Why did the U.S. and its allies bomb Libya? Corruption case against Sarkozy sheds new light on ousting of Gaddafi.https://interc.pt/2jdu2jZ
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You are quoting the discredited House Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry that used fabricated evidence and the testimony of an academic who had earlier received money from the Gaddafi family? Out of curiosity: Does
@theintercept employ fact-checkers?https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/of-levant-and-leviathan-cautionary-tales-from-a-turbulent-world/ …
Who is quoting? Check the byline.
Do your tweets employ checking if you’re accidentally @ing the wrong person?
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Fair point: I should certainly aim to uphold higher standards in my tweeting than the intercept does in its journalism. But you shared an article which is trying to rewrite history based on dubious evidence. Condemn Sarkozy all you want, but why whitewash Gaddafi?
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It’s an interesting article, so I shared it, that’s all
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Fair enough. But the article makes a claim that needs correcting. It follows the ritual of objectivity in citing a UK parliamentary report to claim Gaddafi wasn't targeting civilians. But the claim is false. The
@HRW report the inquiry referenced said the opposite.pic.twitter.com/UJlfW6mV0S
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