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March 8 Forces Want 'Price' for Kordahi Resignation
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Battle of Marib could be nearing key point, affects Saudi Arabia, Iran [cool Hilux technical]	2 16:15 Lord Garth [1753]
Iran claims it has foiled 'US attempt to steal oil by blocking a tanker' in the Sea of Oman	0 [1758]
Ethiopia's war marked by ‘extreme brutality' from all sides: UN	3 18:54 Procopius2k [1772]
Good Morning	5 22:17 Crineck Jeremble9260 [1773]
Police shoot at driver in West Bank amid suspected car-ramming attempt	0 [1754]
Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit targets near Damascus	0 [1754]
France to offer evicted Calais migrants shelter, envoy says	0 [1763]
Al-Shabaab makes advances in central Somalia after troops pull out	0 [1753]
6 people abducted from university in Nigeria's capital	0 [1766]
Two persons were sentenced to death for killing a demonstrator	0 [1757]
Iraq issues a death sentence against eight terrorists of al-Qaeda	0 [1751]
Police, rioters clash in Nablus near Joseph's Tomb	0 [1761]
115 Houthi rebels were killed in airstrikes around the strategic city of Marib as the insurgents advanced.	0 [1750]
Pakistan Releases Hundreds of Members of the Banned TLP Group	0 [1755]
920 kilos of cocaine headed for NYC found in lawn equipment	4 09:46 M. Murcek [1742]
Bahrain Urges Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon	0 [1785]
French transport police shot known wolf armed with a knife shouting “Allahu akbar” at Paris’ Saint-Lazare train station	0 [1777]
OGW held with arms in north Kashmir's Kupwara	0 [1774]
19 25 dead and dozens wounded in ISIS-K attack on Afghanistan's biggest military hospital: Militants 'go room-to-room' and clash with Taliban after setting off explosives as pictures show blood-spattered children's ward	4 13:28 jim murray [1787]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah families reject proposed Supreme Court deal	0 [1746]
Iran FM tests positive for COVID at key moment for nuclear talks	0 [1752]
German woman charged with membership in foreign terror groups	0 [1752]
Iran says its fuel system is fully operational a week after cyber attack	0 [1756]
Hackers release stolen medical data of 290,000 Israeli patients	0 [1748]
In Bangladesh, Artists, Intellectuals Defend Musicians Accused of Insulting Islam	0 [1758]
Top US military commander concludes trip to East Africa	0 [1751]
Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing opens for pedestrians, vehicles	0 [1762]
Al-Kadhimi: we will pursue the killers	0 [1754]
Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee discussed the results of the Iraqi elections	0 [1746]
Iraq elections: As Sadr seeks full control, Maliki woos his bruised opponents	0 [1769]
Taliban bans use of foreign currency amid economic woes in Afghanistan	4 22:34 trailing wife [1756]
Gunfire Wounds 10 Egyptian Peacekeepers in C. Africa	2 18:19 jpal [1766]
Why Saudi Arabia is Upset, Lashing Out at Lebanon	0 [1750]
Bitar Reportedly Vows Not to Bow to 'Pressures or Threats'	0 [1755]
March 8 Forces Want 'Price' for Kordahi Resignation	0 [1815]
Ethiopia Declares Nationwide Emergency as Rebels Advance	0 [1742]
Jury is shown moment Kyle Rittenhouse shoots dead BLM protestor and AR-15 he used: Claims he killed two in self-defense because one threatened to kill him and one tried to 'decapitate' him with skateboard, on first day of murder trial	13 19:39 Merrick Ferret [1825]
'This is your bride...please don't beat her': Heart-breaking moment Afghan father pleads with 55-year-old man as he is forced to sell his daughter, aged NINE, to him so he can buy food	6 19:47 Crusader [1797]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The Navy Isn't Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat	5 17:23 Procopius2k [1750]
Fatal bullet fired on ‘Rust' set may have been ‘sabotage,' armorer's lawyers say	15 20:06 Bill Sforza2984 [1773]
Putin calls in the army to help cope with Russia's crippling coronavirus crisis as the Kremlin warns of 'inordinately high harvest of deaths' and tells Covid-hit citizens not to seek cures from 'shamans'	2 16:10 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1744]
French fishermen sell their trawlers after accepting defeat in fishing row: One admits 'The English won't let go - if we start a war it won't end' as British captain learns if his boat will be released	0 [1742]
US officials 'are concerned' by images of Russian military ‘building up on Ukrainian border' - but Kremlin dismisses 'low quality' claim and Kyiv ‘has not seen additional deployment'	3 19:17 ruprecht [1772]
Royal Marines commandos force US troops into a humiliating surrender just days into mass training exercise in Mojave desert	18 21:34 Slappy [1770]
