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Bob Woodward Badly Misquotes Russian FM Lavrov in His New Book

I emailed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward regarding his new book War:

Dear Bob,

You have misquoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on page 88 of your new book, and significantly altered the meaning of his statement.

Lavrov’s full quote was: “Those who mechanically repeat the points made in Bucharest and insist that ‘third countries’ have no right to express their position on the issue of NATO enlargement are playing with fire. I am convinced that they cannot be unaware of this.” Statement by Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, December 2, 2021.

Here is your version from page 88 of War, to compare to the original above: “‘Third countries’ — meaning, the United States — ‘have no right to express their position on the issue of NATO enlargement and are playing with fire,’ Lavrov warned, ‘I am convinced that they cannot be aware of this.’”

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Zelensky Unveils ‘Victory Plan’: ‘Gimme Money and Fight Russia!’

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:

Ukraine’s “President” Vladimir Zelensky has unveiled his big “Victory Plan” and it’s more like reheated leftovers: “Let us in NATO, give us more weapons, let us attack Russia.” Is this the end for “Project Ukraine”? Also today: Biden gets “tough” wish Israel: “you have 30 days to stop starving the Palestinians!”

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Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.

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Conflicts of Interest: US Politicians Want Ukraine To Lower Draft Age To 18

On COI #691, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Don’t Send US Troops to Israel

The Biden administration is putting U.S. troops in Israel as it continues to provide unconditional support for Israel’s wars:

The United States is sending one of its most advanced missile defense systems and about 100 U.S. troops to Israel, deepening U.S. involvement in the escalating war in the Middle East amid U.S. expectations of an imminent Israeli assault on Iran.

The deployment of the missile defense battery and American personnel illustrates just how heavily Israel depends on the U.S. Far from being the self-reliant state that hawks like to celebrate, Israel has overreached so much in the last year that it has to rely on the U.S. to bail it out. Like clockwork, Biden has chosen to side with the war criminals in the Netanyahu government rather than let them face the consequences of their reckless actions. The president said he is doing this to “defend Israel,” but in reality he is providing their government with cover so that they can launch more attacks against other countries. Deploying defensive systems can be very destabilizing when those defenses reduce the costs of escalation.

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