Russian TV airs fake video alleging Ukrainian involvement in terrorist attack, featuring Ukrainian official - eviltoast
    • no banana@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Pretty much what I feel about it. It’s still to early to tell what exactly this tragedy is, though I’m not surprised that it’s being used by the Kremlin.

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      7 months ago

      I spent an hour today trying to find a real source for this quote, often misattributed to Churchill. And failed. Found some sources saying it predates Churchill, but no direct references. Seems an adage that is quite old though.

      • vulture_god@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 months ago

        I’ve always heard it attributed (in a slightly different form) to Rahm Emmanuel, e.g. :

        Never let a good crisis go to waste