Comment: The Saudi version of events is unbelievable to say the least, considering their history of targeting civilian infrastructure:

• Study shows a third of Saudi strikes hit Yemeni hospitals, schools and other civilian targets
• War Crimes in Yemen: Human Rights Watch blasts US/Saudi airstrike of Yemen funeral that killed at least 110
• Saudi warplanes bomb hospital in Yemen
• Media blackout as Saudi Arabia murders thousands of civilians in Yemen

Comment: Positive: if terrorists don't have a venue to share their propaganda, their propaganda has little effect on the people it is designed for. Negative: the propaganda has little effect on the people it is designed to target, which will make certain folks in the intel communities a bit peeved, because they rely on it as much as the "terrorists" do.

Comment: Before Flynn Jr.'s dismissal, Politico ran a report "Flynn under fire for fake news", alleging that Flynn Sr. posted "dubious factoids 16 times since Aug. 9" on his Twitter page, and embedding the suggestion that he is not fit for his post:

Now some say Flynn's fondness for spreading fake news casts doubt on his fitness to serve as the White House's national security adviser, suggesting that he either can't spot a blatant falsehood or is just ideologically bent to believe the worst of his perceived enemies.

Hilariously, they call the fact that Marina Abramovic invited the Podestas to an occult-tinged spirit-cooking party an "only slightly less outrageous hoax". Sorry, Politico, but you shot yourselves in the foot on that one. Whatever the merits of pizzagate, spirit cooking is an "in" thing for that crowd. And this quote from Adam Schiff (D.-Ca.) is just priceless:

"It is incumbent on Trump, his nominee for national security adviser, Gen. Flynn, and his entire team to disavow these falsehoods and conspiracy theories," Schiff said in a statement. "They will soon have a country to run, and God help us if they conduct the nation's affairs like their transition — without the willingness or ability to separate fact from fiction."

A better description of the Bush and Obama presidencies would be hard to come by... But there's also this to consider regarding the whole pizzagate phenomenon:

The former military officer who knows Flynn well suggested that his former boss may have a proclivity for misinformation because of his long career in secret intelligence. "He also fancies himself as someone who is skilled as manipulation of actual fact in order to affect movement downstream," the ex-officer said, recalling that the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan included spreading false information through the media to see how it might affect the enemy.

"If this is another example of his willingness to manipulate information in order to have a specific end goal it would not be a complete departure, I suppose," the former officer said.

Like it or not, that's what spies do. Unfortunately, whereas the mainstream media is unanimous in their identification of pizzagate as "fake news", they're utter morons or complicit dupes when it comes to fake stories that really matter, like Iraq's WMDs or Assad's "chemical weapons attacks".

Comment: How could this offensive against Daesh possibly go well with double-dealing U.S, "leading the charge"? See:

• Secret document reveals Daesh fighters ordered not to attack US coalition planes
• Is U.S. using 'Battle for Mosul' to transfer ISIS out of Iraq & into Syria?
• Iraqi war against Daesh: UN says death toll in Mosul is 'staggering'
• Second month into Mosul battle shows no progress but displaces nearly 60,000
• Russia concerned on Mosul offensive: 'Don't chase terrorists to other countries, kill them on sight'
• Russian military reports 60 civilians killed and 200 injured in US-led coalition strikes of Mosul residential areas

Comment: Not content to completely destroy the country and starve the population, these barbaric UN 'human rights champions' are now threatening humanitarian aid workers:

Intelligence services of Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda terrorist group are planning to kidnap foreign nationals who work for humanitarian aid agencies in Yemen, Yemeni media reported Wednesday.

The Yemeni Interior Ministry has reportedly urged both local residents and foreigners working with humanitarian aid organizations to be especially vigilant and to cooperate with security agencies.

"Liaison officers working with the Saudi intelligence met leaders from al-Qaeda in the border Al-Waidah crossing point on Saturday, 29 October, to coordinate the kidnapping operations," an unnamed Yemeni official said, as quoted by the local SABA news agency.

Comment: The US and UN have consistently criticized Israel over its actions against Palestine, yet their mild protestations do nothing to stifle Israel's illegal behavior. Their statements against Israel seem to be merely PR with no practical action taken to back up their words.