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Paktia Police Chief Resigns over Corruption, Negligence
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Prison doctors among five killed in Kabul, AFG bombing	1 10:10 Sheba Protector of the Hohlraums47 [11126]
Afghan Journalist Killed, 5th in 2 Months	0 [11127]
Israeli woman from a West Bank settlement was found dead of head injuries overnight	0 [11126]
Lebanese journalist who wrote article in Nov. regarding Hezbollah 'secret arms depot' has gone missing	0 [11125]
Thousands of state employees in Basra demand 9 months of unpaid wages	0 [11126]
Armed by Iran, 2,000 Afghans Still in Syria: Zarif	2 20:53 jpal [11130]
Highway Police Chief Killed in Parwan	0 [11126]
Officials Defuse 9 Mines in Kandahar, Saving Lives	0 [11128]
Iraqi Forces Arrest 'Organ Trafficking Network' in Baghdad	0 [11124]
27 Taliban Killed in Helmand, Kandahar: MoD	0 [11132]
''Punching someone in the stomach is not an act in furtherance of free speech''	4 12:22 Herman and Company7265 [11128]
Antifa/BLM: Mikaele Andrew Baker, 23, is a trans nonbinary furry who last week published a ''hit list'' on social media	27 21:30 Alaska Paul [11127]
'Some of us were killed,' kidnapped Katsina student says in video released by Boko Haram	0 [11129]
Kabul: jacket wallah kills one, 2 kaboomed, Sunday’s bomb counts a 10th death	0 [11126]
Turkey planted olive tree saplings in occupied Syria to honor their militants killed in Operation ''Peace Spring.''	2 20:51 Classer [11126]
IDF arrests Palestinian suspect in firebombing of IDF soldier who didn’t respond	0 [11125]
Police: Gunman attempted to fire at officers near Jerusalem’s Old City	0 [11128]
Two more arrests in Austria over Vienna attack	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Libyan 5+5 Military Commission Agree Open Main Road Linking East & West of the Country	0 [11125]
France Opens Door to Talks with Some African Jihadists	0 [11128]
Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade to Restructure its Forces	0 [11123]
Trump is crazy’: Hezbollah sees threat in US president’s final days	0 [11126]
60 Attacks, 133 Deaths in Kabul Over 2 Months	0 [11125]
Paktia Police Chief Resigns over Corruption, Negligence	0 [11128]
Iran's foreign minister arouses Afghan anger	0 [11126]
Iran nearing collapse under strain of COVID-19	6 12:59 Woodrow [11130]
Engineering graduates protest outside al-Samawa refinery in Muthanna province demanding employment	1 08:37 M. Murcek [11125]
Iran wants to replace the US forces in Afghanistan by suggesting fighters from its Fatemiyoun militia	0 [11127]
Iraq won’t allow threats against diplomatic mission’s security – spokesman. Then his lips fell off	0 [11126]
Ex-Pakistani PM: Pakistan Supports Both Taliban, Al-Qaeda	0 [11124]
Al-Jazeera reporters’ phones hacked by spyware from Israeli NSO Group — report	0 [11127]
In Refugee Camps, Palestinians Prepare for Post-Abbas Power Struggle	2 08:40 Besoeker [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
United passengers ignoring risk of COVID to perform CPR on man who died from the virus aboard flight after 'lying about symptoms to fly'	5 19:55 KBK [11130]
Pound Whipsawed by Virus Concerns, Relief on Brexit-Talks Offer	0 [11127]
West Point faces worst cheating scandal in nearly 45 years involving more than 70 cadets	13 14:59 swksvolFF [11126]
Israeli who died from second bout of COVID-19 confirmed to have different strain	4 13:19 Daffy and Tenille2822 [11125]
Pro-Trump crowd holds rally in Taipei	3 10:55 Matt [11125]
Man kills wife, two children over domestic dispute	1 13:04 Woodrow [11124]
Israel will be going to elections on March 23. Again.	5 05:38 Clem [11124]
Kuwait closes border, suspends flights until Jan. 1	0 [11125]
