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Following up on two previous reports:

TASS

I’d say in a nutshell- no. Since the ‘revolution’ was  and has always been a proxy war fought on Syria’s territory.It's not a certainty that Turkey will attempt to move into eastern Syria on their own.  Doubtful anyone is except those with direct knowledge of the situation.There would have to be coordination and cooperation between Damascus and Iran, minimally. Possibly some friendly Iraqi militias?  Perhaps Russian coordination? JP

SANAArming the PKK/SDF to up the war in Syria and Turkey- 

• Turkey's Defacto NATO Exit & The Response from Erstwhile Allies

Defence Blog

....weave an intricate tapestry.  Mike Pompeo Goes to Saudi Arabia and UAE to talk Iran and undoubtedly Turkeyabove is the original image included in the Guardian article this morningDon't forget the targeting of Turkey in all this.

President Trump called off a planned retaliatory strike against Iranian forces about ten minutes before it was supposed to begin. The reason ought to make everyone following this story pay attention. The American President thought that it was wrong to kill 150 people over the loss of an unmanned drone.

This week Folie à Deux joined me to discuss Black Budget, the new comic series he wrote and illustrated. The discussion opened talking about the comic itself, which addresses mind control and MK Ultra. The history of MK Ultra and other government-sponsored programs fill the discourse and the book. We also discussed how this topic is covered in the alternative media and conspiracy culture. Later some of the hidden messages and Easter eggs throughout Black Budget are revealed.

Briefly: Fighting continues on in Syria, in what still looks to be a limited operation to gain unfettered access to important highways.  The M4 and M5.  Not going to rehash the reasons passage via these main routes are absolutely necessary for Syria.Syria had taken some strategic areas prior to the Russian declared ceasefire. But they lost one strategic town to HTS.

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