Tuesday, October 17, 2017

On Iran, Trump Follows Iraq War Neocons — Aaron Maté interviews Lt. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson


Wilkerson sees war approaching.

TRNN
On Iran, Trump Follows Iraq War Neocons
Aaron Maté interviews Lt. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson

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