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"So, like, anything not agreeing with the mainstream US opinion on things?" I live in a country (Lithuania) RT constantly pours BS on, so no, I can assure you

• coldtea 9y ago
  >The latest major story was that German NATO soldiers (stationed in Lithuania as a part to deter Russia from trying something like in Ukraine) raped a local teenage girl That might been a BS report, but it's not like that never happens and is never covered up. Soldiers out of duty, especially drunk, do all kinds of similar shit (assaults, rape, drunken fights, etc) around such bases. We had a few around our here parts -- but here are some more from more reputable sources if you prefer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Okinawa_rape_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Okinawa_rape_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-forgotten-story-of-rape-and-murder-in-kosovo-american-style-622977.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-forgotten... http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82993 http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82993 http://edition.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/18/soldiers.court/ http://edition.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/18/soldiers.court/ Many, of course, such incidents never see the light of day. I don't know whether this one is one such (and it's suppression is touted as it being false to begin with) or the other side, eager to publish some anti-NATO stuff didn't fact-check or even fabricated it. So, I'll give you that. But as "fake news" goes, this is quite on the mark of what often goes on -- not some Pizzagate level BS. Speaking of fake news, it's not like the other side would never stoop so low either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_testimony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_testimony (among tons of other such BS) Also "as a part to deter Russia from trying something like in Ukraine" -- so, to deter them from intervening when the elected government is coup-ed by a ragtag coalition (including bona fide neo-nazis) with support from outside (who wanted to pressure Russia)? In a country which is in their borders and has parts with majority Russian ethnicity that felt threatened? How good of this good-will organization to protect Lithuania. It's not a full threatening army machine itself, promoting any particular national interests in the region at all, nor is it used for pushing increasingly towards Russia's borders and keeping the pressure of them, decades after the cold war ended. And it's never known to invade sovereign countries which have nothing to do with it, itself, for BS or no pretexts and making hell-holes of civil war and "reconstruction" out of them. Lithuania's story with USSR and/or current relations with Russia have never been that great, to put it mildly, and Lithuania had suffered a lot under Stalinism etc. It's also good to be paranoid about a powerful neighbor. But I think it finds solace in false friends, who, if the need arose, they wouldn't think twice to sacrifice it themselves. Well, not that differently from false friends in WWII...
  • kbart 9y ago
    I'm not going into Internet political discussion, because it never leads to anything constructive, so I'll just ignore a good portion of your comment. My described incident was different because it was pushed heavily by Russian press and letter was sent to the member(s) of Lithuania parliament trying to cause a stir, so it wasn't just some random BS, it clearly had political motivation to deteriorate relations between locals and NATO soldiers. Also, it was heavily investigated both by police and by media, so if it had had any factual base, I'm sure something would have been found (and here are also some people, who would love if it was true, so there was plenty of motivation, not just formalities). A town this rape supposedly has taken place is very small, population of ~30k, so I'm sure somebody (relatives, neighbors, random people etc.) would have noticed at least something.