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Responding to Trump's unexpected military attack on Syria in which 59 cruise missiles were launched (of which only 23 allegedly hit their target), Russian President Vladimir Putin "regards the strikes as aggression against a sovereign nation,” his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the president believes the strikes were carried out “in violation of international law, and also under an invented pretext.”

Here is the consensus for the key numbers the BLS will report at 8:30am ET on Friday morning

Authored by James Durso via RealClearDefense.com,

Iran’s aviation sector will spend much more time taxiing before takeoff if the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act Of 2017 becomes law. The bill enjoys bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, and the House of Representatives is considering a companion bill, the Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act, which also enjoys bipartisan support. 

Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis has issued the following statement on the U.S. strike in Syria in which US ships launched 59 Tomahawk cruide missiles at Syria.

Statement from Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis on U.S. strike in Syria

 

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

The USA is already a Totalitarian State with a Ministry of Propaganda that works overtime to generate a flimsy illusion of "democracy."

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