A bit of perspective on Russia’s “aggression”
In part, this is an attempt to deflect from the fact that Russia IS mobilising ON ITS OWN BORDERS.
How Russia ‘Weaponized’ 111 Times
5 April, 2021
Last night Bryan MacDonald, an Irish journalist currently working for RT, picked up on a theme we previously noted here.
Bryan MacDonald @27khv – 19:21 UTC · Apr 4, 2021With the US/UK press in full Russia hysteria mode, right now, it’s time for a thread on things the Anglo-American media has accused Moscow of “weaponising.”
We shall start with Charlie Sheen.
Yes. Really. Not a joke.
Take a bow, @ak_mack & @ForeignPolicy
Bryan MacDonald’s thread is a good opportunity to update our list of all the issues, ideas and things Russia has weaponized.
Even while the list below now includes 111 entries – like robotic cockroaches, postmodernism and 14.legged squids – it is likely far from being complete.
- Was Noah Green the weaponized target of the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) masked as the FBI Cointelpro?
Russia News, April 2021 - Congress Can Do Better to Fight Weaponized Corruption
Foreign Policy, April 2021 - WAR ON THE WEST West on brink of vaccine ‘world war’ as Putin ‘weaponizes’ Sputnik V jab to ‘attack’ the EU, warns Macron
Sun, March 2021 - Secret Is Out: Russia Weaponized and Trained Dolphins and Whales
National Interest, January 2021 - Russia ‘is researching how to weaponise deadly Ebola virus as part of a catastrophic doomsday project’, experts fear
Daily Mail, December 2020 - Vladimir Putin wasted no time in weaponizing Trump’s election conspiracies to spread Russian propaganda
Busines Insider, November 2020 - How Russia Tried to Weaponize Charlie Sheen
Foreign Policy, September 2020 - ‘Beijing & Moscow have weaponized space through killer satellites, directed energy weapons’: Defense Sec
Sociable, September 2020 - Russia Weaponizes Increasingly Sophisticated Disinformation
AFCEA, September 2020 - China and Russia ‘have weaponised space with killer energy weapon satellites’
Daily Star, September 2020 - Russia’s Weaponization of Tradition: The Case of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro
CSIS, September 2020 - Will Russia Weaponize Its Wheat As the World Combats the Coronavirus?
National Interest, July 2020 - Russia Weaponized (Again) with Anthony Leonardi
OAN (video), July 2020 - Putin’s Russia has weaponized World War II
Atlantic Council, May 2020 - Russia has weaponized ideas of Samuel Huntington
The Hill, February 2020 - How Russia weaponized social media, got caught and escaped consequences
Washington Post, November 2019 - How Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
Daily Signal, November 2019 - Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
Ohio Star, November 2019 - Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
Tennessee Star, November 2019 - For Russia, Even the Language Can Be a Weapon
Bloomberg, November 2019 - Russia Unveils ‘Unique’ Weaponized Icebreaker as It Eyes Arctic Oil and Gas
Newsweek, October 2019 - The Weaponization of Postmodernism: Russia’s New War with Europe
LSE, July 2019 - The Russians weaponized laughter!
