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Remember when the US accused Russia of preparing to stage some kind of atrocity propaganda false flag in Ukraine with zero evidence? (www.axios.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And they said we should just accept it on their credibility.

I had the occasion to look this up again, so I thought I should post it for more than the shitlib I got it for (so now it's also for the three of you sorting by new at this hour)

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is your implication that the US was wrong?

No, my implication is that the US was lying

As if it’s beyond russia to lie or use propaganda

Lying is not a flat binary. What they are suggesting is quite elaborate. Did you watch the video? As the reporter says, it's some Alex Jones shit.

Them calling this out was a good preemptive move either way. It makes Russia wonder how strong their source and evidence are and think twice about getting caught in another massive lie.

Like the pipeline, the prison, the dam, that one whole fucking town, or . . . wait, no, I must be thinking of something else

The mere announcement of this may have saved Russian citizens’ lives from their own dictator’s ruthlessness.. though it probably led to a few insiders falling out of windows.

An excellent demonstration of why Ned "NED" Price was practicing an effective strategy, because even if it's totally false the US can still take credit for stopping an atrocity that was never going to happen and rubes will eat it up proactively if they even remember it at all.