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Craig Murray is a gem! I knew him for his reporting on the Assange trial [0]. The fact that they convicted him is absolute lunacy. I happen to agree with his interpretation of the conviction, because I don't see how anyone could reasonably convict him. Godspeed Mr. Murray.

[0] https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/02/your-man-in-...

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Calling him is a gem is a bit odd given his intellectual gymnastics about the Skripal poisoning (he said they could've been a gay couple and honestly expects people to either believe him or at least not think he's taking the piss).

I did not know about that! You've given me something to look into.

He stridently accused Bellingcat of photoshopping a picture which showed one of the assassins on a wall of honour at a Russian military base (under his real name). Bellingcat subsequently released several more photos from different angles, IIRC some of which were still online. Crickets from Murray...

If anyone is interested, I found the relevant posts - Murray calling the photo released by Bellingcat ”a very obvious fake" [0], and a Russian website, still online, to which Bellingcat timed travelled and retroactively uploaded the same Photoshop from another angle [1]

[0] https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/10/bellingcats-...

[1] https://www.glory-gallery.ru/news/ekskursiya-v-dvoku

Bellingcat? Really? You know they're a cutout for the western spy agencies and can't be trusted ever. They get debunked on the regular. The guy that supposedly runs it says he got his training playing video games!

I noticed and admired how thoroughly you addressed the actual content of the GP comment you replied to, in stead of just going ad hominem.

He is citing Bellingcat - an outfit that has been thoroughly discredited and who's only use is as a cutout for spy agencies to spread their lies. Not ad hominem. Just facts. Here is the definition in case you were wondering:

ad hominem: adj. Attacking a person's character or motivations rather than a position or argument. adj. Appealing to the emotions rather than to logic or reason. n. To the man; to the interests or passions of the person.

Thank you so much for that.

Can I supply you with some definitions of commonly used terms that I unilaterally decide you don't know, or would you feel that was condescending?

Oh, you were condescending from the start. So yeah, no need. don't expect another reply. It's been a real joy interacting with you.

No, I was being sarcastic. Look it up in your dictionary. (No need to post what you find.)

He's a conspiracy theorist sure but the rest of the UK media is in bed with the government, perhaps more concerned about maintaining their connections so they can keep cranking out stories. You take what you can get.

His reporting on the Assange trial has been fantastic. Considering this trial is one of the most important in recent times, the lack of reporting from the conventional media has been very telling about the actual independence of media in uk.

I think the phrase conspiracy theorist needs to be put to rest. Maybe something like "he believes some wild conspiracy theories like X" would be more meaningful. One would have to be pretty ill informed to not be able to list off a dozen recent events where world governments conspired against the public for profit or power.

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