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U.S. Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth of Heroin in Arabian Sea
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	5 22:24 3dc [1784]
Mumbai on alert: Security tightened over intelligence report on possible Khalistani terrorist attacks	4 21:16 magpie [1785]
At least two civilians killed in a suspected Turkish attack in Hasaka	0 [1754]
Cafeteria allegedly attacked by Salafist group in western Iran	4 17:44 Sock Puppet of Doom [1773]
Sudanese Security forces clash with anti-coup protesters	0 [1750]
Three killed, 14 injured in explosion in Quetta	1 09:15 M. Murcek [1754]
Three Palestinian farmers injured as Israel attacks Gaza, targets farmers	0 [1769]
Iraq Five ISIS terrorists killed in 14 airstrikes in Diyala - Security Media Cell	0 [1755]
Two Libyan Nationals Face Money Laundering Case in Malta	0 [1751]
300 Refugees Drown off Libyan Coasts in 7 Days	0 [1754]
U.S. Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth of Heroin in Arabian Sea	4 20:54 Raj [1841]
Lebanon Seizes Captagon Shipment in Fake Oranges	1 09:17 M. Murcek [1753]
Iran State TV Says Tehran Launches Rocket into Space	0 [1758]
Four soldiers killed in Mali attack	0 [1764]
St. Paul man sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for burning and looting at a BLM riot in Minneapolis in August 2020	0 [1742]
Al-Shabaab briefly seizes Bal'ad town in Somalia	1 09:11 M. Murcek [1760]
Palestinian gets 21 years in jail for stabbing man in Rosh Ha’ayin terror attack	0 [1784]
Transgender Antifa rioter has federal case for assaulting Portland cops dropped	4 09:21 Rex Mundi [1786]
Officer shot to death in Bradley, another critical	1 12:37 Merrick Ferret [1786]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban orders beheadings... for MANNEQUINS: Afghan clothes stores are told their dummies' heads offend Islam	0 [1747]
Pentagon is building a SECOND secret courtroom at Guantanamo Bay to hold trials for suspected terrorists	6 15:55 Merrick Ferret [1746]
Israel, US sign deal for 12 helicopters and refueling aircraft	2 08:26 M. Murcek [1742]
Ludhiana Court Blast: Instructed from Germany, planned in jail?	0 [1742]
Follow the money: How to bring IS extremists to justice	0 [1773]
Mali junta moots five-year transition to civilian rule	0 [1742]
Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul	0 [1763]
Man killed in UK taxi blast was blown up by his own bomb, investigators say	2 10:17 ed in texas [1760]
Libya’s Minister of Culture Arrested on Corruption Charges	0 [1746]
Saudi King Urges Lebanon to Stop Hizbullah 'Hegemony'	0 [1751]
Turkish Lira Crisis Turns Political with Lawsuit Threat	0 [1751]
Iran-linked hackers tried to reach Netanyahu’s son via Likud activists — report	0 [1753]
Aoun Hits Back at Those Accusing Him of Seeking Partition	0 [1745]
Judge Aoun Says Salameh's Lawsuits Going Round in Circles	0 [1736]
Former Miss Iraq wears IDF hoodie in solidarity	1 09:41 Skidmark [1748]
IDF stats in 2021	0 [1745]
Hamas drill simulates kidnapping of soldier, attacks on military targets	0 [1784]
Day 4: Satellite images show smoldering wreckage at Syria port after alleged Israeli strike	2 10:32 DarthVader [1769]
Iraqi interpreter claims US version of Saddam's capture was fabricated.	13 16:34 Angeretle Unavish7775 [1783]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Goodby and Godspeed Beautiful Queen	3 23:19 trailing wife [1775]
Pin-Ups for Vets	7 17:45 Silentbrick [1773]
Ben Roethlisberger admits time with Steelers is coming to an end	3 17:37 M. Murcek [1771]
Oil heads for biggest annual gain since at least 2016	5 16:11 Merrick Ferret [1747]
Putin warns Biden sanctions will be a 'colossal mistake' and threatens to SEVER ties: US president urges Russian leader to 'de-escalate' during high-stakes phone call and says West will 'respond decisively' if he 'further invades' Ukraine	6 14:07 CrazyFool [1752]
Russia and China have been readying for war while West has been focused on ~~Middle East~~ pronouns.	1 12:25 Merrick Ferret [1738]
Commander and executive officer on USS Montgomery are fired 'due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command over handling of sexual misconduct investigation'	3 20:26 magpie [1786]
