• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    the same NYT that dint bother reporting the attack, because they recieved the info days before it from the trump administration. NYT AND POST are cupable as well.

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      2 days ago

      Crazy that they’d have a tip off before the Congressional Gang of Eight, especially in light of Lucky Palmer’s assertion that Congress needed to be kept in the dark to prevent leaks.

      Real “which side are you on, boys?” moment.

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          2 days ago

          OP said “days before” - the reporting is “shortly before” with an unspecified timeline.

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            11 hours ago

            The exact timeline is not the point. The point is that the two most venerated American newspapers received information that the US was about to do something blatantly illegal and decided not to report this. But we’ve known for a long time that both of them (and all major media outlets in the US) are equivalent to state media anyway, so it’s not surprising.

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              9 hours ago

              Sure if I had to bet, neither publication would report it in advance. But for the sake of argument: 2 days - plenty of time to spread the news cycle, form public debate, or debate in Congress. Government has to make a decision

              30 minutes - troops in the air, if any US soldiers get killed and/or the mission fails perception will be that the blood is on the publication’s hands, along with calls for treason charges.

              Again I doubt they’re reporting, but exact timeline does impact how I view their decision not to report.

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                9 hours ago

                I see your point but still think you’re choosing the most charitable interpretation. I choose not to be charitable to two news giants who have helped provide support and cover for starting multiple disastrous wars of aggression that killed countless people.