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Russia insists ‘we don’t want wars’ as it ponders Ukraine-NATO answer
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Office of German aid organisation set on fire in Sulaimani: official	1 08:55 DooDahMan [1749]
2 border guards lightly hurt by friendly fire while trying to thwart drug-smuggling	1 09:29 Skidmark [1757]
Leading Turkish women targeted by Islamists and government	0 [1764]
Clashes kill 14 in Chad	1 09:36 Skidmark [1757]
Separatist insurgents have claimed responsibility for Pakistan attack	0 [1758]
Four army soldiers wounded in explosion in J&K	0 [1747]
Armed men attack the house of a border guard's commander in Baghdad	0 [1746]
Security forces seize a rocket launchpad west of Baghdad	0 [1750]
Security forces launch a combing campaign in al-Abbara district	0 [1751]
Turkish forces neutralize senior PKK commander in Sinjar	0 [1753]
Two children were killed in an explosive remnant of war in Babel	0 [1758]
Kurdish Fighters Found Dead in Syria Jail Hit by IS	0 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran said beating out Assad regime for influence in key Syrian border province	0 [1753]
Days after massive arms deal, US halts Egypt military aid over human rights concerns	2 12:22 SteveS [1753]
Societal, clan resistance to IDP return hampering camp closure in Iraq: ministry spokesperson	0 [1749]
ISIS unable to operate in large groups in Iraq: official	0 [1756]
German parliament approves motion to extend troops mission in Iraq	0 [1744]
Report: 5,000-plus deaths under Ethiopia’s Tigray blockade	0 [1763]
Bangladesh, Burmese Junta Initiate Rohingya Repatriation Talks	0 [1763]
Dissidents hack Iran state TV, broadcast call for Khamenei’s death	2 16:21 jpal [1758]
Barnes and Noble removes ‘The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ from website	1 09:42 Skidmark [1754]
Haunted by Holocaust, Israeli charity assists Afghans fleeing Taliban rule	0 [1763]
CSTO may send peacekeepers to the Kyrgyz-Tajik border	0 [1746]
PMF:ISIS terrorists' infiltration attempts from Syria to Iraq dropped by 90%	0 [1754]
Federal officials arrest a Nevada man, 50, for threatening state election worker telling her she was ‘going to f***ing die' for 'stealing the 2020 election from Donald Trump'	4 06:16 NN2N1 [1747]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Philadelphia Pizza with extra lead	11 18:39 swksvolFF [1778]
Biden warns he will deploy troops WITHOUT NATO's backing: President issues limp declaration that he will move 'not too many' troops to Eastern Europe 'in the near term' but not as part of NATO force as members fail to agree on action	14 21:11 Merrick Ferret [1788]
Embalmers Find Veins & Arteries Filled with 'Never Before Seen' Rubbery 'worm-like' Clots	4 19:52 Rob Crawford [1773]
Chinese satellite observed grappling and pulling another satellite out of its orbit	5 23:45 Carl Douglas [1774]
U.S. Considers Backing an Insurgency if Russia Invades Ukraine	11 17:47 JonhQC [1795]
West Virginia governor tells Bette Midler to kiss his dog's 'hiney'	2 11:31 M. Murcek [1758]
ATF Raids Property of Amish Farmer	6 20:32 magpie [1777]
Sean Penn, 61, claims 'cowardly genes' lead to men wearing skirts... as he talks masculinity in American culture becoming 'quite feminized'	9 18:41 swksvolFF [1778]
Putin signed the law on life imprisonment of pedophiles	3 16:56 Merrick Ferret [1775]
Treasury reconsiders IRS' use of facial recognition company ID.me	5 09:55 Skidmark [1744]
Video reveals moment $100m US F-35 stealth fighter CRASHED into aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and photo shows jet in South China Sea after pilot ejected: US in race with China to recover it from seabed	4 11:46 M. Murcek [1754]
SpaceX on target to launch a rocket a week in 2022, including hundreds of Starlink satellites, up from a record breaking 31 launches last year	0 [1750]
Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley will use 'insanity' defense after pleading not guilty to murdering four classmates and injuring dozens	0 [1746]
Florida cop fired for tasering a wheelchair-bound man FOUR times at point-blank range who was not 'resisting' arrest	3 13:51 jpal [1756]
Trump administration 'compiled secret list' to decide which nations would receive COVID vaccine first: Allies were placed at the top ahead of poorer more desperate countries	9 10:58 swksvolFF [1759]
Get your hand out of your pocket and drop the knife: Bodycam footage shows NINE cops surround and gun down man armed with a boxcutter in hail of bullets on Nashville highway	12 11:24 M. Murcek [1748]
'Bette Midler, kiss her hiney': West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds up his dog's BUTT at the end of his state of the state address after the actress branded state 'backward'	1 08:48 Chris [1744]
Secret Zero Covid lockdown of China's 'city of the future': More than a million people are ordered to stay in their homes by communist officials over FIVE coronavirus cases just a week before the Winter Olympics	3 13:37 swksvolFF [1756]
