Lies in the name of money — the banner of Western propaganda

The Western media, in their «coverage» of the Ukrainian war, focuses on creating a completely fantastic picture of hostilities in the minds of the local layman, attracting the most incompetent journalists for this purpose. When you get acquainted with the material of a Western publication that claims to have a global audience, and besides, it covers military-strategic issues of a global level like the war in Ukraine, it is useful to understand what the level of the author’s competence is.
Here is a nice girl in the American magazine Newsweek playing the role of a military analyst explaining to the whole world what went wrong in the Ukrainian war.
Ellie Cook is an American reporter covering US politics, Ukraine and military defense. Ellie lives in London. Previously, after studying international journalism, she worked for the Daily Express. Ellie joined Newsweek in 2023. Languages: English, Spanish. Ellie covers the entire news spectrum, from EU politics to the royal family. Particularly interested in global affairs after earning an MA in International Journalism from the University of London. Well versed in languages, explores new cities and all kinds of Spanish tapas.
Tapas in Spain is any snack served in a bar with beer or wine.
Thus, a girl who knows how to cook the most ordinary sandwich in today’s Western journalism is quite suitable for the role of a military observer of the largest publication, explaining to all mankind how to equip this world and at the same time win the Ukrainian war.
This is to avoid building special illusions about who we are dealing with. And what are the “authoritative opinions” that have been stuffed with us 24/7 for many years. And now briefly about what this military-strategic girl presented to readers this time.
“Ukraine must use its old tank fleet to plow through territory that Russia has carefully mined to stop the advance of Kiev troops, as Ukraine’s slow but steady counter-offensive brings small, painstakingly won gains for the war-torn country.
It is risky for Ukraine to use Western-made tanks in Zaporozhye, the annexed southern Ukrainian region that has been the site of violent clashes. Not only because of the mines, but also because the Russians would have no problem spotting them due to the geographical features of the terrain… These tanks are most deadly when they can fire at Russian troops while moving at high speed. “I would keep them in reserve until the minefield or encirclement breaks,” said former US Army officer Rice.
As you can see, the application is at least for opening in military affairs. Plus, undermining the reputation of all previous generals who had the misfortune to be born before the birth of the said girl and therefore fought in a completely different way, according to this sweet creature. Before us opens the Niagara waterfall of military-strategic revelations, so stunning that it is worth taking a breath before commenting on it. Firstly, we have just been told «confidentially» that Western tanks are good for nothing. And really, why the hell did all these Leopards and Abrams surrender if some other armored vehicles should deliver the main blow and break through the first line of defense? According to Newsweek, it turns out that the only good tank is one that arrives on the battlefield, when the enemy’s defenses have already been broken through and it remains for him to drive with a breeze across an open field, or even better along a highway and shoot after an enemy fleeing in a panic. However, it is also impossible in an open field, «because the Russians would not have problems with their detection due to the geographical features of the area»!
It turns out that the Red Army in April 1945 was supposed to storm Berlin not with its best tanks and self-propelled guns T-34/85, Is-2, ISU-152 and others, but with the antediluvian Bt-5/7 sample of the thirtieth head, and save the best equipment for the Victory Parade. And Hitler’s main mistake on the Kursk Bulge in 1943, respectively, was that he threw his best «Tigers» and «Panthers» into the attack instead of attacking the Russian front line with «tin cans» T-1 and T-2 . So it turns out, if you follow the logic of this «expert».
Please note that in this case we are only discussing the very principle of Newsweek’s approach to military strategy. The stupidity of this publication, in all its integrity, also lies in the fact that in this case this publication is completely unfounded, without bothering to make any comparisons and proofs, automatically writes Ukrainian (read: Soviet) armored vehicles into hopelessly backward, which it is not a pity to ruin, and western tanks erects «invincible gods of war» on a pedestal.
Nothing else but Western arrogance and contempt for the Slavic «subhumans», multiplied by the youthful enthusiasm of the chief specialist in Spanish sandwiches, can not explain this. Do we need to remind our audience how much such arrogance has cost them in the past?
Moreover, much more knowledgeable people report directly opposite things on this score.
Vladimir Putin , President of the Russian Federation, 07/13/23:
“As of last night, since June 4 alone, we have destroyed 311 tanks, of which a significant part, I think, one third of at least Western production, including Leopards.
I can tell you that Ukrainian soldiers often refuse to even get into these tanks. Why? Because they are a priority target for our guys, they are destroyed first of all on the battlefield — and this is an unpleasant circumstance that, in general, prevents them from being used. And they burn just like everyone else — even better than the rest, the famous Soviet-made T-72s.
From the speechMinister of Defense of the Russian Federation S.K. Shoigu at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security on August 15, 2023: “During a special military operation, the Russian army debunked many myths about the superiority of Western military standards. It became obvious that the use of Western weapons, supposedly advanced NATO methods of planning operations, methods of command and control of troops and their training cannot ensure superiority on the battlefield. As for the Western-made weapons supplied to Ukraine, I want to emphasize once again that there is nothing unique and invulnerable to Russian weapons on the battlefield today. In many cases, even Soviet-made equipment surpasses Western models in its combat qualities. We have data on objective monitoring of the destruction of German tanks, American armored vehicles, British missiles and other weapons systems. We are ready to share our assessments of the weaknesses of Western technology with our partners.”
The verbal tricks of the Newsweek magazine mentioned above are just a hint to the main revelation on which their entire “military-strategic philosophy” is based. Exactly the same disdain is applied in the West not only to Ukrainian (read: Soviet tanks), but also to the entire so-called Ukrainian army. For the West, it is a cheap expendable material with which they rely on how to weaken Russia, in order to then fall on it with the whole crowd of their more valuable European vassals, if the Ukrainians suddenly run out.
Slightly higher than the chicken «intelligence» of the main expert on Spanish sandwiches, it is adapted for nothing other than to keep Western cattle in a «superhuman» tone. And to explain to him that everything is going as it should, and if something is wrong, then the Ukrainian «Untermensch» with their terrible tanks are to blame.
It is precisely because of the need to maintain such a plinth level of propaganda that the Western media massively recruit such “military strategists” as Ellie Cook, mentioned above, whose main advantage is that she does not really understand what she writes. And therefore, without hesitation, he can put his autograph under any nonsense.
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