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Cleverness: U.S. Says Will Hold Iran 'Responsible' in Iraq but Won't 'Lash Out'
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Antifa Extremists Hospitalise Populist German Politician at Campaign Stall	0 [1768]
Al-Qaeda affiliate planning ‘simulated' chemical attack in Syria's Idlib, according to Russian military intelligence	0 [1749]
IDF arrests 2 Palestinians over West Bank car-ramming, attempted shooting	0 [1756]
Protester Shot Dead in South Iraq	1 06:19 Procopius2k [1750]
‘Unknown gunmen’ murdered security force members in Herat	0 [1752]
Police in Eugene, Ore. have made the 24th arrest in regards to the ongoing investigation into the mass BLM-antifa rioting & looting that occurred in May 2020.	4 20:00 KBK [1744]
Antifa started a fire on the property of the ICE facility in Portland yesterday.	2 11:22 Jomoque Thusong2006 [1764]
3 rockets landed near US embassy in central Baghdad. No casualties reported	2 11:20 Frank G [1746]
Libyan Coast Guard Rescues 197 Migrants off Tripoli	0 [1754]
Page 2: WoT Background
Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy	12 22:18 Waldemar Snosh1778 [1775]
Plot to kill Hindus in Bengaluru, Nanded, Hyderabad: NIA charges two Lashkar operatives	1 05:58 Dron66046 [1764]
Former Fatah terrorist who recruited Hezbollah’s Mughniyeh dies of COVID-19	0 [1767]
Iran commutes sentence of ailing Iranian-American, but blocks him from leaving	2 04:37 Theogun Hayback4564 [1763]
Cleverness: U.S. Says Will Hold Iran 'Responsible' in Iraq but Won't 'Lash Out'	3 09:06 Cesare [1770]
US-Backed militants (SDF) ‘steal’ 140,000 barrels per day of Syrian oil in Hasakah: report	0 [1746]
IAEA & Iran Issues joint statement after reaching ‘Temporary Understanding’	1 11:11 Lord Garth [1750]
Turkey's Erdogan defends plunge in reserves under ex-minister Albayrak	0 [1747]
Peace Negotiators Meet After More Than Month-Long Gap in Talks	0 [1737]
Kentucky Police Officer Fired for Allegedly Giving Officers’ Information to Black Lives Matter Protesters	2 12:28 Knuckles Fluper5134 [1751]
Biden’s AG pick says antifa attacks on federal courthouse in Portland may not be domestic terrorism because they happened at night.	15 22:07 Angumble Johnson4440 [1762]
Armenia seeks expansion of Russian military presence on its territory	0 [1754]
S Arabia opens military recruitment to women	0 [1745]
Tehran has suggested it may produce nuclear-fueled ships & subs	2 12:01 Lord Garth [1739]
Ageela Saleh: Libya’s Elections Depend on Mercenaries Withdrawal	1 06:21 Omegum Spawn of the Leprechauns2583 [1747]
Joint Military Committee Confirms Safety of Sirte to Host Libyan Parliament	0 [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
German special forces mistaken for terrorists after training mix-up in Arizona	9 18:43 Mercutio [1746]
Pictures of damage to 777 from engine failure	3 14:52 swksvolFF [1747]
The Cherokee Nation Is Asking Jeep To Stop Using The Tribe's Name [The Hill]	13 23:04 Knuckles Fluper5134 [1783]
China Lists Four ‘Red Lines' to Biden, Demands US Lift Tariffs and Sanctions	2 12:31 Clolutle Hupereck1309 [1749]
First Two At-bats, Two Grand Slams	2 18:50 swksvolFF [1745]
NASA releases first sound recording from Mars	4 14:53 Harry Sforza6078 [1757]
San Francisco School Board President: On Second Thought, We'll Focus On Opening Schools Before Renaming Them	1 21:22 newc [1764]
Inmate kills correction officer, seriously injures another at northern Indiana prison	0 [1746]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Calls America a ‘Criminal Enterprise'	12 12:21 Knuckles Fluper5134 [1743]
Canada to follow Australia and take on Facebook, seeking payment for content	0 [1750]
Top Chinese Official Outlines Plan to Ensure 'Patriots' Run Hong Kong	0 [1751]
DRC: Italian ambassador killed by non-jihadi Hutu rebels	3 07:59 Big Crilet5928 [1761]
Pelosi Orders Capitol Flags Lowered To Half-Mast As US COVID Deaths Top 500K; Pres. Biden orders same for fed buildings	11 11:08 NoMoreBS [1738]
