Debunking Russiagate, Part 1 ( w/links to 2 & 3)

medium.com ^ | 6/7/17 | Caitlin Johnstone

[dontreadthis]

Russiagate is like a mirage: from a distance it looks like something, but once you move in for a closer look, there’s nothing there. Nothing. Nothing solid, nothing substantial, nothing you can point at and say, “Here it is. This hard evidence justifies saturating the media waves with obsessive 24/7 coverage, escalating tensions with a nuclear superpower, stagnating political discourse in America and fanning the flames of a hysterical, xenophobic McCarthyist feeding frenzy.”

[dontreadthis]

very thorough

[Diogenesis]

Americans question the timing.

Russiagate was created the day after the murder of
Seth Rich by those who murdered him.

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[detective]

Great article.

[OttawaFreeper]

Because if the talking classes did not have this, they would have to discuss Hillary wanting to run in 2020 and how many Dems positively do not want that.

[Cboldt]

BUMP. Very thorough, and from a person who states they do not like Trump.

[DesertRhino]

The whole thing was that Obama used the CIA, NSA, and FBI to engage in domestic spying on the legitimate political opposition. This is illegal as hell. Hillary was supposed to win and they would all be safe.
Hillary lost, and they were all suddenly out in the cold wind with no cover.

The only way the spying would be legal would be if they were doing normal spying on Russia and “happened” upon this in the course of that work.

So that is the story they invented and absolutely must stick to. This is also why the traitors Comey, Brennan, and Clapper were dismissed. This is a massive insurrection, crime and coverup. God protect Trump.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Now, how about digging Liberal politicians dirt for a change and make it all public knowledge? Feel free to add names of those who think they’re immune to a rectal exam like they’re giving the Trump Administration.

Shall we start with Hitlery and Podesta?

[Faith Presses On]

Well, supposedly now it’s been confirmed by Reality Winner’s leak.

[libertylover]

countering the anti-Russia sentiment that the American psyche has been pummeled with relentlessly by establishment politicians and the corporate mass media

I haven't really seen any anti-Russian sentiment; what I see a lot of is "Let's hate Donald Trump".

[Cboldt]

Reality Winner's leak is referenced in the article.

1. There is no proof. ...

This was by far the most common point I saw people emphasizing in my exercise in crowdsourced journalism that gave rise to this article. People who question the establishment's Russia narrative are acutely aware that the American people have seen no solid, tangible evidence of either the alleged Russian hacking or of collusion between Trump and the Russian government to win the 2016 election. We have seen analysis reports in both official and now unofficial releases, but none of them contain a single shred of hard evidence, raw intelligence, or testable data.

Note the embedded link. It goes to NSA Leak Answers No Questions About Russia, Asks Many About Election Integrity, which includes this position statement ...

So I really hate to be that girl and spoil your fun my lovely Russiagaters (believe me, I've been there), but this just ain't what you were hoping it is. A leaked analysis containing none of the raw data being analyzed in that analysis does not come even remotely close to being the sort of hard evidence that those of us who are skeptical of your conspiracy theory would require. For the many, many reasons listed in the debunkery compendium, nothing but hard evidence will suffice.te So I really hate to be that girl and spoil your fun my lovely Russiagaters (believe me, I've been there), but this just ain't what you were hoping it is. A leaked analysis containing none of the raw data being analyzed in that analysis does not come even remotely close to being the sort of hard evidence that those of us who are skeptical of your conspiracy theory would require. For the many, many reasons listed in the debunkery compendium, nothing but hard evidence will suffice.

[Faith Presses On]

The “proof” is “patriot” Reality Winner’s leak and arrest. The “details” don’t matter as long as the headline is that Russia tried to hack the actual vote.

That “backs up” the other “evidence,” the narrative that 17 intelligence agencies concluded that Russia stole the DNC emails.

[Ray76]