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Here Is The Intel Report Accusing Putin Of Helping Trump Win By "Discrediting" Hillary Clinton
Zero Hedge ^
| 01/07/2017
Posted on 01/06/2017 1:20:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The farce is complete.
One week after a joint FBI/DHS report was released, supposedly meant to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Russia intervened in the US presidential election, and thus served as a diplomatic basis for Obama's expulsion of 35 diplomats, yet which merely confirmed that a Ukrainian piece of malware which could be purchased by anyone, was responsible for spoofing various email accounts including that of the DNC and John Podesta, moments ago US intelligence agencies released a more "authoritative", 25-page report, titled "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections", and which not surprisingly only serves to validate the media narrative, by concluding that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'ordered' an effort to influence U.S. presidential election.
Specifically, the report concludes the following:
We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russias goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.
What proof is there? Sadly, again, none. However, as the intelligence agencies state, "We have high confidence in these judgments"... just like they had high confidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
And while the report is severely lacking in any evidence, it is rich in judgments, such as the following:
- We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russias goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump. We have high confidence in these judgments.
- We also assess Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help President-elect Trumps election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him. All three agencies agree with this judgment. CIA and FBI have high confidence in this judgment; NSA has moderate confidence.
- Moscows approach evolved over the course of the campaign based on Russias understanding of the electoral prospects of the two main candidates. When it appeared to Moscow that Secretary Clinton was likely to win the election, the Russian influence campaign began to focus more on undermining her future presidency.
- Further information has come to light since Election Day that, when combined with Russian behavior since early November 2016, increases our confidence in our assessments of Russian motivations and goals.
- Moscows influence campaign followed a Russian messaging strategy that blends covert intelligence operationssuch as cyber activitywith overt efforts by Russian Government agencies, state-funded media, third-party intermediaries, and paid social media users or trolls. Russia, like its Soviet predecessor, has a history of conducting covert influence campaigns focused on US presidential elections that have used intelligence officers and agents and press placements to disparage candidates perceived as hostile to the Kremlin.
- Russias intelligence services conducted cyber operations against targets associated with the 2016 US presidential election, including targets associated with both major US political parties.
- We assess with high confidence that Russian military intelligence (General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate or GRU) used the Guccifer 2.0 persona and DCLeaks.com to release US victim data obtained in cyber operations publicly and in exclusives to media outlets and relayed material to WikiLeaks.
- Russian intelligence obtained and maintained access to elements of multiple US state or local electoral boards. DHS assesses that the types of systems Russian actors targeted or compromised were not involved in vote tallying.
- Russias state-run propaganda machine contributed to the influence campaign by serving as a platform for Kremlin messaging to Russian and international audiences.
- We assess Moscow will apply lessons learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed at the US presidential election to future influence efforts worldwide, including against US allies and their election processes.
Or, as some have stated, just a regurgitation of already existing opinions and absolutely zero facts.
Some more highlights:
- Moscows influence campaign followed a Russian messaging strategy that blends covert intelligence operationssuch as cyber activitywith overt efforts by Russian Government agencies, state-funded media, third-party intermediaries, and paid social media users or trolls.
- We assess Russian intelligence services collected against the US primary campaigns, think tanks, and lobbying groups they viewed as likely to shape future US policies. In July 2015, Russian intelligence gained access to Democratic National Committee (DNC) networks and maintained that access until at least June 2016.
- Russian Propaganda Efforts. Russias state-run propaganda machinecomprised of its domestic media apparatus, outlets targeting global audiences such as RT and Sputnik, and a network of quasi-government trollscontributed to the influence campaign by serving as a platform for Kremlin messaging to Russian and international audiences. State-owned Russian media made increasingly favorable comments about President-elect Trump as the 2016 US general and primary election campaigns progressed while consistently offering negative coverage of Secretary Clinton.
Meanwhile, in Russia:
There is much more in the full report below, although unfortunately, no actual proof (link).
