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Russia and other targeted countries have every right to object. Expelling USAID was long overdue. Victoria Nuland said what you'd expect. She lied because she's paid to do so.
"We completely reject the notion that our support for civil society, democracy, human rights in any way interferes with elections," she claimed."We make no secret of the fact that when we are supporting free, transparent elections that's what we want to see."
"This is not about how you win. This is about how you manage campaigns, about how you work with civil society."
Fact check
Washington abhors democracy at home or abroad. Far and away, America is the world's leading human rights abuser. Interfering in the internal affairs of other countries is longstanding policy.
So are efforts to replace independent governments with pro-Western ones. Wars against humanity are waged to further America's imperium. Russia and China have other interests. They include halting Washington's quest for global dominance at their expense.
US media scoundrels vilify Putin. They're relentless. They grab every chance. On October 17, a New York Times editorial headlined "Mr. Putin's Gift to Terrorists."
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