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Warring Libyan Armed Forces Agree to Unite Army
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Mexican military smokes four Bad Guys	4 16:37 badanov [1764]
Good Morning	10 23:00 Herb Jones9420 [1794]
Suspected Turkish warplanes target Shingal twice in five days	0 [1753]
LeT militant carried out Bandipora attack, says IGP Kashmir	0 [1741]
Warring Libyan Armed Forces Agree to Unite Army, Acting Commander of LNA Says	1 10:10 Bertie Crains2651 [1814]
S&P Global Ratings changes its outlook for Turkey’s credit rating to negative from stable	3 11:51 Merrick Ferret [1747]
Two staff members of the International Committee of the RedCross abducted last month in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed	0 [1752]
Security forces in Lebanon and Syria say they had seized two separate shipments of the banned stimulant captagon	4 15:29 Dron66046 [1758]
Small Muslim Colonist round-up: Anti-Mass Migration Activist Claims Migrant Sexually Assaulted Her in Her Home, Spaniards Have Fewer Babies	5 23:59 Spuck Phavith2468 [1793]
Multiple Armed Human Smugglers Arrested near Border in California	0 [1743]
Migrants Claim Feds Left Them in Arizona Desert Due to Full Shelters	8 19:58 Woodrow [1786]
IDF captures 120 kg of drugs on Egyptian border as smugglers flee	0 [1768]
Tales from the Border (7): French Alps: Helping hands	0 [1783]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghanistan opium trade booms since Taliban takeover	6 16:33 Merrick Ferret [1756]
Emotional farmers go back home after sitting it out for a year	0 [1758]
Returnees from Belarus claim forced repatriation	4 14:33 trailing wife [1757]
At founding anniversary rally, Hamas says won’t relinquish ‘an inch’ of sought land	3 11:58 Skidmark [1761]
New Yorker Magazine Details Failed Afghan Peace Talks	1 15:52 trailing wife [1760]
MoI Assigns Counter-Narcotics Officials in Provinces	0 [1754]
Jizya: Donors Back $280 Million Transfer for Afghan Food, Health as India Sends Aid via WHO, ICRC Pays Medical Salaries	0 [1759]
Explainer: Why are Lebanon's politicians fighting the Beirut blast investigation?	1 12:02 Skidmark [1757]
Hamas claims COVID oxygen bottles, not weapons, exploded in Lebanon blast	3 17:44 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1746]
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan describes social media as one of the main threats to democracy	3 11:48 magpie [1750]
Lined up at Europe’s border: With Poland blocked, human smugglers looking at Finland next	2 17:40 Elmereting Cleper2091 [1761]
‘Time is running out,' new German FM warns as Iran talks deadlocked	0 [1753]
Migrants pledge to press on after deadly accident rattles Mexico	0 [1761]
EU contributes over $2 million to help Syrian children	0 [1744]
A film about female circumcision, its practice and silence in the Caucasus	1 00:51 Skidmark [1781]
People-Smugglers Now Advertising Russia-Finland Border Route to EU to Illegals	0 [1756]
Boris Govt Vows to Fortify Border Against Illegal Migrants… to Ukraine	0 [1751]
Rebuilding Mosul. 4.5 years later	1 10:20 Bertie Crains2651 [1751]
Humanitarian Crisis at International Migration Chokepoint in Panama's Darien Gap	1 06:46 Merrick Ferret [1798]
Tsadkan Gebre-Tensae: The Tigray general who came in from the cold	0 [1809]
Life under rebel rule in an Ethiopian holy city	0 [1806]
'I am dead here': Lebanese join Mideast migrants to Europe	1 08:58 Skidmark [1778]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A Christmas wish for happiness, good health, and safe travels for all Burgers	8 23:56 Silentbrick [1791]
'Hope you live long enough to see China boycotting LA Olympics 2028, Mr Biden': Beijing mocks US 'diplomatic boycott' of Winter Olympics and insists 'no one would care if they came or not'	2 11:00 SteveS [1751]
Apple is 'forced to halt its 24-hour iPhone production in China and give employees days off' during its busiest time of year due to supply chain issues: Tech giant will be 15 MILLION units shy of its 230 million goal for the holidays	3 20:02 Woodrow [1798]
Australia has just FIVE WEEKS left of essential chemical [urea] diesel trucks need to start their engines as service stations start to run out - and it could leave supermarket shelves empty by Christmas	12 20:43 Merrick Ferret [1786]
