It also says: "Former Navy Intelligence officer Simeon Parkes reported a showdown in the South China Sea."

I'm sorry but for me personally, Simon Parkes name in this article is a big red flag. The article didn't even spell his name right (They called him "Simeon" instead of Simon). I'm still waiting for Pompeo's tweet frequency to count down to some imminent action, as per Parkes.

I would LOVE for everything in this article to be true. Indeed SOME of it may be true. But until we read an article just like this but published somewhere like Gateway Pundit, we need to be wary and skeptical.

Re: Simon Parkes, it was when he said he was on a call with "the real Q" that I started asking questions. Before that, I didn't think anything of him either way. Just thought he provided good commentary. But when he said that, the alarm bell sounded for me saying "Bullsh-t Artist." Remember many people love attention just for attention's sake. So many of us are starving for good news, so they fill that void. I don't know why there are liars and cheats in the world; I don't know what they get out of it. But they pray on the trust of others. (I hope I'm wrong about him)