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Trump's ill-considered rush to judgment on Syrian chemical attack

Scott Ritter
The American Conservative
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:31 UTC
trump pence mattis
© Department of DefensePresident Trump, Vice President Pence, and Defense Secretary Mattis.
We need hard evidence about what happened in Douma before threatening war.

On Sunday, President Trump announced his intention to make those responsible for an alleged chemical weapons attack on Douma, including the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian allies, pay a "big price" for their continued disregard for international law. The next day U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley declared that "The United States is determined to see the monster who dropped chemical weapons on the Syrian people held to account."

President Trump reinforced his call for action on Monday, noting that the United States would not sit back in the face of the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria. "It will be met, and it will be met forcefully," the president said, adding that those responsible for the attack will be held accountable, whether it was Syria, Russia, Iran or "all of them together." Trump noted that a decision to use military force would be made "over the next 24 to 48 hours."
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Gold Seal

Tucker Carlson is on a roll: "Why is Washington united behind a war in Syria?"

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:42 UTC
tucker carlson
Tucker Carlson, one of the few real MSM reporters in the Western hemisphere
Virtually all of Washington DC, Republicans and Democrats (and their mainstream media shills) have united behind the idea that the United States has a moral obligation to attack Syria after another White Helmets/Deep State gas attack false flag.

When Tucker Carlson bravely called out the moronic narrative being driven to justify another US war in the Middle East, he was told to shut up by his peers over at CNN, MSNBC, NYT etc...

Glenn Greenwald tries to make some sense of America's blood thirsty desire to bomb faraway, sovereign nations.


Comment: Tucker's not backing down. It's good to know there is one news anchor in the States with an ounce of integrity.

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Bullseye

Degeneracy and fundamentalism: The gangrenous face of Western media

Andre Vltchek
New Eastern Outlook
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
syrian army liberates Palmyra
Syrian Armed Forces recapture ancient city of Palmyra
There is nothing sadder and more pathetic, than a notorious liar shouting, spitting saliva, insulting normal people left and right, while terrorizing those who are telling the truth.

Lately, the West has gone clearly berserk. The more it is scared of losing control over the brains of billions of people in all corners of the world, the more aggressively it is screaming, kicking and making a fool of itself.

It doesn't even hide its intentions, anymore. The intentions are clear: to destroy all of its opponents, be they in Russia, China, Iran or in any other patriotic and independent-minded state. To silence all the media outlets that are speaking the truth; not the truth as it is defined in London, Washington, Paris or Berlin, but the truth as it is perceived in Moscow, Beijing, Caracas or Teheran; the truth that simply serves the people, not the fake, pseudo-truth fabricated in order to uphold the supremacy of the Western Empire.

Huge funds are now being allocated for the mortal propaganda onslaught, originating predominantly in both London and Washington. Millions of pounds and dollars have been allocated and spent, officially and openly, in order to 'counter' the voices of Russian, Chinese, Arab, Iranian and Latin American people; voices that are finally reaching 'the Others' - the desolate inhabitants of the 'global south', the dwellers of the colonies and neo-colonies; the modern-day slaves living in the 'client' states.


Comment: Ministry of Truth: US to launch new campaign to counter 'foreign propaganda'


The mask is falling down and the gangrenous face of Western propaganda is being exposed. It is awful, frightening, but at least it is what it is, for everyone to see. No more suspense, no surprises. It is all suddenly out in the open. It is frightening but honest. This is our world. This is how low our humanity has sunk. This is the so-called world order, or more precisely, neo-colonialism.

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Bad Guys

UK's ambassador to UN says Britain prefers a 'proper investigation' first but also willing to bomb Syria without one

Marko Marjanović
Checkpoint Asia
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:13 UTC
Bristish missile
How lightly western politicians fling missiles at foreign nations

Translation: We really think an investigation is in order here (at least for appearances sake), but we're a poodle and will go along if pressed

Reuters reports the Trump admin is weighing "a multinational military response" against Syria over the nonsensical chemical weapons accusations. The attack would be multinational because the US is expecting the UK and France would be on board.

Macron has previously threatened France would bomb Syria if White Helmets and the press got another chemical attack hoax going, while Britain's Theresa May would presumably wish to distract the public from the unraveling Skripal "poisoning" fabrication.

Comment: It's a tried-and-true tactic. Remember how the Democrats and the press fawned over Trump last year when he threw a few missiles at a pointless Syrian target?

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Yoda

Touche: 'Let's start by destroying US chemical weapons' - Maria Zakharova responds to Trump's plea to 'end arms race'


RT
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:11 UTC
Mustard gas-filled 155mm projectiles
© ReutersMustard gas-filled 155mm projectiles at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado
The message-for-message spat between Washington and Moscow continues apace, after Russia reminded President Trump that the US still hasn't got rid of its chemical weapons stockpile.

"Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War. There is no reason for this. Russia needs us to help with their economy, something that would be very easy to do, and we need all nations to work together. Stop the arms race?" Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning.


Comment: See also: Trump threatens Russia: Get ready, 'nice, new and smart' missiles will be coming to Syria

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Sherlock

Russian MoD reveals expert analysis of Douma soil contains no traces of chemical substances


Sputnik
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:50 UTC
Douma attack
© Reuters/ Bassam Khabieh
The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces revealed the results of analysis of Syrian Douma soil taken immediately after the alleged chemical attack.

"I want to emphasize that on April 9, a day after the alleged chemical attack in the Douma, Russian military specialists in the field of radiation, chemical and biological defense, as well as military doctors arrived directly to the site of the alleged incident," First Deputy Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznihir said.

