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Russian Hackers and American Hacks
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 2016-12-11 | Opinion

Posted on 12/11/2016 4:57:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The CIA that misjudged Putin for years is now sure of his motives.

Updated Dec. 11, 2016 6:44 p.m. ET

Somewhere in the Kremlin Vladimir Putin must be laughing. The Russian strongman almost certainly sought to undermine public confidence in American democracy this year, and as the Obama Administration leaves town it is playing into his hands.

That’s the real story behind the weekend reports that U.S. intelligence services have concluded that Russia intervened to assist Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The stories are attributed to “senior administration” officials who won’t go on the record but assert murky details that are impossible to verify without seeing the evidence.

Mr. Trump is denouncing the claims with his usual subtlety, but he has a point about their timing and nature. “I don’t want anyone hacking us,” Mr. Trump said on Fox News Sunday, while blaming the leaks on Democrats. “I think it’s ridiculous” and “I don’t believe it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


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1 posted on 12/11/2016 4:57:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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So Obama goes to the UK and tells the people not to leave the EU. He said he was there as a friend (not President of the USA).

And it worked. They voted to leave the EU.

2 posted on 12/11/2016 5:00:04 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There is no evidence of Russian hacking WHAT SO EVER!!! There is evidence to the contrary!! Our national hero, Julianne Assange ,expressly disclaimed Russia as the source of this much needed truth for the American people’s FREEDOM.


3 posted on 12/11/2016 5:04:32 PM PST by WENDLE (There is no evidense)
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4 posted on 12/11/2016 5:06:14 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Sacajaweau

And the Clinton Foundation accepts pay for play, yep, no foreign attempts to influence policy. And where did HilLIAR get $1.2 BILLION to spend on the campaign if not to influence the election?

Oh and btw.....was the release of 2005 Access Hollyweird weeks before also an attempt to influence the election?


5 posted on 12/11/2016 5:07:36 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Somewhere in the Kremlin Vladimir Putin must be laughing.

I don't doubt. The whole world must be laughing at this debacle.

6 posted on 12/11/2016 5:09:39 PM PST by McGruff (Look at who is not accepting the results of an election now)
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To: WENDLE

Fear not. Trump is going to clean out that bunch of liars, leakers
and anti-Americans at the CIA very soon.

The political propagandist will be purged.


7 posted on 12/11/2016 5:11:56 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: WENDLE

Headline of the Day Poll

Why are Democrats saying Russia interferred with the presidential election?

They are concerned with the integrity of the system

They are trying to delegitimize Trump’s presidency

Read more: http://www.headlineoftheday.com/2016/12/11/why-are-democrats-saying-russia-interferred-with-the-presidential-election/#ixzz4SY3OjX2F


8 posted on 12/11/2016 5:15:22 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity?)
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No one was worried about Russian hackers when they thought she was winning.

We’ve been talking about vote fraud and hackable voting machines for years and they consistently make fun of the idea.

Now they’ve lost, meaning now that we’ve managed to overcome the built in vote fraud built into the system, suddenly they announce that the machines were hacked. Yes, probably they were, but by them. Thats why they had to shut down the count in Michigan.

They are suddenly worried about Russian influence, and we’re supposed to ignore the Uranium One bribes paid, and Podesta’s Joule partnership with Putin, and the vast numbers of Saudi dollars supporting her candidacy.

We’re supposed to ignore the fact that they’ve been knocking over governments on behalf of Muslim Brotherhood, that their administration is riddled with Muslim Brotherhood, and they are hooked on Saudi dollars. And pretend that Saudi money has no relation to their insistence on bringing in ever more muslim immigrants regardless of what Americans want.


9 posted on 12/11/2016 5:15:52 PM PST by marron
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To: Jeff Chandler

It is FAKE NEWS!!!!!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


10 posted on 12/11/2016 5:16:52 PM PST by WENDLE
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To: tennmountainman

the muzzie head of cia is first to roll.


11 posted on 12/11/2016 5:17:56 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Some @hole "reporter" at the Washington Compost "reports" that some unnamed anonymous source at CIA says it's Russia, and suddenly that "report" is synonymous with the CIA saying it's true.

Next, all the MSM fake news sites start reporting about the "report," as if it's fact, and here we are. Pure BS, a classic example of fake news.

12 posted on 12/11/2016 5:18:59 PM PST by MCH
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“We can neither confirm nor deny that we have any Intelligence here.”


13 posted on 12/11/2016 5:19:58 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: marron

exactly they were all doing damage control of the real emails of hillary and the dnc being leaked.

funny how when they all wanted assange none said he was working with the russians as a pretext to ‘get him’.

wag the damn dog. obama trying to save face after putin has dissed him hard in syria. such a frigging obscenity they all need jail.


14 posted on 12/11/2016 5:20:31 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I thought I read here a couple or three months ago that the RNC was hacked but the hackers found nothing of interest. Just boring stuff.


15 posted on 12/11/2016 5:20:34 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: marron

Nice summation.


16 posted on 12/11/2016 5:20:55 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Former UK Ambassador Blasts “CIA’s Blatant Lies”, Shows “A Little Simple Logic Destroys Their Claims”

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-11/former-uk-ambassador-blasts-cias-blatant-lies-shows-little-simple-logic-destroys-the


17 posted on 12/11/2016 5:21:36 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Does anyone besides me remember a few months ago several dozen intel analysts resigned in protest at their reports being re-written to agree with what President Obama wanted to see? This had to do with Syria and ISIS.


18 posted on 12/11/2016 5:24:59 PM PST by marron
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To: Jeff Chandler

One of the autists at Reddit:

Tonight on TRUMP TRIGGERS:
Trump triggers MSM for the gorillionth time

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5htnpd/just_watched_nbcnightlynews_so_biased_inaccurate/

Msm:
It’s because they’re owned by globalists and pedos...


19 posted on 12/11/2016 5:27:01 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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And yet Obama asserts no one hacked Hillary’s emails...


20 posted on 12/11/2016 5:27:49 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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