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US war crimes in Syria
Many years too late, it appears The New York Times has suddenly discovered that the United States has been committing war crimes in Syria, coming long after it was clear Washington was pursuing regime change in Damascus. With Assad still in control of most of the country, US efforts have turned to far-reach sanctions of late, which have greatly increased the sufferings of common Syrians. Like with Bush's disastrous invasion of Iraq before, the Times was the foremost cheerleader for that war, laundering Pentagon and admin propaganda, and only many years later admitting the truth that it was all based on lies… so now it seems to be going with Syria.
In its latest reporting, the NY Times has "uncovered" that an elite US military unit intentionally targeted and destroyed a large dam which was vital to the daily life and survival of tens of thousands of people near a vital Euphrates River reservoir. When the 2017 bombing of the Tabqa Dam (or al-Thawra Dam as it's also called) was first reported, a top American general labeled those accusing the US of being behind it as "crazy". Like much mainstream media reporting on Syria, those who had it right in real time - many from independent and alternative media - were dismissed as "conspiracy theorists" and loons, but now this…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-bombed-key-dam-syria-lied-about-it-called-anyone-who-reported-truth-crazy
Major PF happening
Monkeywerx channel, check out all of thePINKaircraft shown here, these are MASKED, i.e. not visible on ADSB exchange or the other tracking softwares. This one he is using is called Spyglass.
That is a shit load of flights up with 'hidden' details. Normally there are just a handful. He didn't speculate as to what all of this might be about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6CTj5iInpE
He's covering Ukraine in the same episode that is up, too much to cover here. A Global Hawk, some other spy birds. Worth a watch.
There are also a lot of what looks like asset pre-positioning, as well as people movements from S. America. Busy day.
European tempo has increased a lot, as can be expected. Can't remember when I've ever seen the Swiss Air Force out and about.
The main takeaway to me is the NUMBER OF COUNTRIES with assets up. Normal PF activity will be just a handful of different countries active. Scrolling through there we can see countries like Morocco, Luxemborg, Portugal…. it's kind of unusual.