Life sentence for Halle synagogue shooter who killed 2 in Yom Kippur rampage	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Tucker Carlson: "My Tribe, My Tribe, NO!, MY Tribe	10 23:44 Clem [11128]
The Biggest Political Blunder in American History	8 20:05 rjschwarz [11125]
Barr says no need for special counsels to investigate election or Hunter Biden	5 13:14 Woodrow [11123]
Georgia Votes for America	0 [11125]
Larry Arnn President of Hillsdale College speaks (video)	1 07:12 Besoeker [11125]
Lin Wood interview on 2020 elections	0 [11127]
Van Morrison Slams Coronavirus Hypocrisy: Politicians ‘Haven't Missed a Paycheck Since Lockdown Began'	0 [11123]
Pat Robertson turns on Trump, urges concession: 'The president ... lives in an alternate reality'	13 20:30 gorb [11126]
GEN Mike Flynn: 'The Trump Cavalry Is Coming (video)	16 22:12 Cloluting Johnson2387 [11130]
Republicans See Encouraging Signs for Their Campaigns in Georgia Senate Run-off Races	6 13:08 Woodrow [11127]
AMAZING! Congress Got Paid Their Full Salary for 9 Months While they Argued About Giving Every American $600 of Their Own Money	3 11:58 swksvolFF [11125]
The COVID Relief Bill Is Crap, and Other Things You Already Knew	2 08:06 M. Murcek [11123]
The leader of the 5-year coup attempt: Puppeteer Barack Obama	9 14:21 Angoting Guelph2342 [11128]
Paladin's American Gomorrah ™ ‘I Am Sarah’ Edition	1 11:30 Abu Uluque [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Pork City: Here Are The Most Ridiculous Pet Projects In $900 Billion Stimulus Package	7 23:27 Clem [11126]
U.S. Intelligence Knew Russia Was Fueling Clinton's False Trump-Russia Narrative – FBI Ignored Warning	2 15:52 Rex Mundi [11125]
New Jersey issues sweeping changes on how police can use force	3 21:41 Phinetch Wherese4624 [11127]
Progressive Groups Push Biden to Tap Accused Iranian Lobbyist Titra Parsi for Top National-Security Role	0 [11126]
Biden team weighs deportation relief for more than 1 million Hondurans, Guatemalans	3 11:01 Abu Uluque [11124]
Explosive Scene at Oregon State Capitol: Riot Declared, MRAPs and Pepper Spray Deployed	7 21:30 DarthVader [11124]
Dem Senate Candidates Appear at Event With Supporter of Farrakhan	1 07:34 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11125]
Billions Being Pissed Away in Foreign Aid in Spending Bill: ‘Gender Programs' in Pakistan, Sri Lankan Ship Refurbishments	21 21:41 Omoger Bumble9242 [11125]
Federalist Society Favorite Brags about Organization's Hand-Picked Judges Killing Election Fraud Cases in Court	3 08:29 Raj [11127]

    
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3	Antifa/BLM
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Sublime Porte
1	Human Trafficking
1	Islamic State
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iran
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)

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Tue 2020-12-22
Paktia Police Chief Resigns over Corruption, Negligence

Mon 2020-12-21
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Sun 2020-12-20
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Sat 2020-12-19
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Fri 2020-12-18
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Thu 2020-12-17
Far-Left Anarchist Extremists Indicted Over Terror Plot To Kill Police

Wed 2020-12-16
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Tue 2020-12-15
Senior Jemaah Islamiyah Figure in Indonesian Custody

Mon 2020-12-14
Bill Barr Resigns

Sun 2020-12-13
Armenians Storm Capital Demanding PM Resign After Azerbaijan Victory Parade

Sat 2020-12-12
Killer of Lebanon's Hariri sentenced to life in prison, remains at large: UN court

Fri 2020-12-11
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