{"id":61508,"date":"2022-01-16T16:27:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61508"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T13:30:32","slug":"false-flags-suddenly-no-longer-a-crazy-conspiracy-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61508","title":{"rendered":"False Flags Suddenly No Longer A Crazy Conspiracy Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"cc2c\" class=\"fx dl fy bb fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caityjohnstone.medium.com\/false-flags-suddenly-no-longer-a-crazy-conspiracy-theory-62d02a2d3a4\">False Flags Suddenly No Longer A Crazy Conspiracy Theory<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"cx\">\n<div class=\"n ck gw gx gy\">\n<div class=\"o n\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hp hq fg fh paragraph-image\">\n<div class=\"hr hs ap ht w hu\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"fg fh ho\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w hv hw\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1400\/1*GUATkPbf2ARPN1ncCL0oLw.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"367\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"cd18\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/going_rogue\/false-flags-suddenly-no-longer-a-crazy-conspiracy-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\"><em class=\"iw\">Listen to a reading of this article:<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ix iy iz ja jb hq\">\n<div class=\"jc s ap\">\n<div class=\"jd je s\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ef es eo ex w\" title=\"False Flags Suddenly No Longer A Crazy Conspiracy Theory by Going Rogue With Caitlin Johnstone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fw.soundcloud.com%2Fplayer%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fapi.soundcloud.com%252Ftracks%252F1197465649%26show_artwork%3Dtrue&amp;display_name=SoundCloud&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fgoing_rogue%2Ffalse-flags-suddenly-no-longer-a-crazy-conspiracy-theory&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi1.sndcdn.com%2Fartworks-QcLqCTrlk8n9dXBz-IhS9YA-t500x500.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=soundcloud\" width=\"800\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"320e\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u2756<\/p>\n<p id=\"fd3b\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">In a drastic pivot from typical denunciations of false flag operations as conspiratorial nonsense that don\u2019t exist outside the demented imagination of Alex Jones, the US political\/media class is proclaiming with one voice that Russia is currently orchestrating just such an operation to justify an invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bbc5\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cAs part of its plans, Russia is laying the\u00a0<span id=\"rmm\">g<\/span>roundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for invasion,\u201d White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-accuses-russia-fabricating-pretext-invade-ukraine\/story?id=82267027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">told reporters<\/a>\u00a0on Friday. \u201cWe have information that indicates Russia has already pre-positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false flag operation in eastern Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"f47f\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cWithout getting into too much detail, we do have information that indicates that Russia is already working actively to create a pretext for a potential invasion, for a move on Ukraine,\u201d Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/world\/pentagon-russia-is-prepping-pretext-for-ukraine-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">told the press<\/a> on Friday. \u201cIn fact, we have information that they\u2019ve pre-positioned a group of operatives, to conduct what we call a false flag operation, an operation designed to look like an attack on them or their people, or Russian speaking people in Ukraine, as an excuse to go in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"261f\" class=\"hx hy fy hz b ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu dn gv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The US government has substantiated these incendiary claims with the usual amount of evidence, by which I of course mean jack dick nothingballs. The mass media have not been dissuaded from reporting on this issue by the complete absence of any evidence that this Kremlin false flag plot is in fact a real thing that actually happened, their journalistic standards completely satisfied by the fact that their government instructed them to report it. Countless\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/14\/us-russia-false-flag-ukraine-attack-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">articles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dPO-D5AktRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">news segments<\/a>\u00a0containing the\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzCCQ633pkk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">phrase \u201cfalse flag\u201d<\/a>\u00a0have been\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7aVtZPRzskA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">blaring<\/a>\u00a0throughout\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/us-intel-russia-false-flag-operation-527112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">all<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/white-house-says-russia-is-planning-false-flag-operation-as-pretext-for-invading-ukraine-11642182308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">most<\/a>\u00a0influential\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20220115-us-says-russia-is-planning-sabotage-to-justify-invasion-of-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">news outlets<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a class=\"dy iv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-59998988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">western world<\/a>\u00a0without the slightest hint of skepticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>False Flags Suddenly No Longer A Crazy Conspiracy Theory Listen to a reading of this article: \u2756 In a drastic pivot from typical denunciations of false flag operations as conspiratorial nonsense that don\u2019t exist outside the demented imagination of Alex Jones, the US political\/media class is proclaiming with one voice that Russia is currently orchestrating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[17039,2370,15541,496,694,776,821,827,834],"class_list":["post-61508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geopolitics","tag-caitlin-johnstone","tag-conspiracy-theory","tag-false-flags","tag-mainstream-media","tag-russia","tag-syria","tag-ukraine","tag-united-states","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61509,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61508\/revisions\/61509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}