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Page 1: WoT Operations
Hooray! We're back!	21 22:54 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11128]
Israeli Warplanes Fly at Very Low Altitude over Lebanon	5 21:32 USN, Ret. [11127]
40 takfiris killed, 437 hideouts destroyed in counter-terrorism raids: Egypt's Armed Forces	0 [11126]
Some of those involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official says	4 20:45 Punky Clunk8901 [11127]
Arab Coalition has intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Houthi militia	0 [11123]
Turkey orders the detention of 304 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen	0 [11124]
French prosecutors seek long jail terms for Charlie Hebdo attack suspects	0 [11126]
Brother of Manchester Arena’s Bomber Admits Involvement in Terror Attack	2 21:16 Clem [11133]
LNA Intercepts Turkish Ship	0 [11126]
Metropolitan Republican Club in Manhattan was vandalized with antifa graffiti, fake body bags	0 [11126]
BLM activists say an Ohio black man who was shot dead was waving a sandwich. Police say it was a pistol.	10 23:00 Clem [11127]
Alleged sexual abuse occurred in Antifa supply van in Denver	2 08:12 JohnQC [11129]
Antifa establish new 'autonomous zone' in Portland after chasing away cops	3 16:17 jpal [11126]
ANA Clears Jalriz-Maidan Highway of Roadside Mines: MoD	0 [11126]
Kandahar: weapons transfer foiled, boom mobile foiled, Talib attack leaves 5 bad guys toes up	0 [11126]
ISIS resurgence Cells demand civilians pay zakat in eastern countryside of Deir ez Zor	4 18:04 b [11124]
Russian, regime forces and SDF agree on installing three joint posts in northern Al Raqqah to monitor Turkey's violations	0 [11130]
Bodies of two children found in north-eastern Hasakeh countryside	0 [11124]
Turkish soldiers and civilians engage in hand-to-hand fight in Taftanaz town in eastern Idlib	0 [11124]
'Ahrar al-Sharqiya' members arrest civilians, including women in Jandiras area	0 [11129]
Turkish forces transport military and logistical supplies from Al Rashideen, in preparations to evacuate their base	0 [11126]
Senior Quds Force general dies of coronavirus	5 19:19 Mike Kozlowski [11130]
Residents of al-Zubair region, Basra province, protesting against the deteriorated services	0 [11127]
Protests staged in Babel province to express solidarity with Kurdistan demonstrators, who demand disburing the delayed salaries	0 [11123]
Iran Supreme Court upheld death sentence against dissident journalist who was kidnapped last year in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation in France	0 [11125]
SDF arrest ISIS sleeper cell in Syria's Qamishli countryside	0 [11128]
Turkey and its backed groups are cutting water from the city of Hasakah again	0 [11125]
Turkish forces sent on Tuesday, more military reinforcements to their sites in Syria's Idlib de escalation zone	0 [11126]
Mutual shelling between the Syrian government forces and the Turkish backed armed opposition groups in the de escalation zone	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Another ally of Iran’s Rouhani faces criminal charges	0 [11129]
Toronto 18 bomb plotter granted parole after apologizing, insisting he is reformed	2 18:06 jpal [11129]
US to blacklist Iranian official, university: US official	0 [11125]
Greek government accuses Turkey of encouraging Somali migration through promotion campaigns and visa offers	0 [11124]
A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh”	0 [11127]
Uzbekistan repatriates 25 women and 73 children from Syria where they had been staying at camps with other families of ISIS fighters	0 [11126]
Lebanese secular groups give hope for future with student election wins	0 [11127]
GNA Threatens to Withdraw from Ceasefire Agreement	0 [11127]
Turkey: Targeting Turkish interests in Libya will have ''great consequences”	0 [11126]
Ageela Saleh Rejects Ghadames Parliament Meeting	0 [11129]
UN condemns violence in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah after six protesters were killed amid unrest in Kurdistan region	0 [11126]
Observers: Iran's government puts strong pressure on all Shiite blocs and parties to stand behind Iraq's Shia clerk Muqtada al-Sadr	0 [11125]
Three takes on the same facts: 225 Afghan Children Killed in First Half of 2020	1 04:45 Dron66046 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Feds, States Sue to Break Up Facebook	4 17:53 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [11131]
Weds SpaceX Starship Launch Atempt	6 19:29 3dc [11125]
Our SCOTUSIAN masters now betray the children	0 [11125]
UK warns people with serious allergies to avoid Pfizer vaccine	0 [11125]
Boeing 737 MAX returns to sky with Brazil commercial flight: AFP	0 [11128]
Trial results show AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine 70% effective	6 18:20 swksvolFF [11128]
After 8 Years Of 'Gun Buyback Program,' California Shocked To See Gun Violence Still Rising	6 19:24 Woodrow [11125]
Talk of a 'no deal' Brexit grows as deadline looms	0 [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
"How Critical Race Training Is Harming Higher Ed" ‐ Online Event, Sunday, December 13, 7 p.m. Eastern	0 [11125]
Troubling Foreign Ties Behind Voting Machines Used In The USA	3 17:25 Ulavirong Omeager2818 [11123]
EXPERT: The Odds of Biden Overcoming Trump's Lead in the Four Swing States Was 'Less Than One in a Quadrillion'	5 17:27 Ulavirong Omeager2818 [11125]
Saving the South's Tiniest and Rarest Turtles	0 [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Election Outcomes Unclear Amid Legal Challenges	2 10:28 Besoeker [11127]
Supreme Court Issues Thursday Deadline For PA to Respond to Texas Lawsuit	0 [11124]
More Votes 'Found in a Drawer' in NY-22 Race	1 08:41 Besoeker [11126]
Ossoff's Father Met With Chinese ‘Dignitaries' While Touring His China-Built Yacht	1 08:07 Besoeker [11127]
With veto-proof majority, US House lawmakers approve Pentagon budget opposed by Trump	1 16:03 Sheger Thromotch7944 [11126]
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Admits: Democrats Weaponized Wuhan Coronavirus Relief	5 22:16 Ulavirong Omeager2818 [11132]
Ga. governor again rejects special session to overturn election results	7 16:59 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Barr reportedly considering resigning before Trump leaves office	8 23:41 Clem [11130]
Hunter Biden Email Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co.	19 22:45 Zenobia whatever [11129]
Louisiana Joins Texas In Motion Against GA, MI, PA, & WI After SCOTUS Denies Emergency Injunctive Relief In PA Case	9 21:11 Clem [11127]
As Israeli elections loom, center-left must contend with its loyalty problem	3 16:28 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Flynn Flam: Sullivan Valiantly Hanging On In His Fight To Remain Moot For Some Reason; Breaking: Dismissed	2 08:37 JohnQC [11134]
2060 Verified Dead Absentee Voters in Wayne County Michigan, how many more are there?	3 16:41 Ebboter B. Hayes7560 [11126]
Gingrich: Republicans Have to 'Turn Out More Votes Than Stacey Abrams Can Steal'	3 06:33 Airandee [11125]
Seattle is about to go unthinkably left as liberal mayor announces she won't seek reelection	2 08:20 JohnQC [11126]
Noncitizens and illegal immigrants found in North Carolina voting and jury pools	1 15:42 Tom [11127]
Swalwell, California politicians targeted by Chinese spy: report	19 23:58 Zenobia whatever [11126]

