– NY TImes Concedes Ukraine is in Trouble:
If you want to read an excellent example of schizophrenia, take time and read the NY Times piece published on Friday — As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase. It is a mixture of truth and lies. The following passage is emblematic:
American military and intelligence officials have concluded that the war in Ukraine is no longer a stalemate as Russia makes steady gains, and the sense of pessimism in Kyiv and Washington is deepening.
The dip in morale and questions about whether American support will continue pose their own threat to Ukraine’s war effort. Ukraine is losing territory in the east, and its forces inside Russia have been partially pushed back.
The Ukrainian military is struggling to recruit soldiers and equip new units. The number of its soldiers killed in action, about 57,000, is half of Russia’s losses but still significant for the much smaller country.
The first two paragraphs are true. But the third paragraph, i.e., 57,000 dead Ukrainians since February 2022? Complete male bovine excrement. Ukraine has 30,000 KIA in Kursk since August. The real number dead for Ukraine is closer to one million. That is why Ukraine is “struggling to recruit soldiers and equip new units.”
The NY Times reporters compound the lies with their next paragraph:
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