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Talibs behead female volleyball player, post photos online
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	3 23:56 Harpo the Florid3055 [1792]
Taliban beheaded female volleyball player, posted photos online, coach says	14 19:51 swksvolFF [1842]
Blast cuts power to Afghan capital Kabul, national power company says	0 [1752]
Biden Afghan refugee charged with raping teenager in Montana	2 06:39 NN2N1 [1756]
3 Afghans from IS group killed near border: Pakistan	0 [1756]
IED defused in north Kashmir’s Baramulla	0 [1755]
Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar’s Chanapora	0 [1753]
30 kidnapped schoolchildren released in Nigeria	0 [1765]
Azerbaijan releases two Iranian truck drivers whose arrest last month on charges of illegally crossing into the country strained ties between Baku and Tehran	0 [1762]
Syrian government executes 24 people accused of involvement in starting deadly wildfires last summer	3 17:33 Skidmark [1777]
Taxi drivers block roads in Beirut in protest at spiraling petrol prices	1 00:57 Chris [1746]
Huge crowds of people march in different parts of Sudan's capital and other cities in demonstrations to reject military rule	0 [1750]
US mine countermeasures ships transit the Red Sea's strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait for the first time in seven years	0 [1805]
Two far-left attorneys who rioted for BLM in Brooklyn have pleaded guilty to a terrorist firebomb attack	5 16:25 trailing wife [1764]
Tens of thousands of migrants gathering on southern border ahead of 'Remain-in-Mexico' restart, sources say	4 17:35 Skidmark [1810]
French Army Kills Senior al-Qaeda Member, 4 Other Terrorists, in Mali Airstrike	0 [1817]
15 Arab, Palestinian Mossad spies arrested in Turkey - report	0 [1793]
Page 2: WoT Background
Suspect in British MP’s slaying backs IS, plotted attack for years — prosecutors	0 [1749]
Texas and Missouri's attorneys general SUE the Biden administration to restart the construction of the border wall	1 07:22 NN2N1 [1740]
Won’t rest till we root out militancy from J&K: LG Sinha	0 [1756]
Afghans evacuated to Germany face legal uncertainty	0 [1743]
7 Syrian families return home from al-Hol camp	0 [1760]
Turkish lira drops to new low after harsh interest rate cutTurkish Lira	1 00:27 Lord Garth [1760]
The neighbours come calling: Pakistan’s FM Qureshi arrives in Kabul for bilateral talks	0 [1747]
ISIS in Syria	0 [1743]
President Municipal Committee Pahalgam arrested while accepting Rs 80,000 bribe	0 [1744]
The UAE Space Agency has joined forces with the Israel Space Agency to boost cooperation in scientific research	0 [1750]
Taliban strike journalists covering women's rights protest in Kabul, teachers demand salaries in Herat	0 [1749]
Geagea: Military court should first question Hezbollah's Nasrallah on Beirut violence	0 [1748]
US Special Envoy for Yemen stressed that Washington is “100 percent committed to the defense of SaudiArabia” against Yemen’s Houthis	2 17:58 magpie [1776]
Lebanon's crisis: What is the Lebanese Forces party? Who is Samir Geagea?	0 [1801]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rejects his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal to remove the veto power of UN Security Council	1 01:00 Chris [1747]
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is determined to recoup $1.4 billion paid to the US for F-35 fighter jets	7 09:26 Ulaise Black8626 [1736]
Tunisia's president says he will launch a “national dialogue” on changing electoral law and the political system	1 11:12 ed in texas [1741]
Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks: regional powers say US and allies should pay; NATO queued up next	9 09:56 Merrick Ferret [1739]
Socialist writer and antifa supporter Steven Monacelli has been served a defamation lawsuit by the Dallas Express newspaper	0 [1792]
Page 3: Non-WoT
GE Workers in Ohio and South Carolina Walk Out To Protest Vaccination Mandate	4 19:16 Skidmark [1778]
OSU elementary education program is obsessed with race, oppression, queer sexuality	3 20:41 Saltie Fork [1776]
Beyond Meat Implodes After Reporting Catastrophic Q3 Sales	19 21:22 Frank G [1774]
AUSA assessement of military readiness	0 [1752]
Video captures moment wild shootout erupts between group of teenagers outside Bronx elementary school when young students are dismissed for the day as NYC gun violence continues to rise	7 13:22 NN2N1 [1782]
Rates of gun violence in the US increased by 30% during pandemic, study finds. Authors blame it on 'psychological stress' and increase in firearm sales	6 14:52 The Walking Unvaxed [1736]
Head of Chernobyl nuclear reactor - who was sentenced to 10 years' hard labour in 'last of the show trials' after it exploded in 1986 – dies aged 85	1 11:20 ed in texas [1746]
Gordan Chang interview on Chinese 'Ethnic Specific Civilization Killer'	7 17:16 swksvolFF [1772]
'I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans': Haiti gang leader 'Death Without Days' threatens to KILL 17 missionaries unless ransom is paid	9 16:40 Silentbrick [1752]
Zac Efron is seen with co-star Russell Crowe on location in Thailand for their new film Greatest Beer Run Ever	1 07:34 Skidmark [1741]
NYC woman yanked to the ground by her HAIR in horrific random daylight street attack as serious assaults spike across Big Apple	1 01:56 Merrick Ferret [1753]
Gas hits $7.59 A GALLON in California town along the Big Sur coast - more than $4 higher than the national average	7 11:43 swksvolFF [1742]
[30 years later] Alabama man executed for 1991 killing of police officer's sister after February delay	1 08:51 NN2N1 [1745]
California family found dead on hiking trail died of extreme heat, dehydration, authorities say	11 14:55 swksvolFF [1754]
Alec Baldwin discharged prop gun that killed ‘Rust' crew member on film set: authorities	35 19:31 Merrick Ferret [1775]
NIH Admits Funding Gain-Of-Function COVID Experiments; Gives EcoHealth Five Days To Report Data	5 10:03 Merrick Ferret [1741]
EU lawmakers push to 'upgrade' ties with Taiwan	0 [1747]
Germany, 4 EU states launch military reaction force initiative — report	1 11:26 ed in texas [1752]
SaudiArabia’s Special Forces for Environmental Security (SFES) arrest five environmental violators for cutting down trees with the purpose of converting them into charcoal	5 10:53 ed in texas [1741]
Routine Russian Recon Report: 50	0 [1743]
The Kremlin says it has no respect for a European Parliament decision to give the EU’s top human rights award to jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny	1 00:32 Muggsy Glalet8861 [1752]
The US hypersonic weapon programs suffered a setback when a booster rocket carrying a hypersonic weapon failed	7 20:39 CrazyFool [1769]
NJ man, 21, says 'God' made him kill his grandfather with an ax	3 13:31 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [1741]
Ethiopia says it has launched another airstrike on the capital of war-battered Tigray, the fourth such bombardment this week	0 [1752]
Marine veteran in action...	4 10:29 Skidmark [1749]
British robot artist which creates paintings using algorithms, cameras and a robotic arm is detained by Egyptian security forces for ten days because they feared it was part of an elaborate SPY plot	3 13:14 magpie [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Book Review: 'I Can't Breathe' - David Horowitz delivers a new masterpiece on the racial hoax that is killing America.	0 [1753]
Vladimir Putin slams 'monstrous' West for teaching children they can change their gender, saying it is 'close to a crime against humanity'	14 18:07 swksvolFF [1779]
Garland proved not competent to lead DOJ, so detached he learns cases from the news: 'The Five'	1 00:55 Skidmark [1747]
Alarming Wage Report Not Being Discussed in Financial Media – Blue Collar Wages DECREASED in Third Quarter, While Inflation Skyrocketed	7 09:24 Merrick Ferret [1745]
Are Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban drifting apart?	2 16:47 jpal [1763]
Russian test maneuvers in southern Russia	0 [1747]
The operation to eliminate Gauleiter Kube in 1943	1 10:59 ed in texas [1758]
Page 6: Politix
Federal Reserve BANS its policymakers and senior staff from trading stocks after two chairs resigned over trading securities	2 15:26 swksvolFF [1740]
White House walks back Biden vow to use National Guard to untangle supply chain	17 19:43 Merrick Ferret [1803]
DOJ's chief watchdog adamant FBI's McCabe lied and that no politics involved in firing	1 00:12 Elmereter Grundy2058 [1751]
Liz Cheney's Wild Claim About Trump Doesn't Square With the Facts	6 19:48 Frank G [1779]
Ken Buck compares Hunter Biden painting to classical art, asks Garland to appoint special prosecutor	0 [1764]
Hunter Biden offered to sell US aluminum giant $80,000 'analysis' of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who's now under investigation by the FBI, report on laptop hard drive claims	4 12:28 NoMoreBS [1739]

