• Madison420@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          No Russia put out propaganda and cnn puts whatever will get clicks and views out regardless of how truthful or well vetted it is.

          Are you seriously going to argue cnn is a credible wholely truthful news source at point? Really?

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            3 months ago

            No they aren’t, Russia wouldn’t have purchased thousands of Iranian drones if they could produce them domestically.

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            Russia put out propaganda

            The original link in this post is to an article by the Associated Press (syndicated on a website owned by Bell Canada) and it cites “U.S. and European officials” as its primary source to support the claim made in the headline that Russia is supplying drones to Iran.

            I’m curious: did you call this Russian propaganda after reading only the headline, without actually realizing who is saying what here?

            Correct me if I’m wrong but I suspect that after you read the article and see that Russia in fact denies sending drones to Iran (and says the seven trucks they just sent have food and medical supplies) you’ll probably change your mind and decide that they probably are in fact sending drones.

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              3 months ago

              Yes and they’re going by Russian propaganda and surely you aren’t implying us intelligence hasnt ever been wrong, correct? Like I dunno wmds in Iraq, Afghanistan or currently in Iran.

              Of course Russia denys it, the point is to back an ally with the claim they’re helping which makes Russia a credible war target which would involve actual nukes. They’re just stiring the pot and informed people shouldn’t buy their bullshit regardless of whatever political factionism is involved.

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                    3 months ago

                    I am sincerely baffled as to what your perspective about this story is.

                    Do you believe that EU and US officials are spreading Russian propaganda via the Associated Press about Russia supplying drones to Iran (which, as you said earlier, you believe they do not in fact have the ability to manufacture) and therefore Russia’s denial is actually true but also part of their cunning plan to deceive us?

                    Or what?