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CPUd
06-23-2017, 06:04 AM
Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

By Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Adam Entous
June 23, 2017

Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides.

Inside was an intelligence bombshell, a report drawn from sourcing deep inside the Russian government that detailed Russian President Vladi*mir Putin’s direct involvement in a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race.

But it went further. The intelligence captured Putin’s specific instructions on the operation’s audacious objectives — defeat or at least damage the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and help elect her opponent, Donald Trump.

At that point, the outlines of the Russian assault on the U.S. election were increasingly apparent. Hackers with ties to Russian intelligence services had been rummaging through Democratic Party computer networks, as well as some Republican systems, for more than a year. In July, the FBI had opened an investigation of contacts between Russian officials and Trump associates. And on July 22, nearly 20,000 emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee were dumped online by WikiLeaks.

But at the highest levels of government, among those responsible for managing the crisis, the first moment of true foreboding about Russia’s intentions arrived with that CIA intelligence.

The material was so sensitive that CIA Director John Brennan kept it out of the President’s Daily Brief, concerned that even that restricted report’s distribution was too broad. The CIA package came with instructions that it be returned immediately after it was read. To guard against leaks, subsequent meetings in the Situation Room followed the same protocols as planning sessions for the Osama bin Laden raid.

It took time for other parts of the intelligence community to endorse the CIA’s view. Only in the administration’s final weeks in office did it tell the public, in a declassified report, what officials had learned from Brennan in August — that Putin was working to elect Trump.

Over that five-month interval, the Obama administration secretly debated dozens of options for deterring or punishing Russia, including cyberattacks on Russian infrastructure, the release of CIA-gathered material that might embarrass Putin and sanctions that officials said could “crater” the Russian economy.

But in the end, in late December, Obama approved a modest package combining measures that had been drawn up to punish Russia for other issues — expulsions of 35 diplomats and the closure of two Russian compounds — with economic sanctions so narrowly targeted that even those who helped design them describe their impact as largely symbolic.

Obama also approved a previously undisclosed covert measure that authorized planting cyber weapons in Russia’s infrastructure, the digital equivalent of bombs that could be detonated if the United States found itself in an escalating exchange with Moscow. The project, which Obama approved in a covert-action finding, was still in its planning stages when Obama left office. It would be up to President Trump to decide whether to use the capability.

In political terms, Russia’s interference was the crime of the century, an unprecedented and largely successful destabilizing attack on American democracy. It was a case that took almost no time to solve, traced to the Kremlin through cyber-forensics and intelligence on Putin’s involvement. And yet, because of the divergent ways Obama and Trump have handled the matter, Moscow appears unlikely to face proportionate consequences.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:09 AM
Got any evidence?

Schifference
06-23-2017, 06:11 AM
Comey submitted those documents during GOP oversight hearings.

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:13 AM
...Russia’s interference was the crime of the century,...



http://i.imgur.com/Qaz204s.jpg

CPUd
06-23-2017, 06:15 AM
Comey submitted those documents during GOP oversight hearings.

Interesting that the pussy tape got dropped almost immediately after they released the report.

Origanalist
06-23-2017, 06:27 AM
Why are you posting this crap?

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:28 AM
Why are you posting this crap?


Today's Friday. It's pay day.

CPUd
06-23-2017, 06:28 AM
https://i.imgur.com/JFSyfV2.jpg

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:32 AM
https://i.imgur.com/JFSyfV2.jpg

Okay, for the 4th time. That's still a leopard, not a cheetah.

CPUd
06-23-2017, 06:36 AM
Why are you posting this crap?

Usually I don't, but there was actually a lot of time and effort that got put into this one. It's much wider in scope than the usual.

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:40 AM
Usually I don't,...

lol



...but there was actually a lot of time and effort that got put into this one.

Yes, by the election loser cry babies who keep grasping for something. Anything.



It's much wider in scope than the usual.

The only thing that gets wider is the collective American asshole as snowflakes spend zillions of tax dollars on this crap.

specsaregood
06-23-2017, 06:50 AM
Why are you posting this crap?

Who isn't a fan of fiction from the Washington post and CIA?
If anybody is discrediting the election its the people making these claims. The best thing putin could do to discredit our elections is fake like he was gonna interfere, then sit back and watch us destroy ourselves. whoops.

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:57 AM
Sent by courier from the CIA,...

Hmm; the CIA. Wasn't that the same bunch that sent something to this guy?


http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/10/powell_wideweb__430x333.jpg

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-23-2017, 06:59 AM
From his book:

Former Central Intelligence Director Michael Morrell apologized to Gen. Colin Powell, saying, "We said he [Hussein] has chemical weapons, he has a biological weapons production capability, and he is restarting his nuclear weapons program. We were wrong on all three of those."

Origanalist
06-23-2017, 07:01 AM
https://i.imgflip.com/sm8fg.jpg

Origanalist
06-23-2017, 07:09 AM
878237388975230976

enhanced_deficit
06-23-2017, 09:41 AM
Actually, DGP had denied that in Oct 2016

June 23, 2017
Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides.
Inside was an intelligence bombshell, a report drawn from sourcing deep inside the Russian government that detailed Russian President Vladi*mir Putin’s direct involvement in a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race.

