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NYT Finds Themselves in a Blunder Over Their Botched Russia-Taliban Story
Townhall.com ^ | 6/28/2020 | beth baumann

Posted on 06/28/2020 6:21:56 PM PDT by bitt

Members of the American intelligence community have concluded that members of the Russian intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants if they successfully killed members of the American military, the New York Times reported. The problem, however, is that almost everyone involved in this story says it isn't true. The White House, Russia and even the Taliban have said the Times' story is false.

According to the anonymous source that spoke to the Times, the Russians intending "to destabilize the West or take revenge on turncoats, had covertly offered rewards for successful attacks last year."

The source claimed that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were briefed on the situation and the National Security Council discussed it back in March.

Dmitry Peskov, the Press Secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the country had no diplomatic complaints on record.

“If someone makes them, we’ll respond,” Peskov told the Times.

In the Times' piece, the Taliban's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the terrorist organization had no "such relations with any intelligence agency." He labeled the accusation as an attempt to "defame" the group.

“These kinds of deals with the Russian intelligence agency are baseless — our target killings and assassinations were ongoing in years before, and we did it on our own resources,” Mujahid explained. “That changed after our deal with the Americans, and their lives are secure and we don’t attack them.”

The most telling part of the article included absolutely zero details:

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To: NRx

This has been reported in most news outlets. And I’m sorry but the idea that people on this forum are taking the word of Vladimir Putin and the Taliban at face value is shocking. Seriously. WTF is going on around here? Did someone spike the water at FR with acid?
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Somethings the Russians and the Taliban would not lie about.
1)Responsibility of killing American troops. Particularly when the President’s intelligence advisor is also saying there is no validity in the story. Nothingburger! Why because you feel we should believe the NY Slimes over everyone else?


81 posted on 06/29/2020 6:15:05 AM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: bitt

The Slimes lies just to keep in practice.


82 posted on 06/29/2020 6:17:16 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: Just mythoughts
I suspect ol Johnny Bolton is making the circuit .. he did write a book to expose President Trump as unfit ... now who else in the so called world of 'intelligence' would have this kind of secret?????

If Bolton had such a secret, it would have been on page 1 of the book. He would have started each of the 'news program' appearances with it, not waited to be asked the question, be non-committal on if it's valid intelligence and then imply that the president is weak for not having heard of the newly made up story, or not acting on it.

Mitt Romney's ticket into the White House hasn't quite been the festival he hoped for.

83 posted on 06/29/2020 6:34:03 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: shelterguy

Yep they do this habitually and alternate with their print cohorts. It runs for weeks and no attention is paid to the small print retraction on wedged on 858th page a month later.


84 posted on 06/29/2020 6:41:59 AM PDT by Moonlighter
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To: Steven Tyler

>>The leaks are real, the content is fake<<

Makes one wonder if there are a few smirks on faces this morning knowing that the NYTimes has been punked!


85 posted on 06/29/2020 7:02:36 AM PDT by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: devane617
knowing that the NYTimes has been punked!I>

And the media like Gayle King who reported this as fact this morning.

86 posted on 06/29/2020 7:03:54 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: Jane Long

Enemies closer.


87 posted on 06/29/2020 7:32:49 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: NRx; Just mythoughts
I’m guessing your not a mussie... but I could be wrong since your taking their NY SLIMES' word.

See how that works?

Suggesting a longtime FReeper a "mussie"? Really??? What is a 'mussie', btw?

Why the pejorative, n00b?

88 posted on 06/29/2020 7:47:14 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: bitt

Fake Noose...................


89 posted on 06/29/2020 8:14:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: NRx

It is not a simple statement the NYT made here FRiend.

If you accept that this story is true you have to accept that Trump knew about it and did nothing. He said nothing.

See how this works?

Do you honestly believe Trump knew about this and said/did nothing?

None of these stories occur in a vacuum. They are all designed to undermine and destroy Trump. That is all the NYT cares about - they don’t care about anything else.


90 posted on 06/29/2020 9:03:16 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: Jane Long

“Why the pejorative, n00b?”

BECAUSE HE IS TAKING THE WORD OF THE FUCKING TALIBAN AND VLADIMIR “KGB” PUTIN!

If that is considered acceptable here then someone please block me. I was under the impression this was a conservative pro-American website.


91 posted on 06/29/2020 9:07:48 AM PDT by NRx (A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
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To: bitt

Bolton on his never ending crusade to be somebody!!!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3860272/posts


92 posted on 06/29/2020 10:07:01 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: bitt

Even if the story were true ... so what? In the spy vs spy world agents are targeted and killed. Nothing new.


93 posted on 06/29/2020 10:11:55 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: bitt

Just saw Kayleigh list all the lies the Times got caught in over the last few years.

Just before she closed her book and headed for the door, she said “They ought to give the Pulitzer back.”

I love this woman.


94 posted on 06/29/2020 12:13:09 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane
That was good. She just turned around and walked out.

Watching her press conferences, is like watching a first grade classroom and the children keep asking the teacher, the same questions over and over again.


95 posted on 06/29/2020 12:49:56 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: Brown Deer

YES!


96 posted on 06/29/2020 1:18:36 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: montag813
"The DOJ needs to take a serious look at this. NYTimes. "U.S. intelligence operatives." Lincoln Project. Leaks and lies and a coordinated coup attempt."

Rush explained it was a hit meant on Grenell from March that the NYT spiked and then gave it to the 3 Stooges as Dean "NextToBeFired" Baquet pivots back from race (cuz 'defund the police' polls BADLY) to the Russia narrative.

97 posted on 06/29/2020 1:39:51 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (I don't owe you my freedom.)
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To: bitt

anonymous source meaning the writer made the whole thing up and the media just runs along with it with no fact checking of their own, and saying it is true.


98 posted on 06/29/2020 1:54:52 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: tina07

I know. I wonder why he still employs Kellyanne in such a close position to himself with that husband the traitor? I don’t trust her either. Talks too fast.


99 posted on 06/29/2020 1:56:00 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: boycott

Georgy Porgy must have a Little Man Complex.


100 posted on 06/29/2020 2:16:19 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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