to Get Rid of Thanksgiving	9 12:30 49 Pan [11139]
I Am Thankful For Many Things, Especially The Things That Make Stupid People Sad	8 17:17 Lex [11137]
Thomas Sowell ‏on activism	2 08:02 M. Murcek [11132]
Whitewash update: Horowitz FBI Didn't Spy On Trump's Campaign	8 16:04 Regular joe [11134]
Why Federal Prosecutors Now Want To Delay Michael Flynn's Sentencing	4 09:21 M. Murcek [11134]
President Trump Scoring with Black Voters, and Dems Are Terrified	9 12:28 Lex [11136]
Why is there more intellectual freedom in Bucharest than Cambridge?	6 17:05 Lex [11134]
Team-building - Klobuchar Style	2 12:16 M. Murcek [11133]
Page 6: Politix
'Lap dancers used a sex toy on Hunter Biden at a New York club' and his baby mama Lunden Roberts 'was a stripper named Dallas he met in a club in Washington that he frequented after dating his brother's widow'	7 23:40 Frank G [11136]
As the press bloviates, Trump pulls out the laser pointer	2 17:31 Dale [11133]
Omar-as-spy story falls apart	6 11:52 3dc [11133]
Super PAC Supporting Cory "Spartacus" Booker Shuts Down as His Chances Dwindle	4 08:52 Besoeker [11129]
Gordon Sondland accused of sexual misconduct by three women	8 17:17 Jan [11133]
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed	5 18:00 Clem [11128]
US Justice Department asks court to block ex-White House lawyer ruling	1 02:23 3dc [11137]
Quo Vadis, Democrati?	8 18:25 Lex [11140]
Putin ready for another Cuban Missile Crisis !	5 14:17 SteveS [11134]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Taliban
6	Govt of Iran
5	Islamic State
5	Govt of Iraq
3	Commies
2	Hezbollah
1	Sublime Porte
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hamas
1	Moslem Colonists

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-11-28
Happy Thanksgiving!

Wed 2019-11-27
Armed Iraqi protesters attempt to attack police forces in Baghdad

Tue 2019-11-26
US Rep Ilhan Omar accused of being a foreign agent

Mon 2019-11-25
9 More Shot Dead as Protesters in Iraq Now Calling for Revolution

Sun 2019-11-24
Navy secretary Richard Spencer resigns amid controversy over Navy SEAL

Sat 2019-11-23
Algerians mark 40th week of anti-government protests

Fri 2019-11-22
Iranian security forces brutally beat #Iranian protesters

Thu 2019-11-21
Afghanistan’s president claims victory over IS

Wed 2019-11-20
SpaceX Starship BLOWS UP!

Tue 2019-11-19
Iran’s Guards threaten petrol protesters with ‘revolutionary’ response

Mon 2019-11-18
Basra roads closed as national protests continue

Sun 2019-11-17
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Sat 2019-11-16
Protests erupt across Iran, burning banks, angry over gas prices

Fri 2019-11-15
Roger Stone found guilty by D.C. jury.

Thu 2019-11-14
121 ISIS militants and relatives surrender to Afghan forces in Nangarhar, 300+ in past week

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