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1. DK (dk_dharmaraj@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 08:21:29 JST DK
   So here's a funny story
   
   Yesterday, some documents purporting to be genuine NATO intel digests were leaked on Russian social media
   
   I didn't even hear about it because it was basically not reported on by reputable sources, under the assumption it was fake
   
   However, the NYT just confirmed that the leak was real and the documents are authentic according to the Pentagon. Their only point of contention is that the documents were supposedly "modified" to change the top secret classified *ACTUAL* American estimate of combat losses for internal consumption. The documents as leaked note approximately 16k RU KIA and 72k UA KIA.
   
   Take a look at the documents though. These are clearly paper copies. Meaning that the CIA's claim here is that someone took unauthorized photographs of authentic physical paper documents, digitally altered them in one and only one (albeit politically/psychologically crucial) respect, printed them out again, and finally took photographs of the authentic-except-for-this-one-little-detail documents to spread on Russian social media.
   
   In brief: lol, lmao
   
   nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/ukraine-war-plan-russia.html
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   • Weaf :jv::nv: (weaf@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 08:27:52 JST Weaf :jv::nv:

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     @DK_Dharmaraj SHUT IT DOWN
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   • yockeypuck (yockeypuck@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 08:43:38 JST yockeypuck

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     • Weaf :jv::nv:
     @weaf @DK_Dharmaraj The only thing that could be more cringe than eating a 1:4.8 K/D ratio in a defensive urban battle is having a staff member at the Pentagon named "Sabrina Singh."
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   • Christmas Coon (mebigbrain@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:18:56 JST Christmas Coon

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     @DK_Dharmaraj >"the documents are authentic according to the Pentagon"
     Why would they ever confirm that? Just don't comment and it goes anyway. Fucking retarded.
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   • CoQ_10 (coq_10@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:19:06 JST CoQ_10

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     @DK_Dharmaraj
   • DK (dk_dharmaraj@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:19:06 JST DK

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     • CoQ_10
     @CoQ_10 I mean, I get it, but what's the "X to doubt" thesis here? The CIA put these documents out just to head fake the direction of the offensive, and provided false (so they claim) casualty figures in the document just to make it look like a fake, but still commit to the head fake bit by otherwise standing by the authenticity of the documents? Like... What?
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   • yockeypuck (yockeypuck@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:19:35 JST yockeypuck

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     • CoQ_10
     @DK_Dharmaraj @CoQ_10 Obviously Russians are such stupid monkeys that if they think ZOG says they've only lost 15,000 guys they'll think it must be true, so they'll throw in divisions that don't exist and the glorious President Zylyinyskiykyyyyy will be eating caviar in Moscow by Easter Monday.
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   • Kazak (kazak@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:19:43 JST Kazak

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     • CoQ_10
     @DK_Dharmaraj @CoQ_10 Hypothetically, if I were putting out fake documents I'd use real casualty numbers and only fake the offensive. I'd also have the most regime-aligned media claim it's fake and alt-media I control claim it's real.
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   • InceptionState (inceptionstate@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:20:04 JST InceptionState

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     @AmericanChampion @DK_Dharmaraj And hard confirmation and numbers for US/NATO SOF operating in Ukraine. Everyone knew that beforehand obviously, but it's still awkward to get caught putting it in writing.
     
     Edit: I don't see any casualty numbers though? Is that in a different document?
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   • Ame (americanchampion@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Apr-2023 09:20:05 JST Ame

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     @DK_Dharmaraj Holy fuck, this is amazing.
     
     Random internet anons are still fucking up NATO military efforts after all these years.
   • Weaf :jv::nv: (weaf@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Apr-2023 08:38:17 JST Weaf :jv::nv:

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     • Νικηφόρος ⩩
     • n8⚡⚡
     • Skrunt🚪
     @James10550088 @DK_Dharmaraj @n8 @Nike Someone did photoshop testing. They're both edited. Some shills created it to distract from the real leaks.
   • DK (dk_dharmaraj@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Apr-2023 08:38:18 JST DK

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     • Νικηφόρος ⩩
     • n8⚡⚡
     @n8 @Nike It's not in OP
   • Skrunt🚪 (james10550088@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Apr-2023 08:38:18 JST Skrunt🚪

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     • Νικηφόρος ⩩
     • n8⚡⚡
     @DK_Dharmaraj @n8 @Nike The 61k on that first image looks wonky as fuck
   • Νικηφόρος ⩩ (nike@pleroma.nobodyhasthe.biz)'s status on Sunday, 09-Apr-2023 08:38:19 JST Νικηφόρος ⩩

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     @DK_Dharmaraj Are those causality figures supposed to estimates of the whole conflict? And if so, why have so many other estimates been way higher than this?
   • n8⚡⚡ (n8@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Apr-2023 08:38:19 JST n8⚡⚡

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     • Νικηφόρος ⩩
     @Nike @DK_Dharmaraj Which slide in the op has the casualty figures?
   • DK (dk_dharmaraj@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2023 00:03:22 JST DK

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     • Νικηφόρος ⩩
     • n8⚡⚡
     • Weaf :jv::nv:
     • Skrunt🚪
     @weaf @James10550088 @n8 @Nike Yeah I hypothesized an as yet unknown third image could be the trve original given the amount of gayops
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