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Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After Midterms

The Pentagon is reportedly planning to withhold until after the midterm elections the completed findings of its investigation into a devastating US strike on an elementary school in southern Iran, which killed more than 150 people—including 120 children—on the first day of President Donald Trump's illegal and deeply unpopular war. Bloomberg reported on…

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