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Dennis Donovan

(29,637 posts)
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:59 PM Dec 2024

Olga Lautman: Note to media. There was never a civil war in Syria just a butcher sociopathic regime

Olga Lautman
‪@olgalautman.bsky.social‬
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Note to media. There was never a civil war in Syria just a butcher sociopathic regime propped up by Russia and Iran that massacred hundreds of thousands of Syrians.
Just like there were never separatists in temp Russian occupied Crimea and Donbas just Russian mercenaries, intel, and military units

Olga Lautman
@olgalautman.bsky.social‬
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Russia disseminates mass disinfo to confuse people so they lose interest. This is what happened in Syria & Russia’s 2014 invasion in Ukraine. It’s maddening hearing this baselessly repeated. Until last year U.S. media was using maps of occupied territories in Ukraine with the imaginary separatists 🤦🏼‍♀️

Olga Lautman
‪@olgalautman.bsky.social‬
‪Russia also disseminates propaganda and disinformation on imaginary separatists and civil wars because if the international community is convinced it’s an internal conflict they are hesitant to get involved. Media must do better not to continually launder this propaganda ‬
December 8, 2024 at 6:55 PM


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Olga Lautman: Note to media. There was never a civil war in Syria just a butcher sociopathic regime (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 OP
I think this disinformation is ongoing Tweedy Dec 2024 #1
Same kind of disinformation and propaganda to throw US elections. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #2
I agree there is disinformation but how about ISIS ? JI7 Dec 2024 #3
She is of course correct... Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #4
Well put - Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #5

Tweedy

(1,277 posts)
1. I think this disinformation is ongoing
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:12 PM
Dec 2024

Reports are there are traffic jams of joyful Syrians headed home after years in exile.

Simultaneously, there are reports that perhaps the free Syrian army is actually jihadist Sunni murdering thugs waiting to impose a new kaliphate.

These two reports do not square with each other.

Irish_Dem

(65,595 posts)
2. Same kind of disinformation and propaganda to throw US elections.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:43 PM
Dec 2024

And turn the US into a fascist country.

Nigrum Cattus

(432 posts)
5. Well put -
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 11:03 PM
Dec 2024

And we are about to be BS tested by our own Republican regime.
Remember they also want to go after certain government offices
because they keep statistics on everything. If there are no stats
then you can't know whats going on or how bad it really is.

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