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"reminiscent of a witch-hunt" - ketchim - 01-09-2017
Russia says US allegations that it ran a hacking campaign to influence
the American presidential elections are "reminiscent of a witch-hunt".
Re: "reminiscent of a witch-hunt" - ketchim - 01-09-2017
"Groundless accusations which are not supported by anything are being
rehearsed in an amateurish, unprofessional way.
We don't know what information they are actually relying on."
Re: "reminiscent of a witch-hunt" - ketchim - 01-09-2017
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf
Intelligence report. :
Re: "reminiscent of a witch-hunt" - ketchim - 01-09-2017
Key findings of report (Above unclassified version):
- [li]Kremlin had "clear preference" for Mr Trump to win US election, with goal to "undermine public faith in US democratic process and "denigrate" Hillary Clinton[/li]
[li]Russian military intelligence hacked into the email accounts of the Democratic National Committee and top Democrats[/li]
[li]They used intermediaries such as WikiLeaks, DCLeaks.com and Guccifer 2.0 persona to release the information acquired from the hackings[/li]
[li]They also used state-funded propaganda and paid social media users or "trolls" to make nasty comments[/li]
[li]Vote tallies were not affected by Russian interference[/li]