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U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections
Washington Post ^ | October 7 at 4:05 PM | Ellen Nakashima

Posted on 10/07/2016 1:36:34 PM PDT by LegendHasIt

The Obama administration on Friday officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2016 elections, including by hacking the computers of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations.

The denunciation, made by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security, came as pressure was growing from within the administration and some lawmakers to hold Moscow accountable for a set of actions apparently aimed at sowing discord around the election.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obamahacking; russia; war
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To: LegendHasIt

Obama and Clinton are upset someone is actually releasing the truth to the American people.


21 posted on 10/07/2016 1:54:35 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: LegendHasIt

More cr**....


22 posted on 10/07/2016 1:56:15 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: butlerweave

Yep! and blame Putin to boot!


23 posted on 10/07/2016 1:56:58 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Buckeye McFrog
"That is a startling proposition, but given how much he’s been “in your face” about everything else I fear you may be right."

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There's nothing "startling" about it. Look what we've been seeing for years - heck, just in the past few weeks. They'll stop at nothing to keep unwashed deplorables for restoring constitutional government.

24 posted on 10/07/2016 1:57:03 PM PDT by quesney
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To: LegendHasIt

>>>accountable for a set of actions apparently aimed at sowing discord around the election.

Re: “showing discord”!?!? No one else to blame than Obama’s administration inactions. Lame reactive logic considering many companies are preventative in thinking and even predictive to internet security.


25 posted on 10/07/2016 1:57:58 PM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: existentially_kuffer; All

Yep. The whole concept of Putin hacking the DNC to help Trump is ridiculous, on its face.

Now if 0bama was complaining that Russia was hacking our Defense Department computers, CIA computers, our National Labs Computers etc. to get defense, intelligence and technology secrets, it would be believable.

If 0bama blamed the Russians for hacking State Department computers to see what the ‘diplomatic corpse’ is really doing, that would be believable.

I’d even go so far as to believe that Putin would hack DNC and RNC computers to get info that he can use in dealing with the next President and with Congress.

But not that he would be releasing that info to actually effect the election, or to steal the election for either candidate.


26 posted on 10/07/2016 2:07:34 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: LegendHasIt

This was actually a storyline on the HBO comedy Veep, where the President (Julia Louis Dreyfus), made a joke on twitter and then her advisers were able to spin it to the press that the Chinese government hacked her account.


27 posted on 10/07/2016 2:14:01 PM PDT by sharkhawk (Here come the Hawks, the mighty Black Hawks)
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To: LegendHasIt

For one thing, we have far more to worry about with our team in the White House.

Hell no I don’t give this any trust.

The squirrel from Kenya has lied to us for over nine years now.


28 posted on 10/07/2016 2:20:36 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (33 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
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To: RatRipper
Never mind that Obama meddled in the Israeli election.

And Honduras, and Kenya, and the BREXIT referendum.

29 posted on 10/07/2016 2:24:29 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: LegendHasIt

Putin is getting a good laugh out of this.


30 posted on 10/07/2016 2:56:00 PM PDT by Chuckster ("Them Rag Heads just ain't rational" Curly Bartley 1973)
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To: LegendHasIt

This is just another mantra the left is perpetrating on the American people. It’s like the terrorist who just shot up 30 people is not a mooslime but has a mental illness. Yeah they have a mental illness all right it’s called Islam. Even their so-called prophet had a mental illness as when a revelation was revealed to him he had convulsions and foamed at the mouth. Once he was done flapping on the ground, he told people that he had another verse. The powers that be believe the Americans will believe the gibberish that is espoused from this ego-maniacal regime that is the Bummer Administration


31 posted on 10/07/2016 3:30:32 PM PDT by zaxtres
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To: RatRipper

Never mind that Obama meddled in the Israeli election.

my first thought too


32 posted on 10/07/2016 3:41:23 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: LegendHasIt

Preparation for declaring an emergency and “post-poning” elections.

Typically in other third world countries, official “emergencies” tend to persist for decades or until the regime is thrown down.


33 posted on 10/07/2016 3:48:22 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: ConservativeMind

“If Russia is doing this—THANK YOU, RUSSIA!

The Clintons and the DNC need to be brought down.”

I second that!


34 posted on 10/07/2016 4:38:22 PM PDT by redfreedom
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To: LegendHasIt

Pre-constructing the excuses for Hillary losing on Nov. 8.


35 posted on 10/07/2016 7:59:06 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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To: LegendHasIt

36 posted on 10/07/2016 8:00:43 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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To: LegendHasIt


37 posted on 10/07/2016 8:05:56 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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To: Albion Wilde

Heh. I hadn’t seen those. Good ones!


38 posted on 10/07/2016 8:09:59 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: LegendHasIt
Sorry for the double post. Here, this should make up for it:


39 posted on 10/07/2016 9:36:54 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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