New KGB ads turn to stereotypes and sex

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Info-by-text service KGB has a new line of commercials that
range from the arguably racist spot shown above to the sophomoric (“Melons”) to the just
plain stupid (“Bet Your
Skirt
”). Moreover, I'm not sure I'd trust what they told me, given their
namesake's penchant for
spreading disinformation.
But based on what we see here, Russian counter-intelligence might be a step up.

Posted by David Kiefaber

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