He noted that the experts "took soil samples, collected fragments from the so-called place of the alleged chemical weapons attack," stressing that their expertise "showed the absence of nerve agents and chlorine-containing poisonous substances."

Comment: Critics will cite the irrelevance of a Russian led investigation. Why then, did the US and its lackeys vote against an independent UN investigation into the matter?

See: MK Bhadrakumar: US attack on Syria would be futile
The United Nations Security Council turned down a compromise resolution on Syria, proposed by Sweden and seconded by Russia seeking investigation on the alleged chemical attack in Douma. Five countries supported the resolution with two permanent members - United States and Britain - opposing it. Earlier, a resolution on the same lines which was supported by Russia and China was also opposed by the US and Britain.


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Bad Guys

MK Bhadrakumar: US attack on Syria would be futile

M. K. Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:18 UTC
Duma siria Syria
© AFP 2018/ Hasan Mohamed
The United Nations Security Council turned down a compromise resolution on Syria, proposed by Sweden and seconded by Russia seeking investigation on the alleged chemical attack in Douma. Five countries supported the resolution with two permanent members - United States and Britain - opposing it. Earlier, a resolution on the same lines which was supported by Russia and China was also opposed by the US and Britain.

This is a significant political and diplomatic victory for Russia insofar as only two other countries joined the US and Britain to oppose the Swedish resolution. Six countries abstained.

The big question is whether this development portends an impending US attack on Syria, bypassing the UN. The UN has refused to confirm there has been any attack at all. Russia and Syrian government insist there has been no attack and have approached the Organization for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for an international investigation. The good thing is that the OPCW is deputing two teams of experts to go to Douma later this week. Russia has offered to give them full security protection.

So Trump has a major decision to make. Logically, punishment follows a crime that has been committed and it seems no crime has been committed. This appears to be a false flag operation - that is, a fabrication with a view to trigger a sequence of events. That was how the US invaded Iraq in 2003 and it is an established fact today that Saddam Hussein did not have any program to develop weapons of mass destruction, as then US Secretary of State Colin Power had misled the UN Security Council. (Powell later admitted that he was misled by his own administration.)

Comment: Nauert admits the U.S. doesn't know what kind of chemical was used. Mattis says the military is still looking at the situation. The OPCW is set to investigate and has access to the alleged site of the attack (which hasn't been possible in past iterations of this cliched script). So the U.S. has a couple options: either attack fast before the investigation can be undertaken (and potentially be proven wrong after the fact), or wait, avoid an attack without just cause, and merely suffer the loss of credibility for having taken things this far already on the word of terrorists. Or of course, they can try to just wreck everything, but that would be ultimately the most self-defeating because it could lead to war with Russia. The Americans have limited options, given the involvement of Russia in Syria. They've been discussing what to do for the past couple days. Obviously they're having trouble coming up with a suitably belligerent act that won't prompt Russia to retaliate.

See: Douma liberated, Russia guarantees impartial chemical attack investigation, OPCW agrees to check it out - all this makes US attack more likely

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Caesar

Putin: 'World getting more chaotic, but I have hope that common sense will prevail'


RT
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:35 UTC
Russian President Vladimir Putin
© Alexei Druzhinin / SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that "common sense" will eventually prevail in the modern world, which is becoming "more chaotic." The current international situation is very troubling, he added.

"The state of world affairs invokes nothing but concerns, the situation in the world is becoming more chaotic," Putin said on Wednesday during a ceremony to welcome new ambassadors to Russia.

"Nevertheless, we still hope that common sense will eventually prevail and international relations will enter a constructive course, the entire world system will become more stable and predictable."

Comment: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Putin has no intention to communicate with the deep state puppets.
"No, they are not planned so far," the Kremlin spokesman said, responding to the question about whether Putin intended to hold a talk with US President Donald Trump.

Speaking about possible talks with Angela Merkel or Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin spokesman also said that "such contacts are not in the plans."
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Chess

House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election in 2018


RT
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:15 UTC
Paul Ryan
© Kevin Lamarque / ReutersHouse Speaker Paul Ryan
Donald Trump has confirmed that House Speaker Paul Ryan will not be seeking re-election, calling him a "truly good man" who will leave behind a "legacy of achievement."

"Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. We are with you Paul!" Trump tweeted.

The tweet confirmed reports by Axios and CNN, which stated earlier on Wednesday that Ryan would be leaving his post. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is being touted as the person most likely to take his place.
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War Whore

Arch hypocrisy: War hawk Haley uses child victims as a tool against Russia - after US calls civilian casualties a 'fact of life'


RT
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:57 UTC
Nikki Haley
Children suffering in war have become tools for the West, with Nikki Haley stating that Russia's hands are "covered in their blood" in Syria. However, the US seems to not mind "collateral damage" in the wars it's backing.

Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting following an alleged chemical attack in Syria, the US ambassador said that "the Russian regime, whose hands are all covered in the blood of Syrian children, cannot be ashamed by pictures of its victims - we've tried that before."

It's a common tale to come out of Washington and the US media, in an apparent attempt to gain support for American foreign policy when it comes to Russia and Syria - in particular, a new military intervention. However, US officials and media appear to be focused on some war victims, while turning a blind eye on victims of campaigns the American military took part in, be it in Syria's Raqqa or Iraq's Mosul. In his infamous comment on CBS, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said civilian deaths in the war against terrorism are merely a "fact of life."

Comment: Speaking of 'blood on their hands', the Empire of Chaos is literally drenched in the blood of millions of innocent civilians. The following are but a few examples:

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