Jen Hayden — Gen. Barry McCaffrey withdraws support of Trump national security advisor, calls for investigation

General Barry McCaffrey tells NBC News that he was initially supportive of Donald Trump’s decision to name Lt. General Michael Flynn as his national security advisor. But, a closer look at Flynn’s social media use shows that he sent out at least 16 different fake (propaganda) news stories via social media and General McCaffrey pulled no punches, bluntly calling the tweets and stories “demented.”...

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Gen. Barry McCaffrey withdraws support of Trump national security advisor, calls for investigation

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The Saker — Real world vs “TV reality” – is a war inevitable?

There will be no American politicians in Moscow to celebrate Victory Day this year. But for once, I sure hope that they will at least turn on their beloved TV sets, watch and think about what this celebration commemorates and ask themselves a simple question: are we really that stronger and that smarter than Napoleon and Hitler were?

Unfortunately, the fatal temptation of leaders is to prove that they can do what Napoleon and Hitler could not because they are like Alexander.

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Real world vs “TV reality” – is a war inevitable?

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