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Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
The New York Times ^ | June 26, 2020 | Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz

Posted on 06/26/2020 2:28:16 PM PDT by FewsOrange

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To: lewislynn

From history class at Yale, right?


21 posted on 06/26/2020 4:04:10 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: FewsOrange

Well I know of two former Mujahdeen fighters that skinned Russians alive. Saw photos


22 posted on 06/26/2020 4:04:54 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: FewsOrange
Nonsense

LOL

Are you paid to be that stupid or just cursed with stupidity?

23 posted on 06/26/2020 4:06:02 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: FewsOrange

Gots to remember.
When Russia was in afghanistan, we sent the rebels Hand held anti aircraft missles to take down their helicopter gunships.
Putie pooh is still mad about that
Also, with the collapse on fuel prices he is incapeable of rearming his military.
Also Poland is about to gain a few thousand American military troops.


24 posted on 06/26/2020 4:21:12 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: FewsOrange
Pulitzer-Winning Lies (NY Times)

James Comey outs New York Times for fake news

25 posted on 06/26/2020 4:52:29 PM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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To: FewsOrange

I don’t believe anything published by the NeoCon/NeoLib New York Slimes.


26 posted on 06/26/2020 5:08:40 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: FewsOrange

Our good ole friend, Putin.

Nothing earth-shattering about his behavior, we know what king of a leader he is and what kind of a revelation he runs.

The penalty for anybody lying or working on his behalf stateside, just got considerably higher however.


27 posted on 06/26/2020 5:24:25 PM PDT by CharleysPride (Triton 2038!)
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To: FewsOrange

Could be true. Didn’t we support the Afgans when the USSR invaded them? I think I’d blame Bush for getting us involved in Afganistan before I’d think of blaming Russia for opposing us there.


28 posted on 06/26/2020 5:27:32 PM PDT by captain_dave
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To: ptsal
Animal House U I think.🤭
29 posted on 06/26/2020 5:35:56 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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To: Shadow44
I don’t buy it. Russia has its own problems with Muslims and the last thing they want is Central Asia seething with Islamism.

Russia sees the writing on the wall in Afghanistan. Without the US military presence to prop them up, the Afghan government is too weak to defeat the Taliban. Having a working relationship with the eventual victors of the Afghan civil war makes strategic sense for Russia. The Taliban are useful allies in the fight against ISIS.

30 posted on 06/26/2020 7:53:34 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: FewsOrange

I think it is much more likely that the New York Times offered the bounty.


31 posted on 06/26/2020 8:30:42 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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