    
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11	Sublime Porte
6	Govt of Iran
4	Antifa/BLM
4	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Hezbollah
2	Commies
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Arab Spring
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-12-09
Hooray! We're back!

Tue 2020-12-08
Antifa super spreader in Portland.

Mon 2020-12-07
Italian police round up migrant-smuggling ring, arrest 19

Sun 2020-12-06
US Congress Moves to Block Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

Sat 2020-12-05
GNA Signs Military Agreement with Italy

Fri 2020-12-04
Turkish-backed factions’ violations Al Hamza Division storms village in Ras al Ain countryside

Thu 2020-12-03
Hezbollah's Nasrallah to move to Iran amid regional tensions - report

Wed 2020-12-02
Appeal opens against reversal of Briton’s conviction in Daniel Pearl killing

Tue 2020-12-01
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Mon 2020-11-30
Ethiopia says military operation in Tigray region is over, hunt for Tigray leaders begins

Sun 2020-11-29
Militant attack on farm in Nigeria leaves 40 dead

Sat 2020-11-28
Antifa are rioting again in Seattle tonight

Fri 2020-11-27
Head Of Iran's Nuclear Weapons Project Whacked

Thu 2020-11-26
Greek-operated tanker damaged by mine at Saudi Arabian terminal

Wed 2020-11-25
Judge Blocks Certification of Pennsylvania Election Results

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