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U.S. sees disinformation campaign Russian claims on missing missiles in Syria
The Washington Times ^ | June 14, 2022 | Guy Taylor

Posted on 06/14/2022 6:54:03 PM PDT by McGruff

U.S. officials are pushing back hard against Russian claims that American anti-aircraft missiles meant for Ukraine have begun showing up on the illicit arms market in Syria.

Intelligence and diplomatic sources say the claims are a textbook case of Kremlin disinformation aimed at undercutting U.S. and allied support for arming Ukrainian forces while diverting criticism of Russia’s invasion.

In another page from the recent Russian playbook, Chinese state media have quickly piggybacked on the Kremlin claims in recent days, amplifying conspiracy theories about the backing that the U.S. and its allies have provided for Ukraine in response to the Russian military assault.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: guytaylor; israel; putinsbuttboys; syria; waronterror
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1 posted on 06/14/2022 6:54:03 PM PDT by McGruff
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2 posted on 06/14/2022 6:54:59 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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U.S. officials are pushing back hard against Russian claims that American anti-aircraft missiles meant for Ukraine have begun showing up on the illicit arms market in Syria.

That means it's TRUE.
No surprise there.

3 posted on 06/14/2022 6:56:28 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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There’s screenshots of Javelins selling for $30k online if they looked a little.


4 posted on 06/14/2022 7:03:20 PM PDT by struggle
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How dare they accuse us of the missiles we shipped overseas into a war zone winding up overseas in a different war zone.


5 posted on 06/14/2022 7:04:48 PM PDT by PGR88
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Pentagon officials acknowledge that some of the vast flow of arms could fall into the wrong hands in the chaos of war, but insist it was worth the risk because the weaponry so dramatically elevated the Ukrainian military’s ability to beat back invading Russian forces.
6 posted on 06/14/2022 7:06:11 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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These are the same folks who assured us Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. I do not believe them. They have cried wolf too many times.


7 posted on 06/14/2022 7:09:27 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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They’re getting BIG BUCKS for the 155mm Howitzers, as they’re loaded with titanium. It wouldn’t surprise me if some US aerospace companies were buying them and melting down their titanium, as their regular supplier is Russia, and they are forced to ‘stick it to Putin’.


8 posted on 06/14/2022 7:11:52 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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Now THIS is something I might believe about Russia. It would be good for an anti Israeli administration to have Syria in possession of our weapons.


9 posted on 06/14/2022 7:12:40 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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Beating back Russian forces? The Ukrainians are getting decimated. And they are using their artillery to target civilians.

These “Pentagon officials” are morons.


10 posted on 06/14/2022 7:14:22 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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“Gentlemen! You can’t fight on here, this is the War Room!”


11 posted on 06/14/2022 7:16:46 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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“Pentagon officials acknowledge that some of the vast flow of arms could fall into the wrong hands in the chaos of war, but insist it was worth the risk because the weaponry so dramatically elevated the Ukrainian military’s ability to beat back invading Russian forces.”


I think they ought to rethink that. More and more data are coming out showing that Ukraine has had no “ability to beat back invading Russian forces” and are just massively prolonging and increasing Ukraine’s casualty numbers...:-(

https://t.me/s/russica2/46664

NEZYGAR
The level of real irretrievable losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has crossed all critical levels so much that the office of President Zelensky is forced to spend about €3.5 million daily to disavow these shocks among the population and the European audience.

€2 million goes to Euronews and smaller European media from Germany, France, Italy and Poland, €1 million goes to LOM and TG channels from the Baltics, the near-political establishment of Ukraine and the CIS countries, the rest is distributed to premiums and bonuses for functionaries of the 95th quarter.

According to MI6 data, which were handed over to the European Commissioners and European deputies, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amount to 176,000 killed and 41,000 seriously wounded on June 1, 22, without the possibility of returning to the theater, about 38,000 are considered missing.

According to the BND and the Polish intelligence services, which were shown at a closed briefing before the NATO summit, Ukraine’s losses in killed on the battlefield, plus the accompanying losses of civilians, exceeded 210 thousand people by 06/10/22.

According to NATO experts, as well as on the analysis of the NSA, which monitor social networks and special groups of mothers-wives-native Ukrainian soldiers, the losses range from 110 thousand to 197 thousand people, where the proportion of dead and missing is 45% to 55%.

The loss of military equipment and ammunition, as well as new types of weapons and unmanned aircraft, is 73%, and the shortage of fuel and lubricants has grown to 58% among BTGs on the front line of the line of contact.

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12 posted on 06/14/2022 7:17:01 PM PDT by Cathi
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….and the calls for the corrupted, little beggar Zelensky’s ouster are growing….you won’t hear it on western MSM. The quicker he is ousted, the quicker countless lives are saved and the hostilities cease.


13 posted on 06/14/2022 7:23:58 PM PDT by delta7
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Is there anybody who didn’t already know this was happening?


14 posted on 06/14/2022 7:44:51 PM PDT by jospehm20
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NEZYGAR
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According to Nezygar about the losses of Ukraine, everything is 100% correct, even the dates, and the most interesting thing is that Ursula von der Leyen knew about this when she came to Kiev. Zelensky told her that he would consider the figure of 400-450 thousand people to be critical, and this will happen at the current level of losses no earlier than March 2023.

The BND and the NATO Ground Forces Command believe that by August 1, the level of losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be more than 268,000, and the front line will pass through the Nikolaev and Kharkov regions, and this is without taking into account a possible strike by Belarusian forces from the north. If Lukashenka’s army is connected, the supply of theater of operations on the right side of the Dnieper will drop by 90-95%, moreover, the delivery of fuel and lubricants will become impossible for the civilian population and the harvesting campaign.


15 posted on 06/14/2022 7:47:53 PM PDT by Cathi
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Ah just let China do all our manufacturing...

What could go wrong?


16 posted on 06/14/2022 7:50:51 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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This isn’t the first story about arms sent to the Ukraine ending up on the black market. Of course the U.S. is pushing back hard-it makes us look stupid and the Ukraine look corrupt. Somehow neither of those propositions seem too far fetched.


17 posted on 06/14/2022 8:09:46 PM PDT by Spok (Don’t pee down my leg and tell me it’s raining.)
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Sounds like something for the ministry of truth to weigh in on


18 posted on 06/14/2022 8:25:43 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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Libya all over again.

Whooda thunk.

/s


19 posted on 06/14/2022 8:35:14 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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So what else is new?


20 posted on 06/14/2022 10:55:11 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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