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France's armed forces chief resigned on Wednesday, culminating a dramatic dispute with president Emmanuel Macron over defense budget cuts, in what Reuters called "an early test of the newly elected president's mettle and the tough presidential style he is cultivating." Last week, General Pierre de Villiers publicly complained about Macron’s proposed €850 million cuts to the military's budget, telling a parliament committee he would not "let myself be fucked like that," adding that "I may be stupid, but I know when I am being had."

"The Jordanian government had a strong incentive to gloss over the murders of the three Green Berets.  Likewise, the CIA was scared of potential blowback and the exposing of their covert program," says investigative journalist Jack Murphy, himself an Army special forces veteran.

Israel Pushes Trump to Wider Wars

Robert Parry reports that “Russia-gate is empowering Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to strong-arm President Trump into escalating the Syrian war by abandoning a recent cease-fire and challenging Iran and Russia.” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47472.htm

Netanyahu intends to use the US to overthrow Syria and Iran in order to end those governments’ military and financial support for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that prevents Israel from annexing southern Lebanon with its water resources.

Behold, A Pale Horse: Its Rider Is Named Neocon And Hell Follows Him

Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,