The Trump Russian Oil Sanctions Con Is Collapsing
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The Trump Russian Oil Sanctions Con Is Collapsing
Hi All,
OK, hope you do not mind if I let rip in these piece about the way the media a credulous/desperate commentators end up amplifying a deliberately deceptive story. It does make one think there is an establishment in action much of the time, just one that works overtime to protect those in power, in this case Trump. Btw, this is one reason I believe Europeans must now stop listening to official American voices, as ultimately they will tell Europe to do what Trump wants.
The story for this piece was the Trump oil sanctions bluff, that is unravelling before our eyes—while all the media and commentators that praised it as a sign of Trump being willing to hammer Russia now stay silent and refuse to admit that they were accomplices in the con.
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