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It’s the Press’ Job to Ask for Evidence That Justifies a War
TRUST, BUT VERIFY
Russia might very well be about to stage a “false flag” operation, but we shouldn’t just take the U.S. government’s word for it without evidence.
Matt Lewis
Senior Columnist
Published
Feb. 4 2022
3:56PM EST
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