06-23-2021, 06:04 PM
Another example of of how the world we live in is managed by the media before we are given the information.
Financial Times.
"Russia claims it fired shots at British destroyer off Crimea"
(Link)
The BBC's version:
The link will give you the full story, but here's a piece of that article displayed in the lower-half.
That's a little bit different than the headline from the Financial Times and another thing, why was it that the BBC
correspondent just happened to be on the same warship that the FT claims was fired upon?
Financial Times.
"Russia claims it fired shots at British destroyer off Crimea"
(Link)
The BBC's version:
Quote:HMS Defender: Russian jets and ships target British warship
'More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near Crimea.
Moscow's defence ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet dropped bombs in the path of HMS
Defender as it sailed some 12 miles (19km) off Crimea's coast.
The UK government rejected Russia's account of the incident and denied that any warning shots had been fired.
A BBC correspondent on the warship said it was harassed by Russia's military...'
The link will give you the full story, but here's a piece of that article displayed in the lower-half.
Quote:'...Two Russian coastguard ships that were shadowing the Royal Navy warship, tried to force it to alter its course.BBC:
At one stage, one of the Russian vessels closed in to about 100m.
Increasingly hostile warnings were issued over the radio - including one that said "if you don't change course I'll fire".
We did hear some firing in the distance but they were believed to be well out of range...'
That's a little bit different than the headline from the Financial Times and another thing, why was it that the BBC
correspondent just happened to be on the same warship that the FT claims was fired upon?
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