{"id":56258,"date":"2020-12-31T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=56258"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:02:03","slug":"america-keeps-claiming-governments-it-hates-are-paying-bounties-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=56258","title":{"rendered":"America Keeps Claiming Governments It Hates Are Paying Bounties On US Troops In Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2020\/12\/31\/america-keeps-claiming-governments-it-hates-are-paying-bounties-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan\/\">America Keeps Claiming Governments It Hates Are Paying Bounties On US Troops In Afghanistan<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"eltd-blog-single-share\">\n<div class=\"eltd-social-share-holder eltd-dropdown\">\n<div class=\"eltd-social-share-dropdown\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article id=\"post-9317\" class=\"post-9317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article category-news tag-afghanistan tag-bounties tag-bountygate tag-china tag-imperialism tag-iran tag-propaganda tag-russia\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-content\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image-area\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image size-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medium-11.jpg?fit=1080%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medium-11.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medium-11.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medium-11.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medium-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text-inner clearfix\">\n<p>We\u2019re now getting mass media reports that yet another country the US government doesn\u2019t like has been trying to kill American troops in Afghanistan, with the accusation this time being leveled at China. This brings the total number of governments against which this exact accusation has been made to three: China, Iran, and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. has evidence that the PRC [People\u2019s Republic of China] attempted to finance attacks on American servicemen by Afghan non-state actors by offering financial incentives or \u2018bounties\u2019,\u201d reads a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/scoop-trump-admin-declassifies-unconfirmed-intel-on-chinese-bounties-84131ec6-c54f-4556-8d0f-547131a343ef.html\">new \u201cscoop\u201d from\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em><\/a>, quoting anonymous officials who refused to name their sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump administration is declassifying as-yet uncorroborated intelligence, recently briefed to President Trump, that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers, two senior administration officials tell Axios,\u201d the evidence-free report claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1344413597351485441&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com%2F2020%2F12%2F31%2Famerica-keeps-claiming-governments-it-hates-are-paying-bounties-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1344413597351485441\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>\u00a0report is already being circulated into public consciousness by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/30\/politics\/china-us-forces-afghanistan\/index.html\">mass media outlets like CNN<\/a>. It is co-authored by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, whose career lately\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/authors\/baebrahimian\/\">has been focused<\/a>\u00a0on churning out extremely aggressive narrative management about China for a liberal audience, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caityjohnstone.medium.com\/msm-smear-merchants-target-critics-of-establishment-china-narratives-efcbe9c503aa\">a ridiculous hit piece<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<em>The Grayzone<\/em>\u00a0and its coverage of Xinjiang which failed to list a single piece of false or inaccurate reporting by that outlet. This eagerness to help manipulate public perception of America\u2019s number one geopolitical rival has seen Allen-Ebrahimian rewarded with plenty of attention from \u201csources\u201d who provide her with endless career-amplifying \u201cscoops\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, it was Iran we were being told is trying to use proxies to kill US troops in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America Keeps Claiming Governments It Hates Are Paying Bounties On US Troops In Afghanistan We\u2019re now getting mass media reports that yet another country the US government doesn\u2019t like has been trying to kill American troops in Afghanistan, with the accusation this time being leveled at China. 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