How Putin Weaponized Wikileaks to Influence the Election of an American President

[hjmick]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

You are absolutely correct, and Putin is a loathsome, despicable human being. A man not to be trusted. A man not to be respected. A man to in fact be vilified.


That being said, they could hack the DNC day in and day out and if there was nothing there, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Shame on Debbie and the DNC. What Putin and other foreign governments do are out of the control of the U.S. Apparently all we as a nation can do is deal with the aftermath of their revelations.

 

[DarkFury]

Does not matter who owns the video camera that records you putting a knife in someone's back... As long as it is evidence to be used in the guilty party's prosecution...

Vladimir Putin: I think I mentioned our ”guilt“ in the floods in Europe. I think this is another such joke. Actually, I think it is indecent to mention Russia when speaking of any issue, even those we have nothing to do with, to make our country out to be some kind of scarecrow. This not what intelligent people would do, I think.

Meeting with heads of international news agencies

Strange is it not. Liberals point the blame to Russian's for knowing about liberal crimes. They have no proof the Russian's did it and no defense for what they did. But someone else MUST be guilty. It's the liberal way.

 

[Grizz]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

So in your "learned opinion" had Reagan's emails showed that he had sold military secrets to Russia it would be bogus because somebody hacked them?
Do you have any idea how sick that is?

Hey, dumbass, we're talking about DNC political emails - not State or Defense Department government emails.

You aren't paying attention. It matters not where the emails originated, what matters is whether or not they are, or are not true. I get it, you are a punk that believes whatever YOUR side does is ok.
Me? Not so much, the truth is what matters.
Get a life punk, your side got caught in a shit storm

 

[kyzr]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

So when the emails of the Republicans who have been crooking come out will you still be whining?

What did Debbie do that was illegal? I don't know yet. Do you? Is she guilty until proven innocent?

She got thrown out of the party for running primaries that were totally unfair to Bernie voters, totally undemocratic, fixed, a sham, etc. She may not end up in jail, but she will lose her primary next month and will decide to spend more time with her family <g>

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

Yeah ....especially when liberals are being hung out to dry right?

 

[Grizz]

No response, eh?

But then, your actions are inexcusable, so how could you defend them?

Nigga please.....why is Obama/Hillary trying to start a war with Russia?

 

[Lakhota]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

You are absolutely correct, and Putin is a loathsome, despicable human being. A man not to be trusted. A man not to be respected. A man to in fact be vilified.


That being said, they could hack the DNC day in and day out and if there was nothing there, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Shame on Debbie and the DNC. What Putin and other foreign governments do are out of the control of the U.S. Apparently all we as a nation can do is deal with the aftermath of their revelations.

What if your personal diary was hacked day in and day out? The DNC and RNC computers should not be hacked - especially by foreign enemies like Putin and Snowden who are trying to influence a presidential election. No wonder Pussy Riot was trying to expose Putin for the asshole tyrant he is.

 

[Sherry]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

Embrace the truth...it will set you free.

 

[RodISHI]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

So when the emails of the Republicans who have been crooking come out will you still be whining?

What did Debbie do that was illegal? I don't know yet. Do you? Is she guilty until proven innocent?

I am one for looking at all the circumstances before making a decision and truthfully I have not look at all the emails. Doubt I will. From her actions concerning the way she acted towards Bernie I did not care for her. If she broke the law then the law can deal with it.

 

[Lakhota]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

Embrace the truth...it will set you free.

How about the truth in your private diary?

 

[mamooth]

She got thrown out of the party for running primaries that were totally unfair to Bernie voters, totally undemocratic, fixed, a sham, etc.

Except that wasn't done.

Anyways who says it was done would be lying.

If you disagree, tell us what unfair tactics were used. Be specific.

And of course I expect you to cut and run now. All Hillary-haters cut and run when asked for evidence for their loopy conspiracy theories.

 

[Grizz]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

You are absolutely correct, and Putin is a loathsome, despicable human being. A man not to be trusted. A man not to be respected. A man to in fact be vilified.


That being said, they could hack the DNC day in and day out and if there was nothing there, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Shame on Debbie and the DNC. What Putin and other foreign governments do are out of the control of the U.S. Apparently all we as a nation can do is deal with the aftermath of their revelations.

What if your personal diary was hacked day in and day out? The DNC and RNC computers should not be hacked - especially by foreign enemies like Putin and Snowden who are trying to influence a presidential election. No wonder Pussy Riot was trying to expose Putin for the asshole tyrant he is.

Shame on me if they aren't protected enough.
Dumbass.

 

[RodISHI]

Evidence suggests that a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent Wikileaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election.

Close your eyes and imagine that a hacking group backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin broke into the email system of a major U.S. political party. The group stole thousands of sensitive messages and then published them through an obliging third party in a way that was strategically timed to influence the United States presidential election. Now open your eyes, because that’s what just happened.

On Friday, Wikileaks published 20,000 emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee. They reveal, among other things,thuggish infighting, a push by a top DNC official to use Bernie Sanders’ religious convictions against him in the South, and attempts to strong-arm media outlets. In other words, they reveal the Washington campaign monster for what it is.

But leave aside the purported content of the Wikileaks data dump (to which numerous other outlets have devoted considerable attention) and consider the source. Considerable evidence shows that the Wikileaks dump was an orchestrated act by the Russian government, working through proxies, to undermine Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.

“This has all the hallmarks of tradecraft. The only rationale to release such data from the Russian bulletproof host was to empower one candidate against another. The Cold War is alive and well,” Tom Kellermann, the CEO of Strategic Cyber Ventures told Defense One.

