Mattis concedes no evidence for Assad peeing standing up

Bizarre even by Newseeek's and Wilkie's standards:

http://www.newsweek.com/now-mattis-a...-people-801542

This article is full of inaccuracies and claims that are simply not consistent with findings from other independent sources, but this, I think, stands out as being singularly insane:

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Furthermore, he would be placing at risk his patronage from Russia if they turned on him as a war criminal and withdrew their support for him.

Tactically, as a former soldier, it makes no sense to me that anyone would intentionally target civilians and children as the White Helmet reports suggest he did.

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