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It's definitely not fabricated as 17 separate intelligence agencies are reporting it and there is sufficient circumstaincial evidence to support it even without the intelligence given the 11 or so countries where the Russians have undertaken similar actions.

I hadn't heard the '17 agencies' claim until the 2nd or 3rd debate, when Hilldog kept repeating it. It got on my nerve at the time and still does. I mean, who matters besides CIA, NSA and FBI for this kind of thing? It was like she's parading the 17 around as if it makes it sound more convincing. You called up the NGA and NRO for this? They get satellite pics of the hacking? Coast Guard Intelligence made sure it wasn't a joint hacking/drug smuggling operation? ONI provided the readiness and position of Russian ships at the time of hacking?

Anyways, irrelevant but pet peeve when people seeking high office speak if not untruths about security matters, then at least nonsense. DNI made the statement, just say that.
 
It's definitely not fabricated as 17 separate intelligence agencies are reporting it and there is sufficient circumstaincial evidence to support it even without the intelligence given the 11 or so countries where the Russians have undertaken similar actions.

I think they probably hacked into the e-mail server but there's been no evidence provided that they were the leak. The e-mails exposed widespread corruption which should be the real talking point. The Russians didn't "hack the election" even if they did leak it.
 
Why should we pick and choose the talking points? I would have thought both the leak AND the hack would be worth investigating...
 
Why should we pick and choose the talking points? I would have thought both the leak AND the hack would be worth investigating...

The hack would probably be innocuous without the leak. Its a new theory for me at least, that the Russians hacked, but so then did nothing but read the info, and someone else hacked and leaked?
 
I think they probably hacked into the e-mail server but there's been no evidence provided that they were the leak. The e-mails exposed widespread corruption which should be the real talking point. The Russians didn't "hack the election" even if they did leak it.

That's not what we are discussing. The tactical hacking of various government agencies, political parties, and individuals (Podesta) for the strategic purpose of swaying the election towards Trump is more than enough to illustrate intent, even before you reach the proof within the intelligence.
 
I see the nutters are back out in force yet again. Still not answering anything though, just attacking the media and now the intelligence agencies too. I guess being enlightened in this day and age means being paranoid and deluded.
 
It's definitely not fabricated as 17 separate intelligence agencies are reporting it and there is sufficient circumstaincial evidence to support it even without the intelligence given the 11 or so countries where the Russians have undertaken similar actions.
You mean to tell me that US coast guard intelligence made an independent review as one of the intelligence agencies under the intelligence community umbrella?
 
That's not what we are discussing. The tactical hacking of various government agencies, political parties, and individuals (Podesta) for the strategic purpose of swaying the election towards Trump is more than enough to illustrate intent, even before you reach the proof within the intelligence.

I know you don't want to discuss the contents because it doesn't fit your agenda. It was an unsecured server so my guess is that a lot of countries hacked into it. So far there's been no evidence provided to show that they were behind the leak whereas credible people have come forward to say that they know the leak came from the DNC.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...lp-trump-win-election-report?CMP=share_btn_tw

Craig Murray, the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, who is a close associate of Assange, called the CIA claims “bullshit”, adding: “They are absolutely making it up.”

“I know who leaked them,” Murray said. “I’ve met the person who leaked them, and they are certainly not Russian and it’s an insider. It’s a leak, not a hack; the two are different things.

Other countries wanting to influence the result of elections is normal. Obama tried to influence the Brexit referendum and Hillary was recorded lamenting the fact that they didn't rig the election in Palestine. Also, don't you find it suspicious that US Intelligence didn't notice Hillary was using an unsecured e-mail server for 4 years?
 
Craig Murray, the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, who is a close associate of Assange

That'll be the same Assange who, through Wikileaks, has had his people admit on Reddit that they held back info on Trump and the Republicans because they 'didn't think it was interesting enough', and also admitted to making certain leaks at the most advantageous time so they'd get more traction - ie, help Trump. Assange lost any sort of impartiality a while ago and I'd doubt those who are referred to as close associates of him.
 
That'll be the same Assange who, through Wikileaks, has had his people admit on Reddit that they held back info on Trump and the Republicans because they 'didn't think it was interesting enough', and also admitted to making certain leaks at the most advantageous time so they'd get more traction - ie, help Trump. Assange lost any sort of impartiality a while ago and I'd doubt those who are referred to as close associates of him.

I don't think Assange is impartial but I also don't think he's lying. I'm not aware of any claim made by Wikileaks that turned out to be false.
 
Still, there is some disagreement among some of the officials from all 17 intelligence agencies. They lacked evidence that showed a direct connection between Russia and Wikileaks.The actors they found were "one step" removed from the Russian government, the officials said.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had said Russia was not the source of the leaks in an interview published on the state-owned broadcaster Russia Today.

"The Clinton camp has been able to project a neo-McCarthyist hysteria that Russia is responsible for everything," he said. "Hillary Clinton has stated multiple times, falsely, that 17 US intelligence agencies had assessed that Russia was the source of our publications.

"That’s false – we can say that the Russian government is not the source."
Whatever about Assange, I've yet to see any direct evidence of the Russians providing Wikileaks with material. In fact, in one of those intelligence reports, they admit that none of the people they suspected as being Russian operatives with access to Wikileaks, had any direct link to the Russian government.

That'll be the same Assange who, through Wikileaks, has had his people admit on Reddit that they held back info on Trump and the Republicans because they 'didn't think it was interesting enough', and also admitted to making certain leaks at the most advantageous time so they'd get more traction - ie, help Trump. Assange lost any sort of impartiality a while ago and I'd doubt those who are referred to as close associates of him.
Still seems to suggest that the leak was indeed a leak.
 
I know you don't want to discuss the contents because it doesn't fit your agenda. It was an unsecured server so my guess is that a lot of countries hacked into it. So far there's been no evidence provided to show that they were behind the leak whereas credible people have come forward to say that they know the leak came from the DNC.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...lp-trump-win-election-report?CMP=share_btn_tw



Other countries wanting to influence the result of elections is normal. Obama tried to influence the Brexit referendum and Hillary was recorded lamenting the fact that they didn't rig the election in Palestine. Also, don't you find it suspicious that US Intelligence didn't notice Hillary was using an unsecured e-mail server for 4 years?

The same Craig Murray who's made a career out of criticising the CIA?
 
I don't think Assange is impartial but I also don't think he's lying. I'm not aware of any claim made by Wikileaks that turned out to be false.

No one's