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So this article claims the conversation was covertly recorded, while the Wikipedia-article claims the opposite : the clearly visible microphone was used for an official recording and the recorder(!) kept it running afterwards.

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Where's the contradiction? The conversation was covertly recorded after the official speech ended.

FTA: tossed a microphone on the parcel shelf of the

The article suggests the microphone was hidden.

Two microphones are clearly seen on the picture in the article.

There are?

Open mic recording after people expected to be closed is definitely a thing. The Russians in particular are famous for ensuring that Mike’s are almost always hot recorded, and then distributed to friendly sources after events of big meetings have occurred. Condi Rice, apparently read Putin the riot act, which was one of the things that soured the American/Russian relationship early on. They also did it to Hillary Clinton, who had a very similar response.

I wonder why they lecture woman and coloured politicians, but left white men alone.. surely no arching theme there.

Might be because the secretary of state during Bush was a woman, as well as Obama. Both women pitched a "return to normalcy" with Russia - and both women were incredibly disappointed when their plans came to naught.

They didn't treat Kerry any better.

Their goals were a fools errand and appeasement.

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