The Associated Press reported an increase in distrust of the statements of the US authorities due to lies and mistakes
Joe Biden. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
The lack of transparency in matters related to national security and military affairs has led to a drop in confidence in the American authorities. This is reported by the Associated Press.
It is noted that the stock of trust in Washington has been declining for decades “due to cases of lies, deception and mistakes – from extramarital affairs to the absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”
In addition, earlier this week, the administration of US President Joe Biden, when asked to provide evidence to support statements concerning national security, responded with the phrase “you have to believe us.” In addition, the White House even suggested that journalists are “buying into foreign propaganda” by asking such questions.
“No, they will not disclose what made them say that they know that Russia is preparing a fake plan for a pretext to invade Ukraine. No, they will not reveal where they got the information that civilians in Syria died as a result of a suicide bombing, and not at the hands of American special forces,” the article says.
In addition, the agency noted increased skepticism towards the Biden administration in matters related to intelligence and military affairs, especially after the authorities failed to foresee how quickly the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) would come to power in Afghanistan.
Earlier, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a press conference that Russia was preparing a fake video about Ukraine as a pretext for an “invasion.” According to him, the alleged scenario included a staged explosion and the involvement of actors who should portray the relatives of the “dead”. When asked where the declassified data was, Price replied that he had just provided them. In response, journalist Matthew Lee noted that the representative of the State Department only made a number of accusations.