David Peck/Medium, February 2019 - How Putin’s Russia turned humour into a weapon
BBC, December 2018 - Weaponizing an Economy: The Cryptoruble and Russia’s Dystopian Future
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), November 2018 - Weaponizing Religion: Putin’s Philosopher Ivan Ilyin
Daily Kos, November 2018 - The Russians Are Weaponizing Health Information
History News Network, September 2018 - Russian trolls are weaponizing the vaccine “debate” to divide Americans
Big Think, August 2018 - US Accused Russia Of Weaponizing Space Due To “Abnormal Behavior” Of “Mysterious” Satellite
Raw Conservative Opinions, August 2018 - It’s been 5 months since a Putin critic was found murdered in London, but almost nothing’s happened since — and Russia is weaponizing the silence
Buisiness Insider, August 2018 - Russia Accused Of ‘Weaponized’ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Attacks
PrepForThat, August 2018 - Weaponizing hypocrisy, in Russia and beyond
Columbia Journalism Review, July 2018 - America’s racism has long been Russia’s secret weapon
CNN, July 2018 - How Russia Is Weaponizing International Students in the New Cold War
Alternet, June 2018 - Russia, Facebook & Cybersecurity: Combating Weaponized FUD in the Social Media Age
Information Week, June 2018 - Polish PM Calls Nord Stream 2 ‘Weapon’ Of Hybrid Warfare
RFERL, May 2018 - Weaponizing culture: “civilizationism” and nationalism in Putin’s Russia
NED, March 2018 - Vladimir Putin Outwitted Megyn Kelly by Weaponizing Incompetence
The New Yorker, March 2018 - Britain accuses Russia of ‘weaponizing information’ with 2017 cyberattack
New York Post, February 2018 - #PutinAtWar: How Russia Weaponized “Russophobia”
DRFLab/Medium, February 2018 - Is Russia Weaponizing The Giant Squid?
Alltime Conspiracies, January 2018 - Putin weaponizes sheep, launches hybrid attacks on US bases in Romania
The Duran, January 2018 - Russian army demonstrates latest weapon: Cuddly puppies
Associated Press, January 2018 - The Weaponization of Tedium Is Putin’s New Strategy (Op-ed)
Moscow Times, December 2017 - Fake news and botnets: how Russia weaponised the web
Guardian, December 2017 - How Russia Weaponized Social Media With ‘Social Bots’
NPR, November 2017 - Russia has weaponized the energy sector in war against the West
The Hill, October 2017 - Russia’s Facebook ads show how Internet microtargeting can be weaponized
Cornell University, October 2017 - ‘Russia weaponizing Facebook‘ is a tipping point for how much we rely on tech, says author
CNBC, October 2017 - How Russia Weaponized Primetime
Coda, October 2017 - We’re learning more about how Russia weaponized Facebook, Twitter, and Google — and it was remarkably easy
Business Insider, October 2017 - Putin threatens the world with weaponizing terrorism
Ukraine Military Pages, September 2017 - Russia weaponized Twitter to sway election
CNN, September 2017 - Russia Has Weaponized Energy
August 2017 - Postmodernism Weaponized: Russia’s Assault on American Science
American Council on Science and Health, August 2017 - How Vladimir Putin weaponized the internet
The Week, June 2017 - Weaponizing Kleptocracy: Putin’s Hybrid Warfare
Hudson Institute, June 2017 - Russia Has Weaponized Fake News to Sow Chaos
The New Republic, May 2017 - Shaheen Says Russia ‘Weaponizing’ NatGas, Calls for More Sanctions
Natural Gas Intelligence, May 2017 - How Russia Weaponized Social Media in Crimea
Strategy Bridge, May 2017 - Eurovision, Russia, and weaponized disability
Euromaidan Press, March 2017 - Russia Is ‘Weaponizing Misinformation,’ Says UK Defense Secretary
NBC News, February 2017 - ‘Meet The Press’ Roundtable: Russia Weaponizing Intelligence; Replacing Obamacare
Real Clear Politics, January 2017 - Schiff: Russia ‘weaponized’ computer hacking
Washington Examiner, January 2017 - Rep. Schiff: Unlike China’s Hacks, Russia ‘Weaponized’ Data
Newsmax, January 2017 - Believe it or not: Western media uncovers Putin plan to ‘weaponize’ 14-legged squid
RT, December 2016 - Russia Weaponized Social Media in U.S. Election, FireEye Says
Bloomberg, December 2016 - Russia is Weaponizing culture in CEE by creating a traditionalist “counter-culture”
Stop Fake, December 2016 - Is 14-legged killer squid found TWO MILES beneath Antarctica being weaponised by Putin?
