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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by wu-ikkyu on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:19PM (#16395085)
Context is important, because the US and co. did the exact same thing when Soviet troops were in Afghanistan.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by knz on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:23PM (#16395137)
Context is indeed important, one could argue that the Soviets did the same in Korea, Vietnam, or any of the other major Cold War conflicts.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by wu-ikkyu on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:29PM (#16395194)
Indeed -- and all of these examples were driven by hysteria on both sides.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by amaranth on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:12PM (#16395649)
So you agree the US is in another Cold War with Russia then? Otherwise how is that relevant?
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