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Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good evening	9 23:41 Whiskey Mike [11131]
Blast in Mazar Kills 1, Wounds 2	0 [11126]
Security forces seized a UAE container carrying armored personnel carriers and military equipment in the port of Socotra	3 10:10 b [11136]
Yemeni Army Forces surprise attacks on positions controlled by Houthi militia in Bayda and western Marib	0 [11128]
A number Houthi militia elements including a senior leader were killed during clashes with #Yemeni Armed Forces in the west of Al-Dhale province	0 [11131]
Turkish military & affiliated armed groups are shelling the village of Selip in Tal-Abyad countryside	0 [11128]
Two missiles fired against security troops site in Bismaya, south of Baghdad	0 [11129]
Activist Raed al-Daami, known as Abu Ibrahim, kidnapped today by armed militias in #Karbala	0 [11130]
Civilian building was damaged by rocket fire in Jadriyah district of Baghdad near US Embassy	0 [11131]
Muslim Brotherhood activist Bahgat Saber is calling for Egyptians to intentionally infect government officials	0 [11126]
25kg of drugs found near Zueitina oil port	0 [11129]
Iraqi Shiite militants from Harakat Hezbollah al-Nojaba continue to post belligerent threats in online social media attached to photos of their forces firing rockets	0 [11129]
Wider angle comparisons show the damage across the whole North-West section of Imam Ali Base, Albukamal	0 [11132]
Iranian proxy militia said to be behind recent rocket attacks in Iraq, releases video threatening new attacks	0 [11131]
Death toll from Nigeria gas pipeline blast climbs to 23	2 00:35 magpie [11131]
Mortar attack injures 4 #children in northern #Iraq	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
IDF says Hezbollah, Syrian army were behind Golan border attack	0 [11129]
Iraqi PM-designate will win confidence vote only if US-led troops’ withdrawal guaranteed: Fatah coalition	0 [11130]
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders	0 [11133]
US troops aim to turn Iraq into a ‘battlefield,' Iraq tells UN	0 [11128]
Former Syrian opposition leader: Groups that Turkey depends on are fake	0 [11127]
Iranians tour Babil province and people threaten to cut off highway if government does not take measures to prevent them	1 17:36 Woodrow [11128]
Adel Abdul-Mahdi receives Adnan Al-Zurfi, Iraq's new prime minister-designate, stressing his support for him in fulfilling his duties	0 [11125]
Iran holy man: ‘We are not followers of the World Health Organization. They are a bunch of infidels and Jews’	19 17:53 gorb [11130]
Houthi commander vowed in a television interview to coerce all tribes in Yemen to fight alongside the Iran-backed militia	1 14:17 Skidmark [11128]
Closure of mosques in some countries is considered a ‘religious duty’ in light of the global #coronavirus pandemic, says Secretary-General of the Muslim World League	2 21:16 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11132]
19 dead, 200 hospitalized after consuming fake alcoholic drinks in Iran’s Ardabil	5 12:44 SteveS [11125]
Pakistani F-16 "Engaged" One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid	6 14:20 Skidmark [11136]
Riots rock overcrowded Lebanon prisons over coronavirus fears	1 14:21 Skidmark [11128]
Erdogan discusses Syria, refugees with European leaders	1 11:56 magpie [11127]
British Hostage in #Iran Nazanin Ratcliffe , held since 2016, has been "temporarily released"	0 [11129]
Turkey confirms first death from coronavirus	1 09:43 Frank G [11129]
Iran warns 'Millions' of its citizens could die from coronavirus	11 16:47 swksvolFF [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Attorney at center of New Rochelle coronavirus outbreak wakes from coma	1 16:58 swksvolFF [11125]
WHO Claimed In January Wuhan Virus Couldn't Be Transmitted to Humans, Because China Said It Wasn't Contagious, Destroyed Evidence	1 16:30 DarthVader [11130]
De Blasio calls on US military to help New York amid coronavirus, addresses possible ‘shelter-in-place'	7 16:54 swksvolFF [11125]
Trump announces US, Canada closing border to 'non-essential traffic' amid coronavirus fears	0 [11129]
Trump announces he is invoking Defense Production Act to fight coronavirus	6 18:33 Skidmark [11127]
Utah earthquake of 5.7-magnitude rocks Salt Lake City, leaves tens of thousands without power	0 [11126]
San Francisco Area Residents Ordered to Stay in their tents	9 17:43 Woodrow [11127]
New Orleans Mayor Issues Coronavirus Order Allowing Ban on Sale, Transportation of Firearms	6 17:44 Woodrow [11129]
Dance With The Devil: Italians (and Iran) Pay a Steep Price for Tying Themselves to the ChiComs' One Belt, One Road Scam	1 16:23 Lex [11128]
A feel good video.	3 16:36 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11130]
Trump administration takes steps to close border to migrants, citing coronavirus	8 12:45 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Police arrests organizer of wedding that broke coronavirus guidelines	0 [11125]
Germany will build a new hospital for 1,000 coronavirus patients, following China and Russia's lead	1 17:55 Woodrow [11129]
VDH: Is it worth ruining the economy and the lives of an entire generation to save a few thousand old folks? Really?	4 12:05 NoMoreBS [11131]
What social distancing? Couple are 'busted having sex on a sidewalk outside a Florida hospital'	14 20:50 Frank G [11127]
Western actor Stuart Whitman, who is best known for co-starring with John Wayne in the 1961 movie The Comancheros, dies at age 92	1 17:53 Woodrow [11127]
6 Aug 2019 Article - CDC Shuts Down Army Lab's Disease Research	10 09:59 JohnQC [11133]
EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb virus	2 03:39 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Iran warns virus could kill ‘millions' in Islamic Republic	1 18:36 Skidmark [11125]
China Expels American Journalists From Five Publications Including The NY Times And Washington Post	8 16:47 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Vegas Strip to shut down for a month due to CONVID-19 threat	2 12:43 Skidmark [11127]
Barr: 'Severe' consequences if foreign government behind HHS cyberattack during coronavirus outbreak	10 18:51 charger [11134]
As massive global disruption grows, nations try to slow virus, help economies	1 18:57 swksvolFF [11132]
IDF, going on war-footing to fight virus, expects crisis could last up to a year	0 [11124]
Racing for a coronavirus vaccine, Boston scientist hopes someone beats him to it	0 [11126]
Look inside a camp that has become the epicentre of Pakistan’s #coronavirus outbreak	1 14:40 Mullah Richard [11132]
Why COVID-19 Ravaged Italy While South Korea Remained Relatively Stable	5 17:47 Woodrow [11127]
Coronavirus roundup: Global death toll 7,813; nearly 190,000 infected	12 21:06 European Conservative [11135]
US plans helping out #Boeing to prevent its downfall	7 14:12 Skidmark [11130]
Nursing home with the biggest cluster of covid-19 deaths to date in the U.S. thought it was facing an influenza outbreak	2 21:44 Anomalous Sources [11132]
TP Shortage an Illusion	15 18:42 Skidmark [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Diamond Princess Mysteries	1 18:54 Lex [11127]
Dr. Wolfgang Wardog, pulmonologist on the coronavirus (short video)	3 13:11 Iblis [11130]
Now is not the time to attack Netanyahu	0 [11126]
China's coronavirus information warfare hydra	2 09:14 magpie [11129]
COVID-19: the unwarranted panic	3 18:04 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Has Wuhan Virus Been Here… Since Last Year!?	3 18:40 ruprecht [11128]
Visualizing The Secret History Of Coronavirus Bioweapon	1 18:00 Woodrow [11124]
We Are in This Crisis Because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government	7 18:49 Skidmark [11127]
National Abortion Federation: Don't Let Coronavirus Crisis Stop Abortions	1 06:38 Betty Hapsburg9571 [11132]
'Straight Talk': Here Are the 10 Key Things a 'Medical Detective' Says About COVID-19	1 15:17 gorb [11129]
U.S. Funds World Health Organization That Boot-Licks China, With Deadly Results	0 [11128]
Yes, Mom, the CDC Is Part of the Deep State, Too	0 [11125]
Trump Has What He Needs To Defeat Coronavirus	7 17:02 AlanC [11127]
The coronavirus outbreak proves Lebanon’s Diab cabinet has no idea how to govern	0 [11132]
‘Slowly, but surely, #Lebanon is heading toward inevitable economic collapse,’	7 13:23 Procopius2k [11132]
The film ‘Hotel Mumbai’ is a Must-See in order to understand what’s happening in India	4 18:01 Woodrow [11126]
The Geopolitics of American Fear	13 21:35 CrazyFool [11127]
A Psychological Study of Trump Worth Reading	4 19:13 Lex [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Mid-crisis, Democrat Super PAC to Spend $5 Million Attacking Trump over Coronavirus	7 20:50 Frank G [11132]
Connecticut man is charged with threatening to murder Adam Schiff	9 18:03 Woodrow [11133]
MN Rep Jason Lewis Reproaches 2 Democrats for Politicizing Coronavirus	0 [11127]
Cory Booker wants to give you money to get through the coronavirus crisis	8 09:35 Lex [11136]

