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In reply to the discussion: This story is monumental and needs to be shouted from the mountaintops. [View all]lapucelle
(21,132 posts)74. What I would find weird and creepy is if anyone were making jokes about this story.
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Here are some links to the coverage you couldn't find:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/27/politics/russia-us-troops-afghanistan/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/27/afghanistan-white-house-denies-trump-briefed-russia-bounty-report/3272352001/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/06/27/trump-most-republicans-silent-about-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-us-troops/#13c31e9f6a45
https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-intelligence-russia-bounties-afghanistan-taliban/30694624.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-taliban-money-kill-us-troops-afghanistan-2020-6
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russians-offered-taliban-bounties-kill-us-troops-military/story?id=71495576
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/06/report-russia-paid-taliban-bounties-for-killing-us-troops/
https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+paid+bounty&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=zKT4Xr34IJiwytMP7Ni8wA0&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi9joiF2KTqAhUYmHIEHWwsD9gQ8tMDegQICxAv&biw=1366&bih=622
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-27/biden-slams-trump-for-inaction-after-russian-bounty-report
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/27/sen-tammy-duckworth-demands-senate-hearing-into-report-russia-secretly-offered-bounties-to-afghan-militants-for-killing-u-s-troops/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-spy-unit-paid-taliban-to-attack-americans-u-s-intelligence-says-11593214584
https://apnews.com/a59124b8eb95f6245286ddefe3dd0ffd
https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-intelligence-russia-bounties-afghanistan-taliban/30694624.html
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Even OAN , Fox, Drudge, RT, Newsmax, and Breitbart are covering the story.
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This story is monumental and needs to be shouted from the mountaintops. [View all]
marmar
Jun 2020
OP
Yes, Trump/Dump will soon be gone,...So let's sing a song..My crystal ball also says yes.
Stuart G
Jun 2020
#39
How will his spokesmodel explain away this one? Maybe Trump was being sarcastic?
Alex4Martinez
Jun 2020
#15
He doesn't care. The republican led Senate will literally let him get away with murder. nt
Blue_true
Jun 2020
#51
What I would find weird and creepy is if anyone were making jokes about this story.
lapucelle
Jun 2020
#74
Will any Republican, or military leader go on the media to decry the bounty hunting of...
FailureToCommunicate
Jun 2020
#29
I totally disagree. Conservatives do care. This story goes to the heart of their patriotism.
Stuart G
Jun 2020
#38
I agree, it is all over..This was the story that some sources said would be big news on Friday...
Stuart G
Jun 2020
#42
Right: "-gate" makes stuff sound like just a scandal. This is treason. A total...
Beartracks
Jun 2020
#71