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Published on Oct 25, 2016
President Obama didn't pull any punches speaking out against Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night. "What we haven't seen before, I think is somebody questioning the integrity of elections and the will of the people," Obama told the late night host. Kimmel also asked the outgoing commander-in-chief if he ever wished he ran against Trump. Obama laughed at the question, saying: "I think Hillary is doing just fine. I enjoy campaigning on her behalf and campaigning for senate candidates.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1NGWM8gP8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1NGWM8gP8






Related

Secret Struggles of Colin Powell

Sometime before Iraq War Hysteria season peak, a tiny tube with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the desk of Colin Powell.


Hmm; the CIA. Wasn't that the same bunch that sent something to this guy?

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/10/powell_wideweb__430x333.jpg


To be fair, Congress has since prohibited WaPo (and NYT) neocons from spreading fakenews.

enhanced_deficit
06-23-2017, 09:42 AM
https://i.imgflip.com/sm8fg.jpg

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/images/misc/poll_posticon.gif Poll: Reckless Putin: "US nurtured Al-Qaeda & Bin Laden, supported terrorists in Chechnya" (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511829-Reckless-Putin-quot-US-nurtured-Al-Qaeda-amp-Bin-Laden-supported-terrorists-in-Chechnya-quot&)

CPUd
06-25-2017, 07:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXtW8oZtFY

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-25-2017, 08:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXtW8oZtFY



He didn't give any evidence. He said dumb things like, "I should've have bought a sleeping bag, and camped out in front of the DNC."




http://media.cagle.com/73/2016/07/28/182753_600.jpg

CPUd
06-25-2017, 08:24 PM
A chronology of the 2016 U.S. election and the new revelations

Russia’s election inference was one of the most divisive topics of the presidential campaign.

Intelligence agencies knew as early as 2015 that the Russians had penetrated the systems of the Democratic National Committee, but it wasn’t until the election cycle hit full force that many of the leaks began to surface. Throughout the summer months, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued to reject the intelligence on Russia’s involvement, while Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was dogged by an email scandal that resurfaced time and time again.

Here is a look at the events in the administration as the White House proposed various ways to punish Russia during the final months of the presidential campaign:
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/russia-hacking-timeline/

RJB
06-25-2017, 08:30 PM
The scandal is that the DNC screwed Bernie Sanders out of the primaries.

CPUd
06-25-2017, 08:31 PM
The scandal is that the DNC screwed Bernie Sanders out of the primaries.

Yes, there's quite a bit of evidence of that happening as well.

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-25-2017, 08:34 PM
Intelligence agencies knew as early as 2015 that the Russians had penetrated the systems of the Democratic National Committee, but it wasn’t until the election cycle hit full force that many of the leaks began to surface.





What does knowing something have to do with "leaks?" Baloney. Show the evidence or be quiet.

RJB
06-25-2017, 08:34 PM
Yes, there's quite a bit of evidence of that happening as well.

That was what was damaging from the Wiki-leaks dump. As posted above, the only confidence of lost in the elections is caused by the baseless accusation of Russian interference.

If there was interference, what exactly did they do?

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-25-2017, 08:39 PM
If there was interference, what exactly did they do?



http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vq9U_dLc3cQ/WHMnBIKZ6BI/AAAAAAAAAMI/GmHz4Oy9bK0gZpYZmnu6gQ5tXfvAu4kxQCK4B/s760/Boris%2Band%2BNatasha.jpg

Dr.3D
06-25-2017, 08:41 PM
That was what was damaging from the Wiki-leaks dump. As posted above, the only confidence of lost in the elections is caused by the baseless accusation of Russian interference.

If there was interference, what exactly did they do?

Hillery lost, it had to be the Russians. :p

They still can't get over the fact that they lost a rigged election.

Maybe if they investigate enough, they will find out the Russians were helping Hillery.

CPUd
06-25-2017, 08:44 PM
That was what was damaging from the Wiki-leaks dump. As posted above, the only confidence of lost in the elections is caused by the baseless accusation of Russian interference.

If there was interference, what exactly did they do?

So far, the only stuff specifically related to interference that has been declassified are attempts to interfere.

Danke
06-25-2017, 08:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXtW8oZtFY

Good god, he says basically...NOTHING!


why do you keep posting the liberal nonsense here?

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-25-2017, 08:49 PM
why do you keep posting the liberal nonsense here?



It must be a good gig.


https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/000/056/105/non_2x/dollar-sign-vector.jpg

CPUd
06-25-2017, 09:05 PM
Hillery lost, it had to be the Russians. :p

They still can't get over the fact that they lost a rigged election.

Maybe if they investigate enough, they will find out the Russians were helping Hillery.

I haven't seen anyone in a position to know say the Russians affected the outcome. Only a few have said that affecting the outcome was their intent, while stopping short of saying they were successful.

Dr.3D
06-25-2017, 09:07 PM
I haven't seen anyone in a position to know say the Russians affected the outcome. Only a few have said that affecting the outcome was their intent, while stopping short of saying they were successful.
Well, if they look into it enough, maybe they will find out what Hillery did for Russia and how they might have made some kind of deal.

Wouldn't that be ironic?

CPUd
06-25-2017, 09:09 PM
Well, if they look into it enough, maybe they will find out what Hillery did for Russia and how they might have made some kind of deal.

Wouldn't that be ironic?

Always that possibility.

NorthCarolinaLiberty
06-25-2017, 09:12 PM
1. Progressives vilify Christians, farmers, business owners, southerners, midwesterners, etc.

2. Christians, farmers, business owners, southerners, midwesterners, etc. vote against progressives.

3. Progressives cry foul and fabricate a story.