Here’s the timeline: On June 14, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, under contract with the DNC, announced in a blog post that two separate Russian intelligence groups had gained access to the DNC network. One group, FANCY BEAR or APT 28, gained access in April. The other, COZY BEAR, (also called Cozy Duke andAPT 29) first breached the network in the summer of 2015.

Cybersecurity company FireEye first discovered APT 29 in 2014 and was quick to point out a clear Kremlin connection. “We suspect the Russian government sponsors the group because of the organizations it targets and the data it steals. Additionally, APT 29 appeared to cease operations on Russian holidays, and their work hours seem to align with the UTC +3 time zone, which contains cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg,” they wrote in their report on the group. Other U.S. officials have said that the group looks like it has sponsorship from the Russian government due in large part to the level of sophistication behind the group’s attacks.

It’s the same group that hit the State Department, the White House, and the civilian email of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The group’s modus operandi (a spearphishing attack that uploads adistinctive remote access tool on the target’s computer) is well known to cyber-security researchers.

In his blog post on the DNC breaches CrowdStrike’s CTO Dmitri Alperovitchwrote “We’ve had lots of experience with both of these actors attempting to target our customers in the past and know them well. In fact, our team considers them some of the best adversaries out of all the numerous nation-state, criminal and hacktivist/terrorist groups we encounter on a daily basis. Their tradecraft is superb, operational security second to none and the extensive usage of ‘living-off-the-land’ techniques enables them to easily bypass many security solutions they encounter.”

The next day, an individual calling himself Guccifer 2.0 claimed to be the culprit behind the breach and released key documents to back up the claim, writing: “Shame on CrowdStrike.”

More: How Putin Weaponized Wikileaks to Influence the Election of an American President

One would hope that most Americans would be smart enough not to take Putin's bait. We'll see...

What's the big deal? Democrats are honest and trustworthy with nothing to hide.

Not my past experience with them but I am sure there must be some honest ones out there somewhere.

 

[Sherry]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

Embrace the truth...it will set you free.

How about the truth in your private diary?

Email correspondence is not equivalent to a private diary. Furthermore, you'd think the parties involved would be more intelligent than to leave documentation of their shady shit...good for us that they're clearly a bunch of dummies who have exposed their motives.

 

[Disir]

She got thrown out of the party for running primaries that were totally unfair to Bernie voters, totally undemocratic, fixed, a sham, etc.

Except that wasn't done.

Anyways who says it was done would be lying.

If you disagree, tell us what unfair tactics were used. Be specific.

And of course I expect you to cut and run now. All Hillary-haters cut and run when asked for evidence for their loopy conspiracy theories.

You mean like you just did?

Body count, no?

 

[Silhouette]

Evidence suggests that a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent Wikileaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election.

It's very simple. Putin wants Trump to be president, whatever it takes and here's why: Russia and China and their ME pals have been using terrorist acts to try to bait first the US...and when Obama didn't bite...then her allies. Namely they've been focusing on France because France is historically famous for kneejerk retaliation. Once a retaliation is launched, the US "will have to come on board". In the future, Obama's inaction to the obvious bait being set at his feet will be seen possibly as the lifesaver of these times for America. So thumbs-up to Obama whether he planned it that way or not.

These countries have been carefully plotting economic instability to the US...with our idiot politicians gleefully playing the role of chump...so long at the $$ rolls in...At a given time when a president finally reacts and does something foolish (Trump-guaranteed), they will use a vicious & potent campaign, simultaneous to radical economic sabotage...possibly also cyber attacks timed to reach maximum effect. In my best guess, they have been planning this since the bird with the broken wing trick (Gorbechev's Perestroika). While we were lulled into complacency, that machine never actually stopped humming.

Clinton doesn't play well into this scenario. Trump does. Hence the reason Putin wants Trump.

It's one thing to be safe. It's quite another to be foolish.

 

[Disir]

The Democrats were fucknuts for national security purposes.

 

[Grizz]

She got thrown out of the party for running primaries that were totally unfair to Bernie voters, totally undemocratic, fixed, a sham, etc.

Except that wasn't done.

Anyways who says it was done would be lying.

If you disagree, tell us what unfair tactics were used. Be specific.

And of course I expect you to cut and run now. All Hillary-haters cut and run when asked for evidence for their loopy conspiracy theories.

So you don't mind that the HildaBeast lost NH by a mile and till got more delegates than Bernie.
Interesting.

 

[hjmick]

Even Donald Trump should denounce such Russian tactics. However, that is unlikely - since he never said anything about his adviser saying Hillary should be shot by firing squad.

Why do you hate the truth "kemosabe"?
Are you truly that dispicable of a human being"

Truth is fine - but sometimes one must also consider the motives of the source.

You are absolutely correct, and Putin is a loathsome, despicable human being. A man not to be trusted. A man not to be respected. A man to in fact be vilified.


That being said, they could hack the DNC day in and day out and if there was nothing there, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Shame on Debbie and the DNC. What Putin and other foreign governments do are out of the control of the U.S. Apparently all we as a nation can do is deal with the aftermath of their revelations.

What if your personal diary was hacked day in and day out? The DNC and RNC computers should not be hacked - especially by foreign enemies like Putin and Snowden who are trying to influence a presidential election. No wonder Pussy Riot was trying to expose Putin for the asshole tyrant he is.

Then I obviously haven't done enough to protect my private files. And if there is anything embarrassing or incriminating, then I fucked up. I don't disagree with you about the hacking by foreign entities. But it's not as if the government hasn't known about the efforts of the likes of Russia, China, North Korea and others attempting to do this.

And yes, Putin is an asshole.

 

[whitehall]

Does the left allege that Wikileaks is backed by Putin? It sounds like the freaking 60's when they blamed everything on the commies.