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The Latest: Pentagon: Russian trolls spreading lies on Syria
ABC "News" ^ | Apr 14, 2018, 10:10 AM ET | Ass Press

Posted on 04/14/2018 8:08:33 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The Latest on U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria (all times local):

10:10 a.m.

The Pentagon says a Russian "disinformation campaign" has already begun over the U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria.

Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Saturday that "there has been a 2,000 percent increase in Russian trolls in the past 24 hours."

The U.S., Britain and France said they launched Saturday's strike to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad for a suspected chemical attack against civilians in the town of Douma outside Damascus. Opposition leaders and rescuers say more than 40 people, including many women and children, died in the suspected chemical attack.

Russia's Foreign Ministry says the attack was an attempt to derail an investigation into a purported chemical attack. The Foreign Ministry says facts presented by Russian investigators indicated that the purported attack was a "premeditated and cynical sham."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You know, whatever is happening, I wish I had $100 for every single time I’ve heard or read “Russian troll” in the past 1.5 years.

I could buy a whole lot of neat stuff with the money.

And add to my prepper supplies, too.

Right now, I’m more concerned with what liberals / Democrats are doing to my country than “Russian trolls’.

Maybe I’m just not focusing enough.

I’m sure Ralph Peters, Hillary supporter, will disagree with me.


21 posted on 04/14/2018 8:38:09 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Nifster

Up until this morning we’ve been told we can’t bomb a chemical storage facility because it will cause a deadly plume of chemicals to spread across the land killing innocent people.


22 posted on 04/14/2018 8:38:13 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: Mariner
"And be certain, it was all for show. 105 cruise missiles could not change the reality on the ground."

Then why do it? Do something meaningless to look like you're doing something? Bill Clinton excelled at crap like that.

23 posted on 04/14/2018 8:40:08 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Tallguy
[The Media isn’t going to be satisfied until we are in a shooting war with the Russians.]




24 posted on 04/14/2018 8:40:13 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Mariner

Possibly somewhere there is a internet sniffer for troll activities.
Such an application could actually maintain a graphic representation after each event.


25 posted on 04/14/2018 8:40:45 AM PDT by chief lee runamok
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Echo chamber statistics made up by some underling and bantered about by senior officials as a statement of fact rather than random opinion.

Besides, North Korean and Chinese trolls would like credit for their hard work.


26 posted on 04/14/2018 8:44:33 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Drew68

The Syrians and Russians said we did. It was their photos


27 posted on 04/14/2018 8:44:46 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Terry Mross

It wasn’t a storage facility


28 posted on 04/14/2018 8:45:16 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

I heard there’s a chemical warfare plant in your backyard.

I have as much evidence as you.


29 posted on 04/14/2018 8:48:26 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>https://i.imgur.com/zXSEP5Z.gif)
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To: Mariner

A Russian Troll is defined as anyone who doesn’t buy NSA/CIA/DoD disinformation regardless of nationality.


30 posted on 04/14/2018 8:50:05 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Putin worshipping scum will be here in 4..3..2..


31 posted on 04/14/2018 8:56:07 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: Nifster

It was called a storage facility on the news. In fact, I believe the Pentagon called it a storage facility. I may be wrong.


32 posted on 04/14/2018 8:56:56 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: butlerweave

Good point...100% of the missiles hit their target. Trump’s response to Russia and Syria was perfect.
Never ever trust the Russians.


33 posted on 04/14/2018 8:59:55 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: rrrod

I don’t trust anyone.


34 posted on 04/14/2018 9:00:33 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: lodi90

Well said...Putin worshippers need to be exposed for what they are.....scum


35 posted on 04/14/2018 9:01:49 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Isn’t the Pentagon supposed to be about planning war or developing weapons to prevent war?


36 posted on 04/14/2018 9:07:38 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I watched at least a dozen Tomahawk missiles being shot down with my eyes.

I don’t believe the Ministry of Truth, sorry.


37 posted on 04/14/2018 9:21:19 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Nifster

There wasn’t one. We hit an empty building and a university.


38 posted on 04/14/2018 9:22:13 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Pure, unadulterated...propaganda. Spoon fed to gullible Neo’s.


39 posted on 04/14/2018 9:42:11 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Apparently I voted demoncrat for 40 years. They all wore 'R' jerseys! 'R'atpublicans!)
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To: vooch

Uh, no, we voted for Trump because the alternative was Hillary and an even more effed up Supreme Court.


40 posted on 04/14/2018 10:18:20 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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