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USA

US Media Date ‘Russian Bounties’ 5 Years Back, Name ‘Key Middleman’ in ‘Money Transfers’

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

The explosive reports on “Russian bounties” offered to Taliban-linked militants to kill US soldiers are slowly turning into some kind of a saga, as now US media has offered new “details” on the claims. … Read More >US Media Date ‘Russian Bounties’ 5 Years Back, Name ‘Key Middleman’ in ‘Money Transfers’

Journalism & Mass media

US claim of ‘Russian Bounty’ plot in Afghanistan is dubious and dangerous

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

Multiple US media outlets, citing anonymous intelligence officials, are claiming that Russia offered bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan, and that President Trump has taken no action. … Read More >US claim of ‘Russian Bounty’ plot in Afghanistan is dubious and dangerous

USA

New York Times calls for punishing Putin over anonymous bounty claims but advised Trump to let ISIS kill Russian troops in Syria

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

The same New York Times reporting anonymous claims of Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan opined in 2017 that President Trump should let ISIS “bleed” Russian forces in Syria rather than help defeat the terrorists. … Read More >New York Times calls for punishing Putin over anonymous bounty claims but advised Trump to let ISIS kill Russian troops in Syria

USA

‘Russian bounty’ story shifts: New York Times now claims Afghan CRIMINALS & not Taliban were paid, cites anonymous sources again

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020By Editor

The New York Times is doubling down on claims that Russia offered bounties for the killing of US troops in Afghanistan, but now says local criminals and not the Taliban were the recipients, again offering no actual evidence. … Read More >‘Russian bounty’ story shifts: New York Times now claims Afghan CRIMINALS & not Taliban were paid, cites anonymous sources again

World

‘Crisis of information’: George Galloway says Latvian ban on RT proves Western viewers are ‘looking elsewhere’ for news

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

George Galloway has said Latvia’s decision to ban RT channels could be seen as a “compliment,” indicating that Western viewers are sick of watching and reading mainstream media and seeking out alternatives. … Read More >‘Crisis of information’: George Galloway says Latvian ban on RT proves Western viewers are ‘looking elsewhere’ for news

USA

DNI head says ‘unauthorized disclosures’ in Afghan bounty story ‘a crime’, place US troops ‘at risk’

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The US Director of National Intelligence said that recent leaks in the media may put US troops at risk and derail the investigation into source-based reports of Moscow allegedly paying the Taliban bounties to kill US troops. … Read More >DNI head says ‘unauthorized disclosures’ in Afghan bounty story ‘a crime’, place US troops ‘at risk’

World

Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia

Posted on June 30, 2020By Editor

The Anglo-American press is difficult to understand. Anonymous sources are treated as gospel – when they suit the ideological and political biases of news outlets – and spy agencies seem to be beyond reproach. … Read More >Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia

USA

‘Blood on their hands’: Congressman slams NY Times for blowing up ongoing probe in Afghanistan with bogus ‘Russia bounty’ story

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The New York Times story accusing Russia of offering bounties for killing US troops in Afghanistan relied on unconfirmed intelligence from an ongoing investigation, which is now impossible to finish, a congressman has revealed. … Read More >‘Blood on their hands’: Congressman slams NY Times for blowing up ongoing probe in Afghanistan with bogus ‘Russia bounty’ story

USA

WH spokeswoman says ‘no intelligence consensus’ on Russia bounty story, tells NYT & WaPo to ‘return Pulitzers’ for misreporting

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The New York Times and the Washington Post should give up their journalistic accolades for selling rumors as scoops, the White House’s Kayleigh McEnany said, pointing at holes in their story about Russian bounties for the Taliban. … Read More >WH spokeswoman says ‘no intelligence consensus’ on Russia bounty story, tells NYT & WaPo to ‘return Pulitzers’ for misreporting

Russia

Why do NATO secret services care about the Russian vote to change the Constitution?

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The Russian Federation has started voting for amendments to the current Constitution of the country. This is an absolutely open, fully democratic process, which is, no doubt, an internal affair of Russia and concerns only Russian citizens. … Read More >Why do NATO secret services care about the Russian vote to change the Constitution?