" Russia is not a normal state. Russia is a mafia state-it's run almost like a criminal enterprise", said Flintoff of NPR. Really , what chutzpah ! Can't any sophisticated Brown University sophomore smirk at this remark ? Is the " fascist " Trump Junta a normal state ? Is Zionist apartheid Israel a normal state ? Is Saudi Arabia a normal state ? All our various allies - more and more right wing - they all lead normal states ?
The US ruling class -after the absurd presidential election of 2016- is now prepared to give lessons on democracy and state-craft to the rest of the world ? With nuclear weapons instead of a teacher's old hickory stick ?

National Public Radio is a disgrace to professional " objective " journalism. Along with that Ministry of Truth with its New York Times headquarters, NPR is now nothing more than the voice of the CIA. Send THEM a check to preserve their independence ( from the ruling class, from real public opinion ? ).
Where is the EVIDENCE for this Assad ordered poison gas attack ? Any eye witnesses on the ground - who survived the attack ?
Yes, all too familiar to the serious student of American history : " Remember The Maine ! " . Yes, remember ?