• xiao@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Was not talking about Russia. You missed the point.

    Geopolitically, those both situations are totally differents.

    But I have to admit that this shows some similarities with 2003 USA invasion of Iraq 😅.

    The U.S. invasion of Iraq was the most widely and closely reported war in military history. Television network coverage was largely pro-war and viewers were six times more likely to see a pro-war source as one who was anti-war. The New York Times ran a number of articles describing Saddam Hussein’s attempts to build weapons of mass destruction. The 8 September 2002 article titled “U.S. Says Hussein Intensifies Quest for A-Bomb Parts” would be discredited, leading The New York Times to issue a public statement admitting it was not as rigorous as it should have been.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq

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      11 months ago

      The only similarity of substance is that they were both unjustified acts of aggression made under false pretenses.

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        11 months ago

        I totally agree. But my point is about the media coverage.

        Ukranians have my full support, as much as Yemenis and Congoleses.

        But we rarely hear about these last two.