Express, November 2016 - Russia has weaponized the American press
Vice, October 2016 - Putin ‘Weaponizing’ WikiLeaks to Help Trump: Clinton Campaign
Bloomberg, October 2016 - A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories
New York Times, August 2016 - Commentary: Hybrid Business — The Risks In The Kremlin’s Weaponization Of The Economy
RFERL, July 2016 - Putin weaponizing Judo by distributing 7 million free copies of his book
SOTT, July 2016 - Latvia Decides Putin Is Weaponizing Names – Bans Russian Names for New Babies
Russia Insider, June 2016 - Putin is Weaponizing Popularity: Newsweek is not Amused
Off Guardian, June 2016 - Putin Weaponises Crosshairs, Foiling Plans to Keep Romania & Poland Safe From Iranian WMDs
The Blog Mire, June 2016 - Migrant crisis: Russia and Syria ‘weaponising’ migration
BBC, March 2016 - UK Says Russia Weaponizing ‘Brexit’ – Russian Embassy Slams Charge
Russia Insider, March 2016 - How Russia Is ‘Weaponizing’ Migration to Destabilize Europe
Bloomberg, March 2016 - Is Putin Weaponising Stupidity?
The Blogmire, March 2016 - NATO commander: Russia ‘weaponizing’ Syrian immigrants
World Tribune, March 2016 - Russia Is Weaponizing Dolphins – Europe Quakes In Terror
Russia Insider, March 2016 - Russia accused of ‘weaponizing’ Syria refugees
CNBC, February 2016 - Is Russia ‘Weaponizing Refugees‘ To Advance Its Geopolitical Goals?
RFERL, February 2016 - Russian Hackers Used Weaponized Word Files to Infect Ukraine’s Power Grid
Softpedia, Jan 2016 - Russian Hackers May Have Weaponized The Grid, And It’s Got US Intel Spooked
Daily Caller, January 2016 - Russian “Weaponized Default” Will Cause Financial Collapse Of Entire Western World
Satu Insan, January 2016 - Russia’s Population Is Being Weaponized
RealClearWorld, December 2015 - From commodification to weaponization: the Russian language as ‘pride’ and ‘profit’ in Russia’s transnational discourses
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, December 2015 - “Weaponizing” Federalism? Russia and the Debate on Federalism/Decentralization in Ukraine and Other Post-Soviet States”
Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, December 2015 - Weaponized AK47 NAILGUN – Russian Life Hack (vid)
Youtube, November 2015 - Russia is Weaponizing Culture
Integrity Initiative, November 2015 - Weaponized Default: Russia’s Ultimate Answer to Western Aggression?
Russia Insider, September 2015 - Russia May Soon Have Weaponized Robotic Cockroaches
Modern Notion, September 2015 - Russia Has Weaponized Its National Trauma
ReadRussia, September 2015 - Putin Has Weaponized Soviet History
Newsweek, July 2015 - WEAPONIZATION OF FINANCE: Russia is turning to the Chinese yuan
Business Insider, June 2015 - How Vladimir Putin Weaponized Russia’s Media
Defense One , April 2015 - Hearing: Confronting Russia’s Weaponization of Information
Foreign Affairs, April 2015 - How the Media Became One of Putin’s Most Powerful Weapons
Atlantic, April 2015 - Russia’s “Weaponization” of Information
Heritage Foundation, April 2015 - Weaponizing Weather: Russia And North Korea Might Be Able To Control The Weather, CIA Allegedly Fears
Inquisitr, Feb 2015 - The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money
The Interpreter, November 2014 - Russia Has Weaponized Ebola
Fortuna’s Cornor/Morgenpost, August 2014 - Russia Is Weaponizing Jedi Mind Tricks
Vice News, April 2014 - The Russians Have Weaponized Photoshop
Global Voices, March 2014 - Whistleblower says Russians got antigravity weaponized spaceships
Lunatic Outpost, August 2012 - Weaponizing the Russian language in Latvia again
Thoughts From Latvia, December 2011 - WEAPONIZING NATIONALITY: AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIA’S PASSPORT POLICY IN GEORGIA
International Law Journal, Summer 2010 - More on Neo-Soviet Russia Weaponizing Psychiatry
Publius Pundit, August 2007