Russia and Belarus to conduct exercises against fictional enemy Republic of Dneprovia	1 00:48 Skidmark [1739]
Russia insists ‘we don’t want wars’ as it ponders Ukraine-NATO answer	0 [1779]
Zelensky rebukes Western ‘panic’ over Russia invasion fear after Biden call	1 01:29 Merrick Ferret [1747]
Page 4: Opinion
Andrew Klavan: How the Joe Biden 'Build Back Better' program will be financed	3 14:44 magpie [1749]
VMI's first Black Superintendent Blasts Opposers of Diversity Reform	4 22:11 Merrick Ferret [1779]
Senator Ron Johnson Holds Panel Discussion on ‘COVID-19: A Second Opinion' and The Data is Alarming	4 18:30 Merrick Ferret [1764]
Amy Schneider's Winning Streak Ended After Being Asked To Name The Gender That Has Two X Chromosomes	2 16:16 JakTheRipper [1755]
The Supreme Court Should Reject Racial Preference in College Admissions	13 15:10 Abu Uluque [1751]
Pennsylvania Court Rules Mail-in Voting Unconstitutional, a Win for Election Integrity	9 15:31 M. Murcek [1749]
Today’s Top Religious Persecutors: Open Doors Unveils Latest World Watch List	1 12:49 Matt [1749]
The Soviet people and the status of a victim of genocide	0 [1773]
Ukraine is Europe's problem, not ours so why is Biden focused on a fight that's none of our business instead of tackling the true threat from China, asks former National Security Adviser GENERAL KEITH KELLOGG	3 11:43 ed in texas [1752]
Is prostate cancer risk reduced by statins? Medication could cut men's odds of getting the disease, scientists say	4 10:56 JohnQC [1748]
Mozart Piano Concerto No 3 -- Mysin Elisei Piano	6 18:48 Merrick Ferret [1778]
Watch Classical Musicians Try Singing Foul-Mouthed 'South Park' Lyrics With Straight Faces	1 03:11 Kofi Panda2845 [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Special counsel Durham says just learning about Justice watchdog Horowitz, Sussmann's 2017 meeting	2 10:59 Besoeker [1743]
More from ‘Red-Handed': How the Bush Family and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Husband Cashed In	2 14:07 Merrick Ferret [1756]
Durham Court Filing Reveals DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Withheld Key Evidence From Special Counsel	4 15:51 Deacon Blues [1756]
Biden vows more investments after Pittsburgh bridge collapse	10 21:03 Merrick Ferret [1764]
'You're about to get a lot more speeding tickets!' Critics slam 'Pothole Pete' Buttigieg's plan to fix the nation's roads crisis with MORE speed cameras and lower speed limits that will guarantee fines for drivers	10 14:41 Abu Uluque [1757]
Nationwide push to liberalize prostitution laws prompts concerns about human trafficking	6 18:42 Procopius2k [1768]
George Soros pumps $125 MILLION into super PAC his son Alexander will become president of to help Democrats ahead of the midterms: Donation is aimed at aiding 'pro-democracy' candidates	8 14:58 M. Murcek [1757]
'We're going to rebuild it and thousands of others': Biden warns the next bridge collapse could end in fatalities after visiting Pittsburgh scene where rescuers formed a human chain to save passengers from dangling bus	5 18:43 Bobby [1764]
Nancy Pelosi's son is embroiled in SIXTH FBI probe - this time into San Francisco official who was allegedly bribed to remove permit violations against squalid flop house 'The Pit', owned by his ex-girlfriend	4 13:38 swksvolFF [1755]
White House responds to migrant transport: 'No such thing as secret flights'	8 19:02 KBK [1782]
PA appeals court finds Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law unconstitutional	2 10:32 JohnQC [1755]

    
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                        22:11 Merrick Ferret

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                        20:48 Airandee

                        20:32 magpie

                        19:52 Rob Crawford

                        19:02 KBK

                        18:48 Merrick Ferret

                        18:43 Bobby

                        18:42 Procopius2k

                        18:41 swksvolFF

                        18:40 Procopius2k

                        18:39 swksvolFF

                        18:37 KBK

                        18:34 Milley

                        18:30 Merrick Ferret

                        18:21 Frank G

                        18:17 Besoeker

                        17:47 SteveS

                        17:47 JonhQC

                        17:37 Bobby

                        16:56 Merrick Ferret

                        16:54 Slappy

Who's in the News
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5	Islamic State
4	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
3	Commies
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iran
1	Narcos
1	Taliban/IEA
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Human Trafficking

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