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General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax

SirEvelynTremble posted:

http://sputniknews.com/columnists/20151206/1031325664/syria-nato-planes-cunningham.html#ixzz3toMxotiF

So if an RAF or USAF jet or whoever decides to defy Syria, then there will be quite a few International Incidents taking place. With Russia involved.

Oops

yeah um, I believe that as much as I believe any news coming from a Russian gov't-funded source, e.g. RT.
So far all other sources have reported exactly the opposite of Russian ones in recent conflicts. e.g. in Crimea, a BBC reporter spoke with some Russian soldiers and said there was celebration and a strong scent of vodka.

General Tofu fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Dec 9, 2015

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General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax
Also linked by a friend in Russia -- it is apparently from a documentary that sounds rushed out in light of recent conflicts:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-08-russia-documentary-uses-team-fortress-2-poster-in-ww1-propaganda-report

The propaganda is so obvious (sometimes hilariously so) it's sort of sad. It's like those poo poo photoshops NK makes.

EDIT: I re-read the original article. It sounds like the years back when I used to work writing SEO marketing material. Almost exactly-- except whomever wrote this has less tact and is amazingly transparent. The techniques used are even readily identifiable, and I wasn't trying to look for them. I was just reading.

General Tofu fucked around with this message at 00:50 on Dec 10, 2015

General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax
IHS looks like an offshoot of some Russian defense contractor. Was propaganda always THIS obvious?

The contacts I have in Russia find most Russian news to be an incredible joke. One has said that, due to believing all of it .... unfortunately, "The Russian people got the leader that they deserved."

General Tofu fucked around with this message at 10:37 on Dec 9, 2015

General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax

SirEvelynTremble posted:

Translated from Arabic language Alrai Media

so please ... give us your opinion on Alrai Media. I'm dying to know :allears:

it's a mite tough to understand as it's not clear who "we" or "they" are? For any possible clarification -- thanks!

General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax

lol pro-russian rebels trying their hardest to shoot down a single fighter a commercial airliner with 236 people onboard

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General Tofu
Nov 20, 2014

by Lowtax

etalian posted:

The airliner got shot down due to russians getting into a bender and pushing random buttons at the SAM site.

I had a feeling, honestly.
"Hey guys watch this."

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