{"id":33245,"date":"2018-04-09T05:55:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T10:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33245"},"modified":"2018-04-09T05:55:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T10:55:38","slug":"massive-explosions-heard-above-syria-amid-reports-of-fighter-jets-airstrikes-pentagon-denies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33245","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Massive Explosions&#8221; Heard Above Syria Amid Reports Of Fighter Jets Airstrikes; Pentagon Denies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-04-08\/massive-explosions-heard-above-syria-amid-reports-us-fighter-jets-cruise-missiles\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8220;Massive Explosions&#8221; Heard Above Syria Amid Reports Of Fighter Jets Airstrikes; Pentagon Denies<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>confusion, of course. According to Syria&#8217;s TV channels, there has been an &#8220;aggression on T4 airfield with several strikes, likely to be by the US\u201d. Meanwhile Pentagon officials deny any\u00a0 US involvement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SENIOR U.S OFFICIAL SAYS NO TRUTH TO REPORTS OF ANY U.S. STRIKES AGAINST ASSAD BASES IN SYRIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"The Associated Press (screen name: AP)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/461964160838803457\/8z9FImcv_normal.png\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/461964160838803457\/8z9FImcv_bigger.png\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/461964160838803457\/8z9FImcv_normal.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: U.S. officials: The United States is not carrying out airstrikes in\u00a0Syria<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: April 09, 2018 02:09:57 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-04-09T02:09:57+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/983165087228813312\" data-datetime=\"2018-04-09T02:09:57+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">10:09 PM &#8211; Apr 8, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Which suggests that Israel (and\/or France) may have taken the initiative to bomb Syria on its (their) own, although it is unclear if with or without Trump&#8217;s blessing:<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"MediaCard-borderOverlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ola_Salem\/status\/983157180835692544\/photo\/1\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">View image on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 55.4688%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset NaturalImage\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ola_Salem\/status\/983157180835692544\/photo\/1\" data-scribe=\"element:photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DaTgPaZU8AAIKjK?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DaTgPaZU8AAIKjK\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ola_Salem\/status\/983157180835692544\" data-tweet-id=\"983157180835692544\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ola_Salem\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Ola Salem (screen name: Ola_Salem)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/973290797461319685\/FZlqiURm_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/973290797461319685\/FZlqiURm_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/973290797461319685\/FZlqiURm_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pro-regime Syrian channel reports: \u201can aggression on T4 airfield with several strikes, likely to be by the US\u201d. Meanwhile Pentagon officials deny any US involvement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ola_Salem\/status\/983157180835692544\" data-datetime=\"2018-04-09T01:38:32+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: April 09, 2018 01:38:32 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-04-09T01:38:32+0000\">9:38 PM &#8211; Apr 8, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Massive Explosions&#8221; Heard Above Syria Amid Reports Of Fighter Jets Airstrikes; Pentagon Denies Update: confusion, of course. According to Syria&#8217;s TV channels, there has been an &#8220;aggression on T4 airfield with several strikes, likely to be by the US\u201d. Meanwhile Pentagon officials deny any\u00a0 US involvement. 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