Pentagon admits mixing up ‘No-Strike List’ with ‘No, Strike List’
Well this is awkward.
By W.E. Linde
THE PENTAGON – After media reports that U.S. forces had struck a Syrian dam that had been on a “No-Strike List” because of the potential risk of killing thousands of civilians, senior Pentagon officials admitted that military planners accidentally mistook the No-Strike List (NSL) for the completely different No, Strike List (N,SL).
“This was…
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