People of Virginia, meet your new Lieutenant Governor. Winsome Sears, R, USMC (ret.)	11 13:29 KBK [1753]
Canadian Indigenous health expert 'Morning Star Bear' who once appeared in Ted Talk wearing blue cape and clutching feather, is suspended from Indigenous health positions 'because she has no Indigenous heritage'	9 22:53 Crineck Jeremble9260 [1774]
Japan undersea volcano: Artist tries to swim in floating pumice stone	3 22:33 Crineck Jeremble9260 [1767]
Mother of Convicted Loudoun County School Sex Offender Blames the Victim	8 10:09 Bill Sforza2984 [1777]
A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Monday, killing at least 10 people	7 14:03 Snakes Guelph7561 [1753]
Facebook's new name 'Meta' appears to resemble the word 'dead' in Hebrew	6 14:11 Snakes Guelph7561 [1741]
Facebook Axes Conroversial Facial-Recognition System That Automatically Tags Users And Will Delete Faceprints Of More Than 1bn Users As It Tries To Clean Up Its Act	7 21:53 magpie [1771]
‘Large, Naked Scottish Man' Flashes Biden's Motorcade as it Drives Past His House	11 14:23 Rex Mundi [1748]
Man killed his daughter's boyfriend for selling her into sex trafficking ring, police say	11 17:28 Procopius2k [1743]
Nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Connecticut struck 'uncharted sea mount' in South China Sea last month injuring 11 of its crew, US Navy investigation finds	10 21:49 magpie [1759]
Interesting Twitter thread	15 15:55 Glenmore [1748]
Hyten blasts ‘unbelievably’ slow DoD bureaucracy as China advances space weapons	2 19:11 Percy Ulalet5883 [1770]
Page 4: Opinion
'Currently going through the seven stages of grief!' Liberal hosts get roasted online for their election night 'meltdown' following Republican Glenn Youngkin's Virginia gubernatorial victory	1 14:22 Rex Mundi [1748]
Page 6: Politix
Slate of conservative candidates declare victory in hotly contested Denver suburb school board race	1 14:29 Rex Mundi [1752]
Ilhan Omar HUMILIATED As Her Radical Push To Defund [Replace] Police Is Rejected By Voters In MN	6 19:53 Crusader [1777]
Survey: Elite-Imposed Migration Is Transforming National Politics	6 14:36 Rex Mundi [1746]
Contenders close to ousting several Minneapolis City Council members who backed replacing police	1 09:06 rjschwarz [1749]
Buffalo: Bryon Brown declares victory against India Walton in a landslide victory as a write in candidate	1 10:46 Glenmore [1756]
Minneapolis voters have rejected a ballot question to replace the Minneapolis Police Department	0 [1755]
Mike Carey wins OH15 in a landslide	1 11:44 Rob Crawford [1755]
VA Election: “It’s a bloodbath.” — McAuliffe staffer to Larry Sabato on MSNBC	25 17:32 Procopius2k [1747]
'Slap in the face': DeSantis raps 'Biden plan to give $450k to migrant families separated at border'	1 08:52 Mullah Richard [1746]
New Jersey ACLU suing to extend voting hours over 'technical issues' and 'delays'	4 13:52 jim murray [1738]
Virginia Democrat Caught Tampering With Campaign Signs by Police Hours Before Election	2 00:37 Merrick Ferret [1755]
Pelosi, Progressive Dems Losing Patience on Spending Package Talks	2 17:59 Thinenter Flase3987 [1749]
Hizzgoner	2 10:24 Frank G [1747]
How 'Let's Go Brandon' became a swipe at Joe Biden — and national media	8 18:03 Thinenter Flase3987 [1760]
Dems To Sneek Tax break for the rich into the BBB Bill	1 15:03 KBK [1749]
Illegal alien and anti-ICE activist who was bailed out of jail by celebrities and supported pro-bono by the @ACLU, now wanted over the murder of a man in California	3 09:39 Merrick Ferret [1793]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
4	Hezbollah
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Taliban/IEA
1	Houthis
1	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Tehrik-e-Labaik
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Qaeda
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1	Antifa/BLM
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria

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March 8 Forces Want 'Price' for Kordahi Resignation

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Mon 2021-11-01
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Sun 2021-10-31
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Sat 2021-10-30
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Fri 2021-10-29
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Thu 2021-10-28
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Wed 2021-10-27
First Israeli flight lands in Saudi Arabia

Tue 2021-10-26
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Mon 2021-10-25
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Sat 2021-10-23
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Fri 2021-10-22
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Thu 2021-10-21
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