Don’t believe everything you hear about Russia - or China | Opinion
Posted May 17, 2021
Last June, there was outrage in Washington after The New York Times blasted from its front pages sensational stories about Russia putting bounties out on U.S. troops. The problem, Rutgers History professor David S. Foglesong, is that it wasn t true. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)AP
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By David S. Foglesong
Last summer’s bombshell about Russian payments for the killing of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan turns out to have been a dud. That should stand as a warning against too readily believing stories about nefarious Russian actions. It also should serve as a caution about overreaction that is especially important amid high tensions with both Russia and China.