    
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                        20:41 Saltie Fork

                        20:39 CrazyFool

                        19:51 swksvolFF

                        19:48 Frank G

                        19:43 Merrick Ferret

                        19:31 Merrick Ferret

                        19:23 Skidmark

                        19:16 Skidmark

                        18:40 swksvolFF

                        18:24 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454

                        18:14 Otto Dribble3793

                        18:07 swksvolFF

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                        17:58 magpie

                        17:47 Skidmark

                        17:41 Mullah Richard

                        17:35 newc

                        17:35 Skidmark

                        17:33 Skidmark

                        17:16 swksvolFF

                        17:15 Besoeker

Who's in the News
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4	Taliban/IEA
4	Islamic State
4	Commies
3	Hezbollah
3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
3	Sublime Porte
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
2	Houthis
1	Arab Spring
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Ottoman Proxies
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1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Talibs behead female volleyball player, post photos online

Thu 2021-10-21
The Arab coalition says it killed more than 82 Houthis in airstrikes near Yemen’s strategic city of Marib

Wed 2021-10-20
US jury convicts man who created computer code to help ISIS

Tue 2021-10-19
Nasrallah says Hezbollah has 100,000 trained Lebanese fighters

Mon 2021-10-18
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Sun 2021-10-17
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Sat 2021-10-16
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Fri 2021-10-15
Socialist Labour Party MP in Leicester, England and a BLM activist, has been convicted over threatening to throw acid on the face of a woman

Thu 2021-10-14
Six dead, dozens injured as Beirut protest erupts into heavy gunfights

Wed 2021-10-13
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Tue 2021-10-12
Iraqis nab ISIS finance chief with $5 million bounty on his head

Mon 2021-10-11
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Sun 2021-10-10
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