[Salon] Branko Marcetic on press indulging Zalensky's Zaphoritzhia warnings



Good morning! this is a great piece on how Ukrainian claims about a looming Russian attack on the nuclear power plant should be viewed through the lens of many other Ukrainian claims that have been proven false and appear designed to pull NATO and the US into a direct fighting war with Russia. 

Key line: "the war has now reached a point where the press must take greater care in how they treat Ukrainian officials’ claims, especially in cases like this. An explosion at the plant may not only cause a near-unprecedented environmental catastrophe, but could also be used by hawks to argue for direct U.S. or NATO involvement in the war. "

Please read the whole piece in RS today: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/07/10/zaporizhzhia-and-the-danger-of-media-blinders-in-war/

Kelley


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