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Re: by berniedurfee on Friday February 10, 2023 @01:14PM (#34743402)
I don’t think we should take anything at face value either. Especially when the story is at a level that could create or expand a military conflict.

The importance of this story is at Bay of Tonkin or WMD levels. At that level, credibility is not sufficient without sufficient evidence.

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Re: by miguelazo on Friday February 10, 2023 @02:23PM (#34744420)
Funny you should cite those two examples, both notorious for being faked by the US government to justify military action. It’s amazing how many times some people can be convinced “this time is different” in one lifetime.
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Re: by berniedurfee on Friday February 10, 2023 @02:56PM (#34744877)
I only point them out to say that nobody should be trusted when the stakes are so high. Not the government nor the press. It always ends poorly.
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Re: by miguelazo on Monday February 13, 2023 @06:23PM (#34782483)
And yet the default reaction of the "rational" chattering class has been to defer to the government. Over and over, no many how many times they're lied to. Brilliant.
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