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: dnc; election; elections; fakeintelligence; fakenews; fakereport; hacking; hillary; podesta; putin; russia; trump
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To: Alberta's Child
I know. I am steaming mad about the whole report. Revealing what a charlatan her and Podesta are, true facts, is NOT harming her electability. She did that. I can't believe the gall of these ass hats. It is so obvious they are creating cover for Hillary. My question is why?
To: All
I’ve posted some negative comments about Hillary on social media before the election. I’m wondering where I can pick up my Troll Check from Putin?
To: Stopthethreat
Because they also want a war with Russia.
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posted on
01/06/2017 4:36:39 PM PST
by
dforest
To: SeekAndFind
Terrorist: It is my INTENTION to kill for Allah. My MOTIVATION is I am a soldier for ISIS.
US Intelligence Agencies: It is very hard to establish MOTIVATION OR INTENTION. We cannot attribute MOTIVATION or INTENTION of any perps of the recent incidents.
US Intelligence Report: While we cannot release any specifics we are 100% certain that we have determined the MOTIVATION and INTENTION of Putin and the entire leadership of Russia.
Is it just me or is this smack of the politicization of intelligence?
Remember, Trump like Gulliani DOES not question the loyal intel agents in the field but only agencies who are lead by the likes of Jeh Johnson, John Brenner, and James Clapper
To: Travis McGee
We were blessed with a CIA moron dropped into our unit. After we determined that he was a dolt and might harm our mission, we set him up with the local mama-san to enjoy his tour. He most likely returned home with various incarnations of clap.
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posted on
01/06/2017 4:46:13 PM PST
by
sergeantdave
(Cats are like potato chips - you can't have just one...)
To: SeekAndFind
Obastard and hillary are inhererently more radical dangerous and evil than Putin. They would make his misdeeds look like child’s play in comparison given the opportunity
To: SeekAndFind
Sure-—And I always assess that I can draw to an inside straight!!!
To: SeekAndFind
I can’t wait for the two weeks to be up...so many firings coming...dismantle the Obama-politicized intelligence structures. Get rid of them all and start over. Obama made his own KGB, designed to advance Democrat tyranny in America. In two weeks they can be destroyed, and they’ve handed Trump the rationale behind it on a silver platter.
To: Stopthethreat
“Can someone PLEASE explain to me WHY the CIA FBI NSA etc want to cover for obama?!”
They’re mercenaries, interested in only getting paid - collecting a paycheck and retirement benefits. They don’t give a heck about the Constitution, individual rights or Americans.
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posted on
01/06/2017 5:12:11 PM PST
by
sergeantdave
(Cats are like potato chips - you can't have just one...)
To: Stopthethreat
Marie Harf and Valerie Plame were CIA. There shouldn’t be any surprises after knowing that.
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posted on
01/06/2017 5:22:55 PM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: SeekAndFind
A huge bunch of nothing. Yeah sure Puti Poot favored Trump over Hellary who wants war over Syria and the Qatar pipeline for $$s, but what was is that the Russians do to help Trump??
Russia Today (RT) TV gave Trump good press? ...LoL!
So the Russians overcame all the wall-to-wall “I hate Trump” news coverage for months from the liberal news media?
The Sheik Brennan and Clapper Trap are Obot Marooons.
To: SeekAndFind
Methinks the establishment is laying the groundwork for an impeachment trap ...
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posted on
01/06/2017 5:46:21 PM PST
by
SecondAmendment
(Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
To: SeekAndFind
Foreign influence? So what I want to know how much did China and Saudi Arabia help Hillary in this election? I read a Saudi prince brag that they financed Hellary with 20% to 25% for her election campaign. So what’s up with that Clapper?
To: SisterK
Their combined IQs maybe. Nah, it probably registers in negative integers. Drain the swamp.
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posted on
01/06/2017 6:48:31 PM PST
by
Jaded
(Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
To: SeekAndFind
Here Is The Intel Report Accusing Putin Of Helping Trump Win By "Discrediting" Hillary ClintonREALLY?!
