Posted on 12/29/2016 12:00:08 PM PST by heterosupremacist
The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
The move against the diplomats from the Russian embassy in Washington and consulate in San Francisco is part of a series of actions announced on Thursday to punish Russia for a campaign of intimidation of American diplomats in Moscow and interference in the U.S. election.
The Obama administration was also announcing on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said.
Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has called for better relations with Russia. It was not clear if he will be able to immediately overturn the measures announced on Thursday.
The Russian diplomats would have 72 hours to leave the United States, the official said. Access to the two compounds, which are used by Russian officials for intelligence gathering, will be denied to all Russian officials as of noon on Friday, the senior U.S. official added.
"These actions were taken to respond to Russian harassment of American diplomats and actions by the diplomats that we have assessed to be not consistent with diplomatic practice," the official said.
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This move might have meant something if 0hissyfit had done it when Russia invaded Crimea.
“As a child of the Cold War, I find it very strange indeed that I am given to believing the Soviet side of an argument rather than that of my president.”
No kidding. I was in Russia studies in university during the 60’s. It was a good field then. My last course was in the 80’s and consisted of the Successor States to the USSR.
I’m gobsmacked by Obama and his total screw-up of everything.
This from the Democrats when Democrat Vice President Al Gore was caught with suitcases full of cash from the Chinese.
But remember, too, that there's no way, nuhn uh, never happened, that the Russians hacked hillary's unprotected server that was chock full 'o' classified and top secret information.
Russians are only interested in snarky dem emails about other gems, but not items of national security.
Thank God the media is on top of this!
First, where is the proof?
Second, even if they did hack nothing they revealed was denied so all they really did was expose truth where it was being hidden from Americans.
Third, the assertion that they did hack suggests that their hacking was one sided and that Trump was as dirty as HRC so revealing her wrong doing was “unfair”.
Fourth, Wikileaks has denied the info came from the Russian government. But the counter claim is that the hackers were quasi-official. If that’s the case where are the sanctions against the Chinese who routinely penetrate US Govt departments?This is nothing more than an attempt to de-legitimize Trump’s victory and the repudiation of the left leaning Democratic Party and it’s policies by 3/5ths of America.
Ain't it true.
On the other hand I remember the sage advice of an old business partner who spoke up against getting involved with a Middle Easterner, by saying, "With these Mooslims, you never see the knife coming."
He was right about the Middle Easterner, who turned out to be a fraud on the grand scale.
The same can be said of our rotten, hate-filled CoC.
dems are not gems. Damn you spellcheck!
The Russians caught a clueless bratty son of powerful Democrat donors trying to play spymaster in Moscow. He was arrested by the very GSB agent he was trying to “recruit.”
That’s the so-called harassment Hussein Obozo is referring to.
How can we sanction fake activity? It’s like insisting the emperor is NOT naked, yet demanding his pants.
But McCain and Graham are going to harummp harrumph form a bi-partisan commission to investigate Russian “hacks” (Pedoesta, email me your password...ok!). Why is Obuttpirate jumping the gun before the hon. McCain and Graham start their oh so serious investigation? Onobelpeaceprize wants WWIII. What a joke. Fake Russian hack news.
WTF??
Please let the American people know exactly what was done and exactly how it affected the vote. NOW.
This admin makes what drops out of the back of a bull ashamed of itself.
Post of the Thread. Exactly.
Actually I applaud his stupidity because on January 21, President Trump is going to welcome them back and further cement a positive relationship with Putin and Russia...........
Yeah. Maybe I missed all the Russians urging me to go to the Trump rally in my town. Or the bus with Russian writing forcing me to the poll on Election Day. Maybe the Russians shot Hillary with a seizure pellet at ground zero that day. And again at least 6 other times, including the balloon drop at the convention. That could be it. The Russians are so crafty.
Good afternoon.
“Why would we want Russian spies here? “
All of Russia’s diplomatic corp are spies.
Flip a coin...
5.56mm
Yes. We are up against a global media complex willing to shout lies from the mountain tops.
So the big bad Obama retaliated not for rigging the election,but for giving our diplomats Parking tickets! Wow way to go Obama
I agree. Obama and Abedin control Clinton, and the Saudis control both of them. It’s the only scenario that fits the fact pattern.
We may be at war soon and under martial law
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Oh please,stop the drama.
Putin is laughing his a** off at Obama and his pu**y administration.
A liar sooooo many times and the news media kept/keeps chugging right along.
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