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Zero Hedge: WaPo Admits 'Russian Bounties' Info "Deemed Sketchy" After Pentagon Says "No Corroborating Evidence"
Congressional leaders have demanded answers, and those answers have come in the form of multiple US intelligence agencies and chiefs essentially throwing cold water on the NY Times Russian bounties to kill American troops in Afghanistan story, as we've detailed.
We expect this "bombshell" will be very short-lived, perhaps being memory holed by the weekend, akin to the fate of other Russiagate-related 'anonymous sources say' type stories.
The Pentagon is the latest to say that DOD-wide there is currently "no corroborating evidence at this time to validate the recent allegations regarding malight activity by Russian personnel against US forces in Afghanistan," according to a late Tuesday evening statement by Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
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WNU Editor: I also noticed earlier today the Washington Post quickly back-tracking on the Russian bounty story. I suspect that the sources the Washington Post uses are telling them that there is no real evidence tying Russia to these allegations. My prediction. This story is going to be buried by Monday for some other outrage. So why did the New York Times post this story a few days ago? As I said in an earlier post. This year is a US Presidential election year. Everything that is being reported today by the US media, or news stories that are ignored, is being done within that context.
Update: Here's Why the 'Russian Bounties' Story Is the New 'Russian Collusion' Hoax (Matt Margolis, PJ Media)
