Hmmmm. Hints here and there of Trump planning something else. Another military operation that will also waste time and money. Something that comes from what we consider to be a reputable source, but people say it’s a false flag, nothing to worry about, and pooh-poohed the information behind it. So which is it? My gratitude to Raw Story:
A U.S. official’s statement to Axios published on Sunday has a number of journalists bracing for impact, several of whom accused the Trump administration of “misleading” the American public in a “deplorable” attempt to “justify” a U.S. invasion of a sovereign nation.
Axios’ report claims that Cuban leaders had recently discussed plans to “attack” the United States and its assets abroad using military drones, with Axios’ Marc Caputo citing an anonymous U.S. official as the source of the claim.
Despite being involved in an ongoing war against Iran, President Donald Trump has increasingly set his sights on Cuba, which his administration is currently starving of resources with crippling sanctions that have shuttered hospitals and made food scarce.
Last month, reporting revealed that Trump had actively considered “another abduction operation” to capture Cuban government leaders, much as his administration had with January’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Okay then. The first question is, if we are starving Cuba of resources, how did they get the drones? Second question. What is so important about Cuba that we need to invade? Third question. Where is the proof? This needs to be provided as truth or fiction. Axios is *not* known for crying wolf. They’re generally a good source. But something is wrong with this picture.
The claim from the U.S. official, however, drew immediate scrutiny from journalists who quickly noted its similarities to the lead-up to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, a conflict launched on false pretenses that The Lancet estimated had killed around 600,000 Iraqis in the first 40 months.
“Real Iraq War vibes here,” wrote Dan Pfeiffer, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama and co-host of “Pod Save America.” “Classified intelligence shared with reporters to sell a war to a skeptical public.”
Yea no. We most certainly do not want another damn war, especially one this close to home. But this time we need proof. We need something that has not been altered to show something that isn’t there. We’re already in one forever war. Why drain our resources and manpower for another? It’s about the last thing we would want. Iran, on top of everything else, is already taking a toll on our country. We don’t need another.
Journalist Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, called Axios’ headline for the report “extremely misleading,” given that by Caputo’s own words, the alleged “attack” plans were being discussed “in case hostilities erupt” amid Trump’s increasingly frequent threats towards the Caribbean nation.
“Ok, but do they have yellow cake?” Grim sarcastically quipped, referencing the Bush administration’s false claim that Iraq had tried to purchase “500 tons of yellowcake uranium powder” to produce a nuclear weapon. “This headline is extremely misleading. The alleged plans involve Cuba defending itself if attacked. Seems like important context.”
Journalist Mark Ames warned of there being a “drone-age false flag incoming,” and journalist Max Blumenthal labeled the report as “recycled Cold War propaganda.”
“Axios disseminates another deplorable Trump disinfo dump, this time to justify a US invasion of Cuba,” Blumenthal wrote in a social media post on X to his more than 850,000 followers. “This recycled Cold War propaganda is an insult to everyone’s intelligence.”
WHAM. Is this real or is it Memorex? Oooo, that ad was from a long time ago. Anyhow, we need proof. It seems like they’re just struggling to stay alive, let alone do some sort of attack. Plus, what is the problem with them in the first place? Is this another ideology thing? Or is it Trump being random because, relatively speaking, they’re close to us and not half a world away? Does he think we can go in there and roll over everyone? Seriously now, what the hail is going on here? Inquiring minds want to know.
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