    
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                        21:44 Anomalous Sources

                        21:35 CrazyFool

                        21:16 Unosh Hupinelet8756

                        21:06 European Conservative

                        20:50 Frank G

                        20:50 Frank G

                        20:45 Oscar Bluetooth4930

                        20:36 Silentbrick

                        20:21 Oscar Bluetooth4930

                        20:12 Rob Crawford

                        20:00 Oscar Bluetooth4930

                        19:47 Oscar Bluetooth4930

                        19:39 Frank G

                        19:21 trailing wife

                        19:15 Lex

                        19:13 Lex

                        19:11 Frank G

                        18:57 swksvolFF

                        18:56 ruprecht

                        18:54 Lex

                        18:51 charger

                        18:49 Skidmark

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5	Govt of Iran
4	Houthis
4	Commies
4	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Muslim Brotherhood
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-03-18
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

Tue 2020-03-17
China expels ALL American reporters!

Mon 2020-03-16
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases

Sun 2020-03-15
Hezbollah commander prosecuted in Austria for terror finance

Sat 2020-03-14
Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts

Fri 2020-03-13
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt

Thu 2020-03-12
4 Iranian proxy forces HQ hit in airstrikes along Iraq-Syria border

Wed 2020-03-11
Rocket attack in Iraq kills two Americans and a British citizen

Tue 2020-03-10
US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases

Mon 2020-03-09
Turks Use Drones in Tear Gas Attacks on Greek Border Guards

Sun 2020-03-08
Leb defaults

Sat 2020-03-07
Saudis reportedly detain three royal princes over ‘coup plot’

Fri 2020-03-06
Tunis: suicide bomber explodes near U.S. embassy

Thu 2020-03-05
Russia sends reinforcements through the Bosporus

Wed 2020-03-04
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Tue 2020-03-03
Taliban Orders Resumed Attacks on Govt Forces

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