Federal prosecutors quietly announce they have DROPPED their case against Jeffrey Epstein's jail guards, one day AFTER Ghislaine Maxwell's guilty verdict	2 12:48 NoMoreBS [1756]
Springfield Armory: Browning Hi-Power	6 18:27 M. Murcek [1768]
After Spokane Food Program Officials Turn Away Unvaccinated for Christmas Meals – Patriots Step In and Feed Everyone	16 22:24 trailing wife [1762]
GM heralded this plant as a model for its electric car future. Then its batteries started exploding.	7 13:47 Sock Puppet of Doom [1744]
Hong Kong police charge 2 men after Stand News raid	0 [1748]
CDC Drastically Revises Omicron vs Delta Numbers	14 23:14 Clolet Lover of the Chinese4601 [1770]
China warns of 'drastic measures' if Taiwan provokes on independence	2 16:10 Merrick Ferret [1760]
Libyan Bank Employee Embezzles 1.8 Million Dinars	4 17:46 DarthVader [1767]
North Korea Calls for Troops' Greater Loyalty to Kim	1 12:55 Deacon Blues [1751]
Security Operatives Recover Three Corpses Of Christmas Fun Seekers In Benue River	1 01:37 Merrick Ferret [1749]
Las Vegas police arrest suspect in Chinatown shooting	5 13:03 Tom [1788]
'Mad genius' graverobber who dug up 26 girls' corpses so he could mummify them and turn them into 'dolls' is denied freedom from Russian psychiatric clinic to get married	1 07:06 Vinegar Spolusing6485 [1755]
Russian military ~~satellite~~ payload 'could come crashing towards Earth within weeks due to malfunction' despite its launch being hailed as a success this week	2 10:24 ed in texas [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
Leaving 2021	2 19:25 Raj [1768]
Traumatised troops could be helped by taking ECSTASY: Dance drug was a success in trial on US veterans suffering from combat-related anxiety, former military chief says	2 16:15 Angstrom [1743]
Capitol cop tears into 'pathetic' Mike Pence for saying January 6 'doesn't mean anything' after doing 'everything we could to stop him from being hanged in front of his daughter'	5 17:49 Bobby [1770]
The USN Pacific Submarine Campaign: Dec. 1941 to Dec. 1942	0 [1749]
New poll on Dr. Anthony Fauci just released	6 15:54 Merrick Ferret [1745]
Replenishment of the PLA Navy in 2021	0 [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Anti-Trumper replaces Nunes	3 17:47 DarthVader [1784]
Secret governance? Michigan governor, top lawmakers sign NDA for $1 billion biz program	4 21:25 Merrick Ferret [1769]
Nancy Pelosi scoops up call options for Google, Disney, Roblox stocks	23 16:08 Merrick Ferret [1743]
How much more proof does Carl Heastie need that bail reform has been a horror for NYC?	1 13:57 Tom [1765]
Tom Cotton: War on Crime Must Begin with Recalling, Removing 'Every Last Soros' District Attorney	2 09:50 Barbara [1754]
Lindsey Graham: 'I Think 2024 Is President Trump's Election to Lose'	10 17:26 trailing wife [1752]
Wasserman Schultz says DeSantis is to blame for lack of Covid tests, not Biden. Huh?	3 12:46 Whiskey Mike [1759]
Fauci's Wife Heads Department of Bioethics at NIH	1 12:42 Merrick Ferret [1767]
Bafflegab about the FDA's 2 different levels of approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines	1 13:30 Angstrom [1792]

    
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Who's in the News
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4	Commies
3	Hezbollah
3	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Hamas
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Devout Moslems
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Islamic State
2	Narcos
2	Sublime Porte
2	Taliban/IEA
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Iran
1	Human Trafficking
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Thu 2021-12-30
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Wed 2021-12-29
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Tue 2021-12-28
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Sun 2021-12-26
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Sat 2021-12-25
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Fri 2021-12-24
Egypt’s border guards arrest over 2,000 irregular migrants, seize tons of drugs

Thu 2021-12-23
Nigeria: Fulani Jihadists Kill 45 Christian Farmers in 'Barbaric' Attack

Wed 2021-12-22
Sudan's Prime Minister Abadalla Hamdok to resign

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