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Russia Hack of U.S. Politics Bigger Than Disclosed, Includes GOP
NBC (Nothing But Clintonistas) ^ | October 8, 2016 | Josh Meyer

Posted on 10/08/2016 7:29:16 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

The Russian government's cyber-espionage campaign against the American political system began more than a year ago and has been far more extensive than publicly disclosed, targeting hundreds of key people -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- whose work is considered strategically important to the Putin regime, official sources told NBC News.

The targets over the past two years have included a Who's Who of Hillary Clinton associates from her State Department tenure, the Clinton Foundation and her presidential campaign, as well as top Republicans and staffers for Republican candidates for president.

Starting in earnest in 2015, Russian hackers used sophisticated "spearphishing" techniques to steal emails and other data from Capitol Hill staffers, operatives of political campaigns and party organizations, and other people involved in the election and foreign policy. That's according to NBC News interviews with more than two dozen current and former U.S. officials, private sector cybersecurity experts and others familiar with the FBI-led investigation into the hacks.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: putinista; russianavypatriot; shill; socallednavypatriot
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To: Navy Patriot

This is just way too convenient.

And it just so happens that Pennsylvania has the most vulnerable state election machinery as we just found out. As well, PA is a state rife with democratic fraud and a state that Clinton absolutely must have.

This continual demonization of Russia is being done for two possible purposes. One is to question election results should Trump win, and the other is to justify military action against the Russians as is being openly talked about now by the Pentagon.


21 posted on 10/08/2016 8:13:09 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: Navy Patriot

If a bunch of corrupt Republicans also get taken down then I will be jumping up and down with Glee doing backflips.

clean them all out!

I don’t care how many GOPers it destroys.


22 posted on 10/08/2016 8:14:48 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Navy Patriot

It would absolutely horrifying if an important American official had classified information on an unsecure server...


23 posted on 10/08/2016 8:22:25 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: Homer1
It would absolutely horrifying if an important American official had classified information on an unsecured server...

Now your on my list too, Homer!

24 posted on 10/08/2016 8:29:21 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Navy Patriot

So the revealing of truths kept from the American people by it’s representatives is bad because it did not come from them or their filtered media but from another source? Truth is truth no matter how it is revealed. Notice that they are not disputing what is being revealed.


25 posted on 10/08/2016 8:56:15 AM PDT by vigilence (Vigilence)
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To: sheana
How many anarchists does it take to destroy the political power of the city? Not win it for themselves; but, make it irrelevant in the greater scheme?

A modern Genghis Khan, another Temüjin could arise recast as a genius of guerilla organization, imbued with the imperative of casting off fetters imposed by outside empire. Negating the various concentrated entities provision of support for that empire, would prune the usurper's source of strength; and, shift favor to the people rather than the state.

26 posted on 10/08/2016 9:17:57 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: bereanway
And/or to invalidate the election should Trump win.

Look at the Kenyan election where hussein's cousin, raila odinga, lost and mau maued his way into a newly created pm spot.

soetoro was part and parcel of that violence and will instigate it here.

27 posted on 10/08/2016 9:22:10 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: MNDude

“Not a shred of evidence yet that it was the Russians.”

I think the morons are trying to start a war.


28 posted on 10/08/2016 9:31:33 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Navy Patriot

The report claims that “sophisticated” techniques were used. So if they were so “sophisticated,” how come all these tracks were left behind, making it so easy to finger the Russians? The first thing you learn in hacking school is how to cover your tracks.


29 posted on 10/08/2016 9:39:47 AM PDT by RAldrich
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To: Ozark Tom

Black’s Law Dictionary:

“In criminal law, in certain jurisdictions, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the People. The political theory underlying this format is that criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the sovereign; thus, in these U.S. states, the “people” are judged to be the sovereign, even as in the United Kingdom and other dependencies of the British Crown, criminal prosecutions are typically brought in the name of the Crown. “The people” identifies the entire body of the citizens of a jurisdiction invested with political power or gathered for political purposes.”

Rule by an ‘elite’ is gained through manipulation of the bureaucratic mechanisms—it is not a choice of self-rule implemented through guidance of the Body-of-Law. Thus, it is usurpation of rule, by those not bound by the tenants embodied in the founding charter of the nation, for their own ends.


30 posted on 10/08/2016 9:43:38 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: vigilence
Notice that they are not disputing what is being revealed.

Denial from the left, MSM or GOPee would be absolute proof of accuracy of content.

31 posted on 10/08/2016 9:47:41 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: RAldrich
... how come all these tracks were left behind, making it so easy to finger the Russians?

The Russians used NSA computers when they were taken on a "goodwill" tour of NSA facilities to celebrate Hillary's "Reset" with Russia.

32 posted on 10/08/2016 9:52:01 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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