After a solid week of US officials and top Democratic Party politicians, including their presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, publicly blaming Russia for the hack of the DNC and the leak of DNC emails to WikiLeaks, officials in the administration are finally starting to ask whether publicly blaming Russia is a good idea.
Intelligence officials are warning that the costs of publicly blaming Russia could “far outweigh the benefits, if there would be any benefits,” and that US revenge hacks, which may already be ongoing, risk provoking Russian hacks on actual important infrastructure.
The US has been keen to “name and shame” whatever country they choose to blame for any given back, but so far this hasn’t meant much, since officials never offer any real evidence. Indeed, one of the key arguments officials give for not “officially” blaming Russia, despite repeatedly, publicly blaming Russia, is that they’d have to provide what evidence, if any, they actually have to make the charge credible.
Former White House Director for Cybersecurity Policy Chris Finan has strongly criticized the reaction to the hack, warning that it is ultimately not possible to know for sure who was behind any such hack, and that any remotely competent attacker would plant false evidence trying to implicate someone else. He also warned that the accusations risk being seen as primarily political, since the Clinton campaign is position the narrative as Russia hacking the DNC to help Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Clinton has publicly insisted that “we know” Russia did the hack, despite the lack of evidence, and despite repeated protestations from the Clinton campaign on other matters claiming she is virtually computer illiterate. Even President Obama suggested it was “possible” that Russia did the hack for Trump’s benefit.
…US revenge hacks,….
We’re taking revenge for an event that probably didn’t occur. This is literally and specifically psychotic. It’s identical to the dude who shot a “Martian” preacher in revenge for a “Martian” attack. The attack was entirely in his head, just as the Russian attack is entirely in our hopelssly loony head.
There are many, including Hillary, who want a fight with Russia. Revenge for something that never happened serves them quite well.
Clinton has publicly insisted that “we know” Russia did the hack,
despite the lack of evidence…
This is from someone claiming she is virtually ‘computer illiterate’
when it concerns her private email server.
The same ‘we’ she harps about is likely the same ‘we’ who told ‘us’
Saddam Hussein had WMDs, mobile biological labs, and weapons grade
uranium for an atomic bomb.
She was very loud and strong in support of the Bush Admin claims, even though she has admitted she never even read the intelligence. She just wanted it, for political reasons. That is her sort of claim to be “qualified.”
Russia did not hack it.
Yes it did
Putin has shown great restraint against myriad US provocations and conducted himself as a true leader and statesman. I think it time he
stopped pussyfooting and demonstrate forcefully to the US that he has limited patience and will not be jerked around anymore.
Putin has shown “Great Restraint” HA. Vladimir Putin is a Fascist thug and KGB Trained gangster. I didn’t know that Vladimir Putin actually favored Hillary Clinton for President of the United States over His good friend and soulmate Donald Trump? He must as he is doing everything he can to ensure her election. By hacking the DNC email server and exposing Clinton’s emails he is trying to manipulate American public opinion and influence the outcome of the election. The fact that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump see eye to eye on many issues seems to be misleading.
I can’t think of any action that Vladimir Putin could do short of a Nuclear first strike that would enrage Americans more than attempting to interfere in the American political process and influence the outcome of the general election than this. Knowing this, Hillary Clinton can actually thank Vladimir Putin for all his help in ensuring her election in November as many Americans will now support Hillary Clinton JUST to spite Vladimir Putin and his GOOD FRIEND and soulmate Donald Trump.
If I where Hillary Clinton, after she is sitting in the Oval Office after her Inauguration in January of next year as the new 45th President of the United States I would send an ‘Email’ to Vladimir Putin to thank him for all his help in ensuring her victory in the U.S. Presidential election.
Get it?….. Email.
The US has been hacking “back” at the Russians. No doubt there has been some back channel communication about where this will all lead. I hope so. That is what the back channels were set up to control — lunatics like Hillary.
So clinton is absolutely positive that the Russians hacked the DNC computers but doesn’t believe they hacked her personal server?? INSANE MUCH??
Its interesting to hear from Julian Assange who is echoing the exact words the Russians use every time they get cornered by one of their atrocities like the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 or their armed aggression in Eastern Ukraine. They always say “THERE’S NO PROOF” even when all the evidence points directly at them.
I always knew that Julian Assange was a Russian stooge and propaganda and disinformation asset who doesn’t want to implicate his boss Vladimir Putin in the DNC e-mail server hack. He’s what the Russians call an “Active Measures” asset. The Russian SVR is in charge of Foreign espionage, subversion, Propaganda, disinformation and “Active Measures”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_measures
Retired KGB Maj. Gen. Oleg Kalugin described active measures as “the heart and soul of Soviet (Russian) intelligence”: “Not intelligence collection, but subversion: active measures to weaken the West, to drive wedges in the Western community alliances of all sorts, particularly NATO, to sow discord among allies, to weaken the United States in the eyes of the people of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and thus to prepare ground in case the war really occurs.
Since Vladimir Putin was once a KGB officer it goes without saying that he was trained in and is quite familiar with “Active Measures” and Julian Assange is just a pawn in the Russian attempt to weaken and divide the West.
Is that you, Darryl? I know it’s somebody trolling because nobody is that stupid in real life.
Talk about STUPID. I’ll bet your voting for Donald Trump aren’t you? Now that’s STUPID.
Sorry you lost your bet — there are no circumstances under which I’ll be voting for Donald Trump.
You Pathetic Russian trolls are nothing short of spectacular in the way you attempt to Lie. it seems to be the case to your rulers seem to think that Americans can’t spot a phony Lying Russian troll like yourself When they see one. I LAUGH in utter contempt at you, your pathetic “Information War” and your even more pathetic rulers who seem to actually believe that anybody is ACTUALLY going to be swayed or influenced in any way, shape or form by these sub-moronic attempts at Propaganda.
Pathetic, stupid Russian troll. You fascist parasites ALWAYS use that same LIE. THERE’S NO PROOF. There’s was no proof that Russian troops invaded Ukraine. YES THERE WAS. There’s no proof that Russia shot down Malaysian Airlines Filght 17. YES THERE IS. there’s no proof that Russia engages in State sponsored doping and cheating in sports competition. YES THERE IS. You Russian are LYING wonders to WEAK to tell the truth.
Someone should call Edwards Air Force Base and let them know the base idiot is walking down Highway 58 near Tehachapi naked, yelling nonsense about Russians at passersby.