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AP: Russia knew of chemical attack, tried to cover it up by bombing hospital

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KernelPanic

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ZOONAMI said:
So seriously, why are there so few protests in Russia for this kind of behavior in Syria and Ukraine?

And despite potentially polling issues isn't the consensus that Putin actually does enjoy widespread support domestically?

Like extremely high approval #s?
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You protest in Russia you go to jail.
 
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Sho_Nuff82

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ZOONAMI said:
Ok, do people in Russia not realize RT is horseshit? Does no one use VPNs to look at other media?
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I'm sure some of them do. There were recently protests in Moscow and other cities a few weeks back, numbering in the thousands each. Hundreds of people were arrested (including political opponents of the current government), because the protests were not (to quote NPR) "government sanctioned". It's already too late for reasonable democratic dissent in Russia.
 
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BitStyle

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Briarios said:
The timeline goes something like this:

We have reports of Russian chemical weapons expertise in Syria.

Trump's approval ratings continue to plummet.

There is a chemical weapons attack (real world test?) in Syria. A Russian drone follows the survivors to a hospital and an airstrike moments later destroys it.

Trump is given a great excuse to take military action -- by the Russians -- something that almost always increases approval ratings.

The airbase the attack was launched from was bombed by dozens of cruise missiles that were satellite targeted ... All missing the runway. The base is operational hours later.

Trump's approval rating goes up.

The instability causes a surge in the price of oil propping up Russia whose economy is based on oil.

I'm mean, I'm not a conspiracy guy, but Putin's wet dream is revitalizing the Cold War, which has basically been done. This whole thing is a sham to prop up the leaders while civilians get killed.
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It really is something
 
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Condom

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lmao ok anonymous US senior official man, what the fuck. I mean that's a damn huge claim to make without evidence.
 
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vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Trump tomorrow:

"There's a lot of bombings. What, you think we're so innocent?"
 
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Condom

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Sho_Nuff82 said:
Leaking the physical evidence would probably compromise an intelligence official's anonymity.
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Him leaking this compromises his anonymity if the intelligence services are anyway close to competent. This being true would mean consequences on the highest of UN levels, something you should not believe until it's proven to be true. To believe this at face value is reckless. Best to take notice and wait.

gutter_trash said:
you are an anti-EU Russia apologist from the Alt-Left, your word has little value
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Yeah peeps calling fascists alt-right so might as well call socialists alt-left. As if we're new. #loliberals

And by the way you are simply doing slander right now with the falsehoods that I'm anti-EU and a Russia apologist. You lost any form of nuance.
 
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Creamium

shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
You talk clean and bomb hospitals
So I speak with the foulest mouth possible: fuck you you pieces of shit
 
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leroidys

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"What, you think we're so innocent?" - The actual fucking President of the United States in reference to Russia, fuck this planet.
 
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Mully

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Condom said:
Him leaking this compromises his anonymity if the intelligence services are anyway close to competent. This being true would mean consequences on the highest of UN levels, something you should not believe until it's proven to be true. To believe this at face value is reckless. Best to take notice and wait.



Yeah peeps calling fascists alt-right so might as well call socialists alt-left. As if we're new. #loliberals
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You do realize who is in power in the US right now, right?

Attempts to suppress investigations into Russian meddling of the 2016 US Elections have been made by the Trump administration and GOP officials loyal to Trump.

The only reason the public knows so much about the Trump, Russia connection is solely because of leaks from unnamed sources in the intelligence community.
 
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gutter_trash

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Condom said:
Him leaking this compromises his anonymity if the intelligence services are anyway close to competent. This being true would mean consequences on the highest of UN levels, something you should not believe until it's proven to be true. To believe this at face value is reckless. Best to take notice and wait.



Yeah peeps calling fascists alt-right so might as well call socialists alt-left. As if we're new. #loliberals

And by the way you are simply doing slander right now with the falsehoods that I'm anti-EU and a Russia apologist. You lost any form of nuance.
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what is your position on Chavez-Maduro? to make it crystal clear
 
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Condom

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gutter_trash said:
what is your position on Chavez-Maduro? to make it crystal clear
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Read my posts in the Venezuela threads?

Chavez- Undeniably needed/unavoidable seeing the conditions back then, good resistance to US aggression, good (short term) results on poverty, like the attempt/contribution on 21st century socialism vision, lack of long term planning (even though he died prematurely), problems with corruption (daughter for example)

Maduro- Terribly unfit, lack of tact, too passive.
 
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FlyinJ

Douchebag. Yes, me.
How does Russia bombing the hospital to cover up the chemical attack fit into the narrative that the chemical attack was a set up by the Russians to allow Trump to shoot cruise missiles at an empty airfield?

Wouldn't Russia want the victims to be seen to give Trump the good press for shooting the missiles and distract from his Russia ties?
 
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Fallout-NL

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FlyinJ said:
How does Russia bombing the hospital to cover up the chemical attack fit into the narrative that the chemical attack was a set up by the Russians to allow Trump to shoot cruise missiles at an empty airfield?

Wouldn't Russia want the victims to be seen to give Trump the good press for shooting the missiles and distract from his Russia ties?
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Hmm, yeah, this seems weird.
 
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UnObtainium17

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Christ almighty. Has got to be the most nefarious shit i've read this year (edit: Probably in my life.). I mean damn.. YOu have to be totally devioud of humanity to even thought about doing this shit.
 
Swass

Swass

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R10Neymarfan said:
My tin foil hat is on. That whole drama sequence last weekend was majority planned IMO
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With Russia involved it is starting to feel like the big setup that people were speculating.. maybe planned by Trump and Putin through his back channels to distract and slow the Trump Russia ties investigation.. Trumps overacting about the "babies dying" should have been hint enough.
 
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