Biden administration is making contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Ukraine if Russia invades in hopes of avoiding Afghanistan-style withdrawal	3 11:54 Merrick Ferret [1761]
China is building a 12,000mph hypersonic plane that can transport 10 passengers to anywhere in the world within an hour	10 20:00 Woodrow [1786]
G7 warns of ‘massive consequences' if Russia invades Ukraine	5 20:37 Merrick Ferret [1781]
Leaked Emails Show Wuhan Labs Using Lao Bat Virus That Is Nearly Identical to COVID-19	9 21:21 Merrick Ferret [1792]
A brand-new way of approaching school shootings': How Michigan prosecutor Karen McDonald made an 'instinctual' and rare decision to charge Ethan Crumbley's mother and father - and how it could set a US precedent	16 17:33 Elmereting Cleper2091 [1760]
U.S. Universities Cooperating With Institutions Tied To China's Military, Nuclear Weapons Program	1 01:10 Besoeker [1759]
San Francisco Sees 3,000 Car Break-Ins in 1 Month; 'It's Out of Control'	11 21:40 Merrick Ferret [1788]
China Says US Using Democracy as ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ to Meddle in Others’ Affairs	5 09:20 Dale [1759]
40 states receive failing grade on fighting child sex trafficking, report	1 09:07 Skidmark [1782]
United States Sanctions Bangladesh’s RAB for ‘Serious Human Rights Abuse’	0 [1758]
Rare alien-like fish with a translucent head that exposes its glowing green eyes is spotted some 2,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California	8 23:14 Herb Jones9420 [1789]
China Benefits and Laos Falls into Debt Trap as China-Laos Railway Opens	0 [1757]
'Welcome back, guys! Jeff Bezos greets his six Blue Origin space tourists - including GMA host Michael Strahan and daughter of Alan Shepard - as they touch back down in Texas desert after seven-minute flight to edge of space	5 10:47 SteveS [1750]
'Fully weaponized' software bug poses a threat to Minecraft gamers and apps worldwide including Google, Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Apple iCloud, Uber and Amazon	7 12:07 Procopius2k [1749]
CNN staffer charged with enticing mothers and underage daughters to engage in unlawful sexual activity; FBI calls allegations 'deeply disturbing'	9 15:48 Glenmore [1753]
Beverly Hills residents arming themselves with guns in wake of violence	6 12:28 Merrick Ferret [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
How Putin is using Biden to make Russia great again	0 [1754]
Sara Hoyt:The Junta's abolition of the Constitution	3 15:14 trailing wife [1763]
The latest revelations of Israel's covert war on Iran - analysis	0 [1771]
Dying tolerance and TLP factor	2 15:20 Dron66046 [1746]
Russian film Granite Trailer	1 00:58 Flatch Wittlesbach3456 [1754]
Obey the authority figure. Yes the man in the white coat.	5 13:46 M. Murcek [1753]
Page 6: Politix
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News	13 21:32 Jan [1771]
Prince Charles sent 'thank you' letter and carriage clock gift to Saudi billionaire at centre of 'cash for honours' row as new details emerge of tycoon's 'highly unusual' private CBE ceremony after he donated £1.5million	0 [1747]
Biden points to CLIMATE CHANGE in mourning at least 84 killed by THIRTY tornadoes across five states - included Kentucky's deadliest storm in 130 years	3 21:01 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1774]
Gavin Newsom says he'll use Texas abortion law as model for gun-control measure	5 22:44 Merrick Ferret [1788]
Man gets 10 years for pointing a firearm during Portland protests	3 14:21 SteveS [1757]
Jake Sullivan's Wife Faces Growing Calls for Recusal From Durham Probe	1 09:48 Warthog [1759]
Federal watchdog: Customs and Border Protection anti-terror unit investigated journalists	9 15:32 trailing wife [1746]
Lincoln Project Raises Money	4 09:56 Skidmark [1780]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
7	Commies
5	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
4	Taliban/IEA
3	Sublime Porte
3	Narcos
2	Human Trafficking
2	Govt of Iran
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Tehrik-e-Labaik
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1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Mob Rule

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