Chinese balloon was NOT spying, US gov't admits months after fake crisis

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

The Pentagon admitted that a Chinese balloon that crossed into US territory in February 2023 was not spying; it was likely blown off course by wind. But Ben Norton shows how Washington and the media milked this manufactured scandal as ridiculous cold war propaganda. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgWv3kXUn10 Our report from back in February: "US admits weather pushed Chinese balloon off course, US shot down hobbyists’ $12 balloon in $2M missile attack": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/18/us-weather-chinese-balloon-hobbyist

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