consortium news exclusive mainstream media hostile challenge groupthinks famed journalist seymour hersh take take-down president trump april attack syria germany say ex-cia analyst ray mcgovern ray mcgovernlegendary investigative reporter seymour hersh challenge trump administration version events surround april chemical weapons attack northern syrian town khan sheikhoun though hersh find publisher germany get information out.in sunday edition die welt hersh report national security source offer distinctly different account reveal president trump rashly decide launch 59 tomahawk missiles syrian airbase april despite absence intelligence support conclusion syrian military guilty.hersh draw kind inside source earn longstanding trust dispute ever chemical weapons attack assert trump tell evidence exist syrian government order general retaliate anyway.marine general joseph dunford chairman joint chiefs staff former marine general defense secretary jam mad-dog mattis order attack apparently know reason give one hersh source call fairy tale leave trump national security adviser army general h. r. mcmaster deceit help compliant mainstream media break current tradition distrust whatever trump say favor old tradition favor regime change syria trust pretty much whatever rebel claim.according hersh source normal deconfliction process follow april strike procedures u.s. russian officer supply one another advance detail airstrikes target coordinate avoid accidental confrontations among warplanes crisscross syria.russia syrian air force officer give detail flight path khan sheikhoun english hersh report target two-story cinderblock build senior leaders high-value target two jihadist group control town hold meet perceive importance mission russians take unusual step give syrian air force gps-guided bomb job explosives conventional chemical hersh reported.the meet place floor basement build source hersh describe senior adviser u.s. intelligence community tell hersh basement use storage rocket weapons ammunition also chlorine-based decontaminate cleanse body dead burial bomb damage assessmenthersh describe happen build strike morning april bomb damage assessment u.s. military late determine heat force 500-pound syrian bomb trigger series secondary explosions could generate huge toxic cloud begin spread town form release fertilizers disinfectants goods store basement effect magnify dense morning air trap fume close grind accord intelligence estimate strike kill four jihadist leaders unknown number drivers security aid confirm count number civilians kill poisonous gas release secondary explosions although opposition activists report 80 dead outlets cnn put figure high 92. due fog war make dense fact jihadists associate al qaeda control area many detail incident unclear day remain still independent on-the-ground investigation take place.but reason doubt syrian guilt include implausibility syrian president bashar al-assad choose time force make dramatic stride finally defeat jihadists immediately trump administration indicate reverse president obama regime change policy syria launch sarin attack sure outrage world likely draw u.s. retaliation.however logic brush aside local activists include closely tie jihadists quickly upload manner image onto social media show dead die children victims say suffer sarin nerve gas inconsistencies brush aside eyewitness insist could smell 500 meter away sarin odorless.potent imagesstill whether credible social-media image potent propaganda effect hersh write within hours watch gruesome photos tv receive u.s. intelligence corroboration trump tell national security aid plan retaliation syria accord hersh evidence-free decision except trump see tv shows.hersh quote one u.s. officer upon learn white house decision retaliate syria remark know chemical attack russians furious claim real intel know truth continue story consortium newsread white helmets news 21st century wire white helmets filessupport work subscribe become member 21wire.tv hersh trump know assad sarin attack story fairy tale launch cruise missile strike anyway