Russian TV airs fake video alleging Ukrainian involvement in terrorist attack, featuring Ukrainian official

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Russian TV airs fake video alleging Ukrainian involvement in terrorist attack, featuring Ukrainian official
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Never let a good tragedy go to waste

Pretty much what I feel about it. It's still to early to tell what exactly this tragedy is, though I'm not surprised that it's being used by the Kremlin.

I spent an hour today trying to find a real source for this quote, often misattributed to Churchill. And failed. Found some sources saying it predates Churchill, but no direct references. Seems an adage that is quite old though.

I've always heard it attributed (in a slightly different form) to Rahm Emmanuel, e.g. :

Never let a good crisis go to waste