James Rikards, Daily Reckoning: One of the Biggest Propaganda Campaigns Ever
It’s extremely difficult to find the truth about the war in Ukraine.
The first reason for this is because… it’s a war. Wars are always difficult to gauge in real-time. The phrase “fog of war” was invented to convey the uncertainty and imprecision about the progress of any particular war.
Still, there’s another reason the war in Ukraine is confusing for so many.
It’s because the Ukrainian propaganda effort is one of the most astonishingly effective concoctions of lies ever seen.
From the “Ghost of Kyiv” fighter ace to the “Heroes of Snake Island” to wildly exaggerated claims of Russian casualties to the suppression of any news that reflects badly on Ukraine, the Ukrainian propaganda machine has been firing on all cylinders.
This might be expected given that President Zelenskyy is a former actor and comedian. He’s used to the media stage and making up scenes for the audience. Zelenskyy is backed up by a small army of media advisers and amplified by sympathizers including President Biden, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and outlets like The New York Times.
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WNU Editor: WNU has been covering wars and conflicts for the past 16 years, but the Russia - Ukraine war has been unique. What makes it unique is that unlike past conflicts where the coverage mostly came from the Western press, in this war there is an incredible amount of news and coverage from both sides pushing a certain message, with non-US social media playing a major role.
To say that it has been overwhelming is an understatement, and I only wish there were more hours in the day to sort out the lies and to post my analysis.
As for James Rikards' analysis. He is correct that both sides are pursuing a massive propaganda campaign, but the Ukrainian propaganda effort has been one for the ages. And it has been incredibly effective so far.
Will this Ukrainian and Western media campaign continue to be successful? I do not know. But if today's reports that the Ukraine front lines in and around Bakhmut are collapsing, and that Ukrainian forces are retreating, it is going to be very hard for Kyiv and certain Western outlets to maintain the current narrative that I am hearing/watching/reading/and posting everyday.
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"The Mali military government use of Russian Wagner Group mercenaries has been a disaster for northern and central Mali because the Russians can’t halt the expansion of Islamic terror groups."
Maybe I was wrong about the French.
We can judge the efficacy of Wagner by the spread or non-spread of no go zones. Wagner can import 30,000 convicts to conduct human wave attacks against the jihadis.
Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'
Lavrov, what a joke
those are some spanking clean "combat" uniforms and bright yellow tape.
not to mention grampa from the old folks home holding the flag there.
can we call BS on this?
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Yep the peanut gallery of your liberal NPC politicians and others of the press. Did it surprise you?
It should not. You see the same thing on the View and during that circus you see every four years called the Democratic convention
One guy said "Aw come on man" Well I guess Dementia Biden was in the audience with Corn Pop.
"US Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, a Justice Department official says"
And why the fuck is the head of US Law Enforcement giving speeches in a foreign nation? His job is here in the USA.
Why don't you go home to your husband then? I of course mean Lavrov, since it obviously touched a nerve with you.
Biden says that the US will support Ukraine "for as long as it takes". Is he prepared to face another US catastrophe like his 'drop your rifles and run' evacuation from Afghanistan?
Remember when the NPC story of the day was that putin tripped and pooped his pants lmao
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