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Echoes of George W. Bush's disastrous invasion of Iraq. By Steven Rosenfeld April 20, 2017 " Information Clearing House " -  " Alternet " -   On April 7, President Trump committed his first “act of war,” attacking Syria with missiles in response to what he said was a poison gas attack by the Syrian government that killed dozens. But the White House’s subsequent intelligence report offering its proof of Syria’s role was “false” and “fraudulent,” suggesting a “coverup” by a president acting without any intelligence and intentionally lying to the public. These are the characterizations of two longtime experts in war studies and missile systems, which—along with coordinated comments by Vice President Mike  Pence  in South Korea and Secretary of State Rex  Tillerson  in Russia that America’s “strategic patience” is ending—suggest Trump may be seeking a war of choice, even if it involves fabricated intelligence. President George W. Bush’s White House...

Police secure the Champs Elysee Avenue after one policeman was killed and another wounded in a shooting incident in Paris, France, April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann A police officer has been killed in a shooting in Paris. Two more officers have been injured. According to reports, the attacker has also been killed. The incident took place on the legendary Champs Elysees.  Follow Catherine Nicholson   ✔ @ACatInParis President Hollande: 1 police officer killed, 2 officers injured, 1 passerby injured on  # ChampsElysees   @ FRANCE24  are at the scene 11:33 PM - 20 Apr 2017  ·  Paris, France     29 29 Retweets     13 13 likes The shooting took place somewhere around 9pm local time. The identity of the attacker hasn’t been released yet. Central Paris is now surrounded with a large group of law enforcement. A helicopter is also flying over the scene.  ...

Donald Trump makes a face at his caucus night rally in Des Moines. (REUTERS/Scott Morgan) Written by  Prof Michel Chossudovsky ; Originally appeared at  GlobalResearch What kind of president do we have? Cynical and diabolical?  The plush dinner event with China’s president  Xi Jinping  at Mar-a-Lago on the evening of April 6 was carefully planned to coincide with Trump’s missile strikes against Syria. Xi and Trump were accompanied by their wives; guests, family members and high-level officials from both countries were in attendance at the Palm Beach Mar-a Lago “replicate” of Rome’s Palazzo Chigi 16th Century dining room. Later that evening on Thursday April 6, it was dessert time:  The Donald was at the dinner table eating a delicious chocolate cake together with  Xi Jinping , while also ordering Tomahawk missile strikes against Syria, in the presence of China’s president and his entourage: “I was sitting at the table. We ha...

Defense site  Lostarmour.info  released a detailed analysis ( LINK ) of the battle in the Artillery Academy in western Aleppo in the period between August 6, 2016 and September 5, 2016. SF provides an abridged translation of the third part ( source ) of this series. Pics are taken from the original text.  The English version of the FIRST PART IS HERE ; The English version of the SECOND PART IS HERE ; The English version of the THIRD PART IS HERE . THE FOURTH PART On August 31, the story repeated. The T-72 battle tank moved to a banket near the road Click to see the full-size image and threw few rounds in the direction of the academy Click to see the full-size image Then a Shilka self-propelled gun replaced it. Click to see the full-size image A series of rounds hit the top floor of the Yellow Building and its rear part. Click to see the full-size image Artillery units shelled the area of the artillery college. ...