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Russia “Hacking” and the Intel Credibility Gap
Sharyl Attkisson ^ | 1/5/17 | Sharyl Attkisson

Posted on 01/05/2017 10:27:09 AM PST by scooby321

At a hearing today, Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana) today said it was “astounding” that anyone would question the credibility of our intelligence agencies.

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KEYWORDS: 2016electionhack; attkisson; clapper; hacking
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That comment defies the factual record.

It’s not that Americans don’t appreciate our many honest, hardworking intelligence professionals. But there are concrete examples of false information promulgated by some U.S.intelligence officials under Democrat and Republican administrations. That’s why it would be imprudent to blindly accept, without question, everything our intelligence officials say or, for that matter, everything any government claims.

1 posted on 01/05/2017 10:27:09 AM PST by scooby321
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Ah, this sanctimony from the 'General Betray-us' crowd? Where's my throw-up pot?
2 posted on 01/05/2017 10:29:56 AM PST by DJ Frisat (Hey, what happened to my clever tag line?!)
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At a hearing today, Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana) today said it was “astounding” that anyone would question the credibility of our intelligence agencies.

Look in the mirror, you Demonic Party POS! Weapons of mass destruction! Sound familiar, POS? You and your evil, perverted political scum bretheren have done all the damage to intel's "credibility, and doubled-down on it by politicizing these agencies. STFU.

3 posted on 01/05/2017 10:32:42 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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Imagine this controversy was a murder trial. Opening arguments are over.
The prosecution insists the defendant is guilty and says the state has direct evidence of guilt.

American people/judge: “OK. Let’s see your evidence.”
Prosecution: “Your honor, are you questioning our veracity? We’ve got scads of evidence!”
Judge: “Introduce it or stop wasting our time.”
crickets
Case dismissed.


4 posted on 01/05/2017 10:34:59 AM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: Common Sense 101

Don’t beat around the bush, why not tell us what you really think!


5 posted on 01/05/2017 10:36:18 AM PST by Shane (When Injustice Becomes Law, RESISTANCE Becomes DUTY.----T.Jefferson)
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I guess this idiot forgot about Clapper lying to Congress in the past.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3099414/posts


6 posted on 01/05/2017 10:40:27 AM PST by jospehm20
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If you stop and think about it, this is about how we would expect “the most transparent administration ever” and its adherents, `rats and McCain, to go out in Barry’s last weeks: trying to sell a bald faced lie for some arcane political reason.


7 posted on 01/05/2017 10:44:10 AM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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Didn’t we hear just the opposite on the “WMDs” issue?


8 posted on 01/05/2017 10:47:25 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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It doesn’t matter who “hacked” them.

They didn’t contain yoga lessons or Chelsea’s wedding plans...

...They contained evidence of her being a liar and a racist and a criminal.


9 posted on 01/05/2017 10:48:12 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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Deplorable, isn’t it?


10 posted on 01/05/2017 10:51:47 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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Democrats claiming there was Russian hacking has less evidence than Bush’s claim of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.


11 posted on 01/05/2017 10:54:52 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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Who can prove that the CIA and whatever alphabet agency that idiot Clapper runs are not infiltrated and run by Commies/Muzzies?


12 posted on 01/05/2017 11:03:35 AM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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Meanwhile, Obama’s IRS, EPA, ATF, FBI, DOJ make the Russians look like pokers when it comes to harming Amerucans.


13 posted on 01/05/2017 11:05:51 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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Pikers....


14 posted on 01/05/2017 11:06:10 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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The enemy is in the house...and Trump knows it.


15 posted on 01/05/2017 11:09:42 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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Household Six and I watched the hearing for as much time as we could stomach. The Republican Senator from Iowa was the only one who asked substantive questions.

The rest seemed to be showboating with “We’re wonderful...You’re Wonderful...Trumps a great big meanie!”

In a nutshell, we saw the major problem with National Security. Trump’s got a big job ahead of him, purging the political hacks from the Intel Community, DoD, NASA, etc. I wouldn’t invest in business real estate in DC, NOVA or Maryland.


16 posted on 01/05/2017 11:21:05 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Final countdown to the liberals' Trumpaccolips! Yee Haw!)
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This Schmuck asked the three guys there, “to what extent have the derogatory comments about our intelligence agencies from Trump impacted on the morale of the people working for you.”


17 posted on 01/05/2017 11:26:54 AM PST by nikos1121
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When INTEL doesn’t pan out as previously reported there is a scurry to remove the egg from their faces. Witness Tet and the spurious body counts that were totally off. The Army wanted big numbers to justify their costs, surge, and tactics, yet the regional counts by agents in the field told a far different story.

The terrible consequence of the Pentagon squashing the real data was a totally unprepared and confused response. We were lucky but just lucky enough.


18 posted on 01/05/2017 12:22:56 PM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its egg roll.)
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I thought it was interesting when I read that no one examined the computers that were supposedly hacked by the Russians. Thus proving to me that this whole issue is political fake news manufactured by the Obama Admin.


19 posted on 01/05/2017 12:27:38 PM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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I thought the motivation for McCain was his obsession over removing Assad from power. To do so he needs to paint a picture of a sinister Russia, even if it does undermine the incoming POTUS. But now I am starting to think he just hates everything Trump stands for.


20 posted on 01/05/2017 12:37:25 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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