Gov. Phil Murphy Officially Legalizes Weed In New Jersey [New York Post]	2 07:44 Mercutio [1735]
Consequences of Large-scale Solar and Wind Turbine Farms	5 11:51 Besoeker [1745]
EU to impose sanctions on Russia over Navalny case	0 [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
Hasbro Releases Exciting New 'Fauci Says' Game	1 13:05 swksvolFF [1741]
Dissent by Justice Thomas in election case draws fire for revisiting baseless Trump fraud claims	8 18:40 Mercutio [1750]
Democrats Propose to Send Invitations to Illegal Aliens Previously Deported to Come Back [Patriot Liberty News]	0 [1748]
America Dodged A Bullet when Merrick Garland Was Blocked for SCOTUS	4 23:20 CrazyFool [1771]
Media Begins Manipulation Tactics After Poll Shows Blue-Collar Workers Are Heading to the GOP	2 18:50 magpie [1739]
To Fight White Supremacy, Coca-Cola Discontinues Vanilla Coke	5 10:54 swksvolFF [1744]
'Horrendous': Merrick Garland says Epstein should have been 'vigorously prosecuted' much sooner	19 23:39 KBK [1766]
Joe Biden Held Hostage -- Day 34	7 23:53 Waldemar Snosh1778 [1758]
Kurt Schlichter: Our Military's SJW-Driven Abandonment of Warfighting Is Going to Get Troops Killed	4 14:18 swksvolFF [1766]
WaPo Praises Biden's 'Low Key' Approach to Texas Winter Disaster	9 23:06 JohnQC [1770]
Why you shouldn't care if the next COVID stimulus doesn't happen	2 12:04 Knuckles Fluper5134 [1746]
Moscow's mercenaries: How Russia is swelling the global market for private military companies	6 11:39 NoMoreBS [1751]
Page 6: Politix
Democrats take first steps to censor conservative TV channels OANN, Newsmax, and Fox News	8 20:55 Gerthudion Panda2973 [1772]
'You're taking credit for stuff the previous administration did': AP reporter slams State Department spokesman for suggesting that Biden is responsible for firms pulling out of building Russian gas pipeline into Germany	4 20:52 rjschwarz [1767]
Florida official will direct offices to ignore governor's plan to lower flags to honor Rush Limbaugh	11 17:47 irish rage boy [1755]
Psaki Is Asked When China Joe Will Hold 'First Solo Presser', Her Answer Raises More Uncomfortable Questions	6 18:22 CrazyFool [1749]
Biden Energy Dept - Texans Can Freeze to Death in the Dark	10 14:54 Bobby [1750]
Biden AG Nominee Merrick Garland Won't Commit to Keeping John Durham in His Role as Special Counsel (VIDEO)	0 [1743]
Biden administration scraps Trump-era US citizenship exam, reverts to 2008 test	4 13:57 swksvolFF [1737]
Biden's OMB Nominee in Peril	4 20:58 Boss Jons9468 [1768]

    
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4	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
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2	Taliban
2	Commies
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1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Human Trafficking
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Ottoman Proxies
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2021-02-23
Cleverness: U.S. Says Will Hold Iran 'Responsible' in Iraq but Won't 'Lash Out'

Mon 2021-02-22
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Sun 2021-02-21
Three Jihadists Sentenced for Plotting Paris Terrorist Attack

Sat 2021-02-20
Somalia: At Least 20 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Army Ops - SNA Chief

Fri 2021-02-19
Algeria Sentences Jihadist in French Beheading Trial to Death

Thu 2021-02-18
ISCAP has secured its enclave in Mozambique

Wed 2021-02-17
Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70

Tue 2021-02-16
30 Taliban militants killed in explosion during bomb-making class

Mon 2021-02-15
Turkey finds bodies of 13 PKK prisoners

Sun 2021-02-14
Car bomb explodes outside Somali parliament HQs in Mogadishu

Sat 2021-02-13
Senate Votes - 57 - 43; Trump Acquitted

Fri 2021-02-12
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Thu 2021-02-11
20 U.N. Peacekeepers Wounded in Mali Attack

Wed 2021-02-10
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Tue 2021-02-09
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