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Another All-Time Media Faceplant (Russian faux invasion)
SubStack ^ | 02/17/2022 | Matt Taibbi

Posted on 02/17/2022 7:10:11 AM PST by Az Joe

After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidenadm; february16; invasion; matttaibbi; media; rusia; ukraine; whosincontrol
If cluelessness can be art, American journalists unveiled their Sistine Chapel this week, in a remarkable collection of misreports and hack stenography surrounding a predicted invasion of Ukraine.

The mess began last Friday, February 11th, when National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan gave an address warning American citizens to evacuate Ukraine. “If a Russian attack on Ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality,” he said. “I will not comment on the details of our intelligence information,” he added, before doing just that: “I do want to be clear: It could begin during the Olympics,” i.e. before the Beijing games end on February 20th.

1 posted on 02/17/2022 7:10:11 AM PST by Az Joe
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To: Az Joe

Russia Asks Joe Biden for Next Ukraine Invasion Dates So They Can Coordinate Vacation Plans for Moscow Officials

> February 16, 2022

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/02/16/russia-asks-joe-biden-for-next-ukraine-invasion-dates-so-they-can-coordinate-vacation-plans-for-moscow-officials/

The Russians are having a little fun at Joe Biden’s expense, now that the deadline for invasion has expired without invasion.

Yesterday, the Russians reminded the Ukraine government to set their alarm clocks so they did not miss the invasion. Today the Russian government asks the Biden administration for the invasion dates, they plan to use this year, so that Moscow can coordinate the vacation plans of key military and government officials.


2 posted on 02/17/2022 7:12:49 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Az Joe

After at least 5 years of DC deep-state and corrupt media lies about Trump, Moscow pee-tapes, secret alpha bank servers, Putin election facebook ads, collusion, the Vindman twins, FBI spying - NO ONE has gone to jail, nor even apologized.

So everyone who created those constant lies are still in power, still in their jobs.

so WHY does anyone here believe ONE WORD of what DC deep state and corrupt media tell us about Russia or Ukraine??


3 posted on 02/17/2022 7:13:33 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Az Joe

The retard in the White House is yapping about shelling and an invasion today.

My guess is the retard made a deal with Putin on when to invade Ukraine, and Putin is on his own timetable.


4 posted on 02/17/2022 7:14:35 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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Is the invasion over…I missed it…who is invading next?….great intelligence service…more concerned with spying/sabotaging Trump than protecting the USA…


5 posted on 02/17/2022 7:16:57 AM PST by TnTnTn
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To: Az Joe

Just so you know, I was listening to one of the liberal radio stations here in DC. They were congratulating Biden on standing up to Putin and forcing him to back down. The three reporters were discussing how Biden exceeded everyone’s expectations in his forceful handling of this issue.

The media narrative has already been written and different groups are already trotting out the points to discuss.


6 posted on 02/17/2022 7:22:56 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: wbarmy

They sound so much like USSR propagandists I half expect them to have Russian accents when they report this.


7 posted on 02/17/2022 7:33:01 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: Az Joe

Just wait. It’s happening! Like the Great Pumpkin.


8 posted on 02/17/2022 7:34:17 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Az Joe

Jake the fake needs his security clearance pulled.


9 posted on 02/17/2022 7:35:39 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: wbarmy

Look for the word “brilliant”. That’s a tell that they’re working from the approved script.


10 posted on 02/17/2022 8:10:20 AM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: wbarmy

Look for the word “brilliant”. That’s a tell that they’re working from the approved script.


11 posted on 02/17/2022 8:10:58 AM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: Az Joe

Too soon to declare victory... Maybe Putin was bluffing the whole time, maybe he was planning to bluff and discovered how weak the Biden, the US and the west really is and will act accordingly.


12 posted on 02/17/2022 8:24:53 AM PST by Wayne07
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To: Wayne07

Putin OWNS the BIDEN CRIME FAMILY! EVERY DICTATOR DOES!


13 posted on 02/17/2022 9:18:48 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.be)
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To: Travis McGee
The Russians are having a little fun at Joe Biden’s expense, now that the deadline for invasion has expired without invasion.

Remember all those news stories about how Trump was disrespected on the world stage, and made fun of by our allies? Now, when it REALLY happens to the US, they are silent.

14 posted on 02/17/2022 9:22:02 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Bingo.


15 posted on 02/17/2022 12:31:04 PM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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