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Liz Cheney was a culprit of spreading fake news on Russian Bounties to undermine Trump
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:48 am
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:48 am
quote:Where are the board neocons, Doc Fenton, Displaced Cuckeye, NavyTiger, others? Are there any neocons that still believe?
U.S. intelligence agencies debunked on Thursday what was treated as blockbuster election-year reporting last summer of an anonymously sourced story in The New York Times claiming the Kremlin placed bounties on American troops in Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump, went the tale, deliberately downplayed the aggression to appease Russia and accelerate the timeline to withdraw U.S. forces. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, currently number three in House leadership, was a primary purveyor of the fake news.
“The United States intelligence community assesses with low to moderate confidence that Russian intelligence officers sought to encourage Taliban attacks on U.S. and coalition personnel in Afghanistan in 2019 and perhaps earlier,” a senior administration official said, according to the readout of a call with reporters in the Daily Beast.
Officials said their conclusion of “low to moderate confidence” in the story, which effectively means it’s at best unproven and potentially false, came “in part because it relies on detainee reporting,” an often unreliable source of intelligence on which to base such explosive claims.
As the story picked up traction in the corporate press, however, Cheney appeared to sense a prime opportunity to capitalize on what was treated as a scandal, to not only undermine Trump, but also justify a prolonged military presence in the region while the administration took steps to pull out. Neither to Cheney, nor legacy media, appeared to hesitate due to the claims’ poor sourcing.
The viral public post below generated a series of news stories in major publications including Axios and The Hill, and was cited in dozens of others while catching airtime on national networks as an admonishment to the president of her own party.
If reporting about Russian bounties on US forces is true, the White House must explain:
1. Why weren’t the president or vice president briefed? Was the info in the PDB?
2. Who did know and when?
3. What has been done in response to protect our forces & hold Putin accountable?
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) June 28, 2020
Two days later, Politico, in an article titled, “Cheney takes on Trump,” wrote, “in her latest rebuke of Trump, Cheney openly questioned whether the president was aware of reports that the Russians offered Afghan militants bounties to kill U.S. troops and demanded the administration take a more aggressive posture toward the Kremlin.”
Cheney was persistent in pushing the story, much to the frustration of colleagues and even allies on Capitol Hill as she continued an inner-party crusade against the president in an election year from her position as House conference chair.
FWIW, quite a few people in recent weeks who generally like Cheney — including those not on the Hill — were extremely disappointed with how she worked so hard to help the NYT spread its false anti-Trump story about Russia bounties. https://t.co/rM1dbnMI6U
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 21, 2020
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Also: where is Mister Carton who warned us about fake WMD's before it was cool?
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:52 am to cajunangelle
That bitch and her entire family are war pigs.
This is what a disgusting human being looks like.
This is what a disgusting human being looks like.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:52 am to cajunangelle
Just hate in her heart.
I never respected her dad for his political leanings.
I never respected her dad for his political leanings.
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 11:17 am
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:53 am to cajunangelle
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Are there any neocons that still believe?
They're all Democrats now.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:55 am to cajunangelle
All the tradcons are that shite up on here
Tigerdoc especially
Tigerdoc especially
Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:57 am to cajunangelle
quote:
Where are the board neocons, Doc Fenton, Displaced Cuckeye, NavyTiger, others? Are there any neocons that still believe?
Your boy Navy has been MIA for at least 3 years. Cuckeye has been missing for at least a year. Hero Hank stole his schtick as the contrarian who has to get the last word in.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:17 am to cajunangelle
She needs to be primaried.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:18 am to cajunangelle
quote:
Displaced Cuckeye, NavyTiger
quote:
Neocons
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:21 am to cajunangelle
Liz Cheney is protected by:
1. Uniparty
2. Gender
3. Sexual orientation
5. MIC
Despite this I hope this becomes known far and wide.
1. Uniparty
2. Gender
3. Sexual orientation
5. MIC
Despite this I hope this becomes known far and wide.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:34 am to cajunangelle
quote:Probably my favorite PT poster when it comes to foreign policy.
where is Mister Carton
Miss his insight.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:37 am to cajunangelle
Sure she was, so was her POS husband, so was Oaul Ryan and mitt Romney, and that scumbag CIA agent that was Romney’s friend in Utah!
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:39 am to cajunangelle
Minority leader McCarthy must defrock Cheney now for spreading disinformation.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 3:35 pm to cajunangelle
If somebody takes her out, I'll smile.
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