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So this article claims the conversation was covertly recorded, while the Wikipedia-article claims the opposite : the clearly visible microphone was used for an
by the-dude 3y ago
So this article claims the conversation was covertly recorded, while the Wikipedia-article claims the opposite : the clearly visible microphone was used for an official recording and the recorder(!) kept it running afterwards.
- The_Colonel 3y agoWhere's the contradiction? The conversation was covertly recorded after the official speech ended.
- InTheArena 3y agoOpen mic recording after people expected to be closed is definitely a thing. The Russians in particular are famous for ensuring that Mike’s are almost always hot recorded, and then distributed to friendly sources after events of big meetings have occurred. Condi Rice, apparently read Putin the riot act, which was one of the things that soured the American/Russian relationship early on. They also did it to Hillary Clinton, who had a very similar response.
- sparrowInHand 3y agoI wonder why they lecture woman and coloured politicians, but left white men alone.. surely no arching theme there.
- InTheArena 3y agoMight be because the secretary of state during Bush was a woman, as well as Obama. Both women pitched a "return to normalcy" with Russia - and both women were incredibly disappointed when their plans came to naught. They didn't treat Kerry any better.
- lostlogin 3y agoTheir goals were a fools errand and appeasement.