State Dept spokesman asserts Russians are pre-positioning the equivalent of crisis actors, is asked for evidence beyond mere assertion, refuses to provide it to protect sources and methods.
Of course one might just trust the government. But not anymore.
Of course one might just trust the government. But not anymore.
Fascinating on several levels
- A media corp employee who doesn’t just trust the US government
- A government that isn’t trusted on its claims
- A public that trusts neither
After Steele Dossier, Snowden, Iraq WMD, babies in incubators, and Tonkin Gulf — feels like a milestone.
- A media corp employee who doesn’t just trust the US government
- A government that isn’t trusted on its claims
- A public that trusts neither
After Steele Dossier, Snowden, Iraq WMD, babies in incubators, and Tonkin Gulf — feels like a milestone.
The most interesting part is seeing the media corporation employee call the federal government employee the source of Alex Jones-like conspiracy theories.
This is an inadvertent admission that something can be false even if the US government says so. And if a media corp says so.
This is an inadvertent admission that something can be false even if the US government says so. And if a media corp says so.
It’s like seeing two actors fight on set. Neither the government employee nor the media corp employee may actually know anything a smart member of the public doesn’t. Proof: the disastrous intel on Afghanistan, the rise of OSINT.
And of course this.
taibbi.substack.com/p/russiagate-i…
And of course this.
taibbi.substack.com/p/russiagate-i…
Restoring trust means moving to a fully auditable information supply chain.
Let’s assume a better government that wasn’t making it up. What they’d want in this scenario was a zero knowledge proof. Reveal no sources & methods, yet prove it.
A ledger of record makes it possible…
Let’s assume a better government that wasn’t making it up. What they’d want in this scenario was a zero knowledge proof. Reveal no sources & methods, yet prove it.
A ledger of record makes it possible…
https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1489101720533684226
Btw, what might evidence look like?
@siddharthakale shared this presentation by the Russians with slides & satellite imagery when they accused Turkey of collaborating with ISIS.
Could still be made up. But the US government didn’t even put in the effort.
@siddharthakale shared this presentation by the Russians with slides & satellite imagery when they accused Turkey of collaborating with ISIS.
Could still be made up. But the US government didn’t even put in the effort.
This is cutting because it gets at a deep truth.
A leadership class selected for their ability to make emotional accusations will not be able to pivot towards logical reasoning.
A leadership class selected for their ability to make emotional accusations will not be able to pivot towards logical reasoning.
https://twitter.com/peterboghossian/status/1489531175207161857
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