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'It's an act of war against America ': Newt Gingrich calls for Biden to 'order KILLING' of those behind Colonial Pipeline hack
Daily Mail ^ | UPDATED: 07:33 EDT, 11 May 2021 | HARRIET ALEXANDER

Posted on 05/11/2021 4:13:05 PM PDT by conservative98

Newt Gingrich on Monday night said Joe Biden should be authorized to 'order the killings of anybody overseas' who was found to be behind attacks on America's infrastructure, describing the cyberhack of the Colonial Pipeline as 'an act of war'.

Gas shortages were beginning to be reported across the East Coast on Monday evening, as the pipeline was slowly brought back on line after a four-day shutdown.

Hackers from DarkSide, a Russia-based network of cybercriminals, were said by the FBI to be behind the ransomware attack. On Monday they said they were mistaken to cause 'societal consequences', and only sought money. They said they would not target critical infrastructure again, and wanted no part in any geopolitical battles.

But Gingrich said that the United States needed more power to go after those responsible.

'On the national security part, we ought to pass a law immediately that makes this kind of hacking subject to a death penalty and the law should include a provision that the president, through a judicial process, should be able to order the killings of anybody overseas who is doing this,' he told Sean Hannity on Fox News.

'It's an act of war against the United States to do stuff like this.

'We need to react to it as an act of war, and the American people are going to look at their representatives and their senators and say, if you don't fix this, your successor will. I won't put up with it, and I won't put up with you if you don't fix it.'

Gingrich, 77, the former Speaker of the House, said it was pitiful that the U.S. was falling prey to such attacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; colonialpipeline; deathtoallhackers; deepstate; gas; gingrich; keystone; war
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To: dforest

Kind of hard to order a killing on people who work for you. LOL

Not for Hillary


81 posted on 05/11/2021 5:24:56 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: al baby

Now that is true.


82 posted on 05/11/2021 5:30:05 PM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: allendale
Newt knows better. The cabal that runs the demented,corrupt Biden was secretly pleased and overjoyed when the Colonial Pipeline went down. It meant much higher gas prices and much less burning of gasoline

And, as an added bonus, on the east coast folks will be "safer at home" on Memorial Day weekend instead of flocking to the COVID cootie infested beaches.

/s

83 posted on 05/11/2021 5:35:07 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Lurker

Newt admitted a long time ago that was a mistake. It slays me how some people won’t forgive someone who made one (in this case) relatively harmless mistake. Geez, what more do you want?


84 posted on 05/11/2021 5:35:48 PM PDT by be-baw
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To: Aqua225
Just more Russia Russia Russia.

Bill Maher now admits Russiagate was 'reported erroneously' after years of pushing Trump collusion narrative! 'We, like, thought that it had to be more of a conspiracy,' Maher said!

https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-admits-russiagate-was-reported-erroneously-after-years-of-pushing-trump-collusion-narrative

Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!

So Who was/is still being paid to make up this Russia! Russia! Crap, to forget the ChiComs!

It still is not: Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!

Russia’s GDP is smaller than Texas.” Do not give your adversaries more power than they actually have!”

Back when Russia was run by godless communist genocidal maniacs, the Left loved them. Now that it’s perceived that they are now a Christian country, the Left loathes Russia.

It still isn’t: Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia!

85 posted on 05/11/2021 5:37:20 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( We are alive! In spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021!)
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To: be-baw

Israel should know the coordinates of John Kerry.


86 posted on 05/11/2021 5:37:47 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: Fido969
cybersecurity. CISA still waiting for Colonial Pipeline to share key data about hack.
Same people that said this was the safest election ever has no idea what took place with the pipeline
87 posted on 05/11/2021 5:38:53 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Mr. Blond

Tell the FIBs that the cyberhackers were tying garage door pulldown ropes to look like nooses (but only to loons) and they’ll spring into action.

Mebbe Bob Mueller can indict a few more Rooskies.

Tell the FIBs that the crime was peretrated by White Russians and it’ll be all hands on deck.


88 posted on 05/11/2021 5:39:21 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: Pontiac
To me the obvious solution to the hacker problem is to not use an open network (internet) for control of a critical infrastructure.

The problem is that the air gap is between the ears (pipeline people, Feds), not between the pipeline controls and the internet.

89 posted on 05/11/2021 5:39:22 PM PDT by omega4412
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To: butlerweave
Crazy Democrat

REDUNDANCY ALERT!!!!!

90 posted on 05/11/2021 5:40:58 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

be cool if they would blow Ketchup 1 out of the sky


91 posted on 05/11/2021 5:41:31 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: conservative98

How about the political hack who killed the keystone pipeline? What should happen to that guy?


92 posted on 05/11/2021 5:42:08 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: omega4412

Biden is ready to take decisive action: an executive order to seize tanker trucks to move gas to BLM “protests” (mostly peaceful, of course) so they won’t run short on Molotov cocktails.


93 posted on 05/11/2021 5:43:19 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: conservative98

Eventually they will blame it on dark web domestic terrorists.

You know, Trump supporters.


94 posted on 05/11/2021 5:44:20 PM PDT by ecomcon
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To: be-baw

“Geez, what more do you want?”

Seppuku works for me.

L


95 posted on 05/11/2021 5:47:30 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: conservative98

First. somebody will need to explain what just happened to Joe. That will probably be Kamalas thankless job.


96 posted on 05/11/2021 5:52:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: patriciaruth

“let’s not forget JFK killing Diem in Vietnam and trying to kill Castro, who got him first.”

Also, JFK poed the FBI and CIA.

Who had the most to gain with JFK”s death?

Think 3 letters.


97 posted on 05/11/2021 5:52:37 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( We are alive! In spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021!)
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To: parmamenian

Maybe hackers are in line for some kind of major medal for helping to usher in the green new (disaster) deal?


98 posted on 05/11/2021 5:52:51 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: conservative98

The problem is, if the FBI/CIA, or other alphabet Deep State organization went after the ‘bad guys’, would I trust that they got the right ‘bad guys’? Nope.


99 posted on 05/11/2021 5:55:47 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Fido969

“Maybe if the CIA and NSA actually looked for foreign threats rather than spying on Americans, we might have something to work with.”

As per their charter’s/foundations/rules/guidelines and the limits of their scope of action.


100 posted on 05/11/2021 5:56:44 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( We are alive! In spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021!)
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