Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton demanded an escalation of the war in Iraq and Syria in response to the destruction of the Cairo-bound jetliner.

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While controversy remains over the actual source of 804’s crash, it was immediately clear that the NATO powers will seize on the attack to intensify their war operations and police-state preparations, which are being carried out under the fraudulent pretext of the “war against terrorism.”

Christ, even the Trots fall for the ruling class point of view - "seize on the attack".

It may well be "proven" (sic) that it was an "attack", but it hasn't yet - not even the hint of a black box, so far. No witnesses, no technical evidence of any kind; so why even call it an "attack"?

I was watching CBS News this morning while trying to eat breakfast and here is a (near) quotation from the airliner disappearance coverage:

Pretty talking-head lady: "As of yet, no determination has been made as to whether it was human error, mechanical failure or terrorism that brought down the airliner."

Dude in the studio: "And authorities are not yet sure where the bomb may have been hidden. Gail?"

Gail: Next up. Can a new Apple gadget give you eternal life? Stay tuned.

I am not remotely joking about the airliner quotations. It literally went from 'they don't know the cause' to 'where was the bomb hidden?' I almost spit out my cottage cheese! (Yeah, cottage cheese...don't ask).