I think Hillary managed to discredit herself quite easily all by her lonesome!
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posted on
01/06/2017 7:21:38 PM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: SeekAndFind
Want to hear something -—with this regurgitation of opinion only as in this “report” ? Came across in recent travel of all things, a radio station carrying... the MEGAN McCain show (what? she has a show?)-— good heavens following Hannity’s slot. The substitute host were 2 guys one of whom has a show on— he said— KFI, called “Dark Secret Place”... the two of them were apeing this content of the so-called report, and carrying water for... McCain and linda graham and schumer (gang of 8) and ISIS creators. Point was made that it was Assange that was helping Snowden get to somewhere (the so called cyber warrior for truth mantle)—Snowden being regarded by even the anti- clinton/obama people in intel as a traitor and by now, if not before, a russian asset. But what struck me was the “lingo” being used by what i finally categorized as some kind of new generation ex spec ops millenials as radio hosts toadying the line that helps the secret world of made up boogeymen— what one could call the true new jingoists-— if hillary had been elected
I’ve no doubt that Trump realizes Putin and the russian police state spy services, and nuclear weapon threat and a lot else— that Russians are not our friends. But then... neither are the chi-coms, who seem to be studiously left out of this fabricated “hacking” claim. The chi-coms and the clintons have a long sordid history (Charlie Trie, Mochtar Riady and chi-com stealing of missile guidance systems— with the help of Bernie Schwarts of Loral) and the entire BS of this “russia did it” glommed over assumptive repetitive propaganda (that was repeated today in the electoral vote certification in the Joint Session of Congress— with out or order “protests” from ultra lefties saying that the “russian intervention” nullifies the election results!!) smacks of diversion of attention from the actual players... the chi-coms (who provably have hacked over 23 million American people’s personal information- and obamaumao did nothing... hmmm.)
IMHO- there are a lot of people potentially to be exposed (obama, hillary and all their rino and dino pals in “the business of mil and espionage and foreign policy intrigue, who have not served us well) and it centers on Benghazi, gun-running and the creation and proven funding by the US of ISIS- and obama’s lukewarm “fighting” ISIS since he is a muzzie and never intended to truly succeed, treasonous as he is.
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posted on
01/06/2017 9:22:52 PM PST
by
John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Alberta's Child
What I liked was how the Russians convinced HRC not to campaign in Wisconsin and Michigan. That was tricky
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posted on
01/06/2017 9:49:29 PM PST
by
datricker
(All in all its just another brick in the WALL - Free Julian Assange its modern day Common Sense)
To: Alberta's Child
"I took a quick scan through that report, and I couldn't find anything that I would consider "hacking" by any measure. The fact that they spend so much time detailing Russia's propaganda efforts on Russian television is very telling. How does that qualify as interference in the U.S. election? LOL." Same here. 25 pages - 1/3 blank, most make as much sense as "blah, blah, blah" (and I spent many years in high level InfoTech consulting - so I know blah, blah when I read it!).
"This page intentionally left blank."
2 paragraphs that epitomize their "evidence" on Pg 1
"In trying to influence the US election, we assess the Kremlin sought to advance its longstanding desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic order, the promotion of which Putin and other senior Russian leaders view as a threat to Russia and Putins regime.
Putin most likely wanted to discredit Secretary Clinton because he has publicly blamed her since 2011 for inciting mass protests against his regime in late 2011 and early 2012, and because he holds a grudge for comments he almost certainly saw as disparaging him. "
What a bunch of horse hooey! Bloggers playing National Security Analysts on paper. I cannot WAIT for this merry band of sycophantic statist losers to ride off back to their basements!
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posted on
01/07/2017 12:20:33 AM PST
by
uncommonsense
(Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
To: ZULU
"Perhaps Putin wanted to discredit Trump by making it appear he favored him." LOL!!!
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posted on
01/07/2017 12:26:24 AM PST
by
uncommonsense
(Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
To: RedWulf
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posted on
01/07/2017 5:04:35 AM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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