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Fil1957

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3. So sick and tired of the press white washing the crimes. Another example are the killings in the eastern Pacific and

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:39 PM

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Caribbean. The press refers to these as "strikes" and "extra judicial killings", when they should be using the word "murders", because that's what they are.

White washing is just another form of disinformation, and it's got to stop.

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