Including Assad in the new Syrian government would be a “non-starter” for the US Empire, even if Syrians want him.  Antiwar

Activist Post.  Autism rate is currently 1 in 68.

Was reportedly texting as she drove through the light. Cop Block

Blames the Bernie camp for “lies” that she’s apparently sick of.  If she can barely handle Bernie, who seems to be a fairly well-mannered, decent individual, how does she think she’ll handle Trump’s bilious onslaught?  Weekly Standard

Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who walked away from his post in Afghanistan after becoming disillusioned with the morality of its mission, was later captured by the Taliban.  His rescue was publicized widely, and the pro-war crowd was quick to say that troops died in their search for him, and therefore, he was responsible.  Not true, according to Command Sergeant Major Ken Wolf.  Military

Reason

Washington Post.  Schoolchildren rode on bus for two days before the explosive material was found by maintenance workers.  Described as “putty-like”, so probably C4.  Why is the CIA using school buses that are still in service in training exercises?  Can’t they buy their own bus?

Jerks.  Petty, power-drunk cops, on the look-out for any slights to their authority, real or imagined, harassed a mailman who yelled at them for driving recklessly.  They arrest him, toss him in their van, then immediately rear-end another vehicle.  Idiots.

U.S. is bankrolling the corrupt Kiev thug State to the tune of $2 billion.  They’re also getting $17.5 billion from that corruptor-of-governments, the IMF.  Sputnik News

It should’ve died when the Berlin Wall fell.  Instead, it expanded dramatically, all along Russia’s border.  It’s become a crony boondoggle for weapons manufacturers, who get billions in tax dollars as they sell their modern war goodies to newly-minted NATO members.  Abolish it.  Antiwar