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brewens

(13,574 posts) Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:02 PM Aug 2021

I'm wondering if a bullshit call isn't in order over the Taliban flag raising pic? Could it

be some of Eric Princes jackasses or something like that? I mean that would be a freakin' masterstroke for some Afghan hillbilly to dream up. Something stinks about that. Would Taliban leaders put up with a bunch of their guys pulling a stunt like that?

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I'm wondering if a bullshit call isn't in order over the Taliban flag raising pic? Could it (Original Post) brewens Aug 2021 OP

pic Celerity Aug 2021 #1

Supposedly the new Taliban are quite media savvy. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #2

Agree! Maybe media savvy, but do they know their history? I have my doubts PortTack Aug 2021 #3

If this is an actual picture mocking Marines . . . Lovie777 Aug 2021 #4

Oh crap! Snopes had this already. I should have checked. My bullshit sniffer was at least brewens Aug 2021 #5

I don't understand why this is an issue. Bleacher Creature Aug 2021 #6

Celerity

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1. pic

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Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:04 PM

Aug 2021

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. Supposedly the new Taliban are quite media savvy.

Reply to brewens (Original post)

Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:08 PM

Aug 2021

I'm sure it's getting a lot of clicks.

PortTack

(32,755 posts)

3. Agree! Maybe media savvy, but do they know their history? I have my doubts

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Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:10 PM

Aug 2021

Lovie777

(12,232 posts)

4. If this is an actual picture mocking Marines . . .

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Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:15 PM

Aug 2021

to me it look funny.

brewens

(13,574 posts)

5. Oh crap! Snopes had this already. I should have checked. My bullshit sniffer was at least

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:32 PM

Aug 2021

partly right. It's real, but not related to the recent pullout.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taliban-iwo-jima/

Bleacher Creature

(11,256 posts)

6. I don't understand why this is an issue.

Reply to brewens (Original post)

Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:34 PM

Aug 2021

It's four people (maybe three) and a phone. How is Biden or any member of the U.S. military supposed to stop people from taking a picture? There are serious concerns with what is taking place in Afghanistan, but a staged photo in the era of Instagram is not one of them.

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