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Yeah, RT alone is not a reputable source. They thrive on unfounded conspiracy theories and often times report outright falsehoods. During the Libyan revolution,

Yeah, RT alone is not a reputable source. They thrive on unfounded conspiracy theories and often times report outright falsehoods. During the Libyan revolution, they would claim whole cities were under Gaddafi control when they was clear video and multiple members of international media proving otherwise.

eps 14y ago
It was and still is an info war, both sides acting accordingly. Lybian revolution had plenty of staged content that was fed to "international media" who happily gulped it down. Rebel troops taking on cities in fucking flip-flops? Sure, why not. Kind of unclear who did the actually fighting, but that's not really important, is it.
- mladenkovacevic 14y ago
  various "news" sources are also quite adept at turning the cameras off when the larger agenda warrants it
- jonhendry 14y ago
  Why is it so hard to believe that they would be wearing flip-flops? Under-equipped fighters is nothing new. Here's a photo of a barefoot Khmer Rouge fighter with an RPG, at the fall of Phnom Penh. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mYN-WF164gg/T40tDKWNLDI/AAAAAAAAas0/WprPAJYQ-wo/s1600/KR+soldier+entering+PPenh+on+17+April+1975+%28Al+Rockoff%29.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mYN-WF164gg/T40tDKWNLDI/AAAAAAAAas... Have you never seen the picture of the guy with an assault rifle, wearing gardening gloves, a life vest, and sneakers? http://borderland-beat-forum.924382.n3.nabble.com/file/n4027158/warface.jpg http://borderland-beat-forum.924382.n3.nabble.com/file/n4027... When George Washington led 12,000 men into winter camp at Valley Forge, 2/3 had no shoes. In December. In Pennsylvania. At least Libya was probably warm enough for flip-flops.
alan_cx 14y ago
If you unconditionally believe video, which so obviously can be misleading, then you might as well believe RT too. The international media, which can too often means Western media, is equally suspect at times. All sides play the information war games.
- mulligan 14y ago
  Nope. But I do believe my family and friends living in Libya. I also believe family friends there.

eps 14y ago

It was and still is an info war, both sides acting accordingly. Lybian revolution had plenty of staged content that was fed to "international media" who happily gulped it down. Rebel troops taking on cities in fucking flip-flops? Sure, why not. Kind of unclear who did the actually fighting, but that's not really important, is it.

mladenkovacevic 14y ago
various "news" sources are also quite adept at turning the cameras off when the larger agenda warrants it
jonhendry 14y ago
Why is it so hard to believe that they would be wearing flip-flops? Under-equipped fighters is nothing new. Here's a photo of a barefoot Khmer Rouge fighter with an RPG, at the fall of Phnom Penh. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mYN-WF164gg/T40tDKWNLDI/AAAAAAAAas0/WprPAJYQ-wo/s1600/KR+soldier+entering+PPenh+on+17+April+1975+%28Al+Rockoff%29.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mYN-WF164gg/T40tDKWNLDI/AAAAAAAAas... Have you never seen the picture of the guy with an assault rifle, wearing gardening gloves, a life vest, and sneakers? http://borderland-beat-forum.924382.n3.nabble.com/file/n4027158/warface.jpg http://borderland-beat-forum.924382.n3.nabble.com/file/n4027... When George Washington led 12,000 men into winter camp at Valley Forge, 2/3 had no shoes. In December. In Pennsylvania. At least Libya was probably warm enough for flip-flops.

alan_cx 14y ago

If you unconditionally believe video, which so obviously can be misleading, then you might as well believe RT too. The international media, which can too often means Western media, is equally suspect at times. All sides play the information war games.

mulligan 14y ago
Nope. But I do believe my family and friends living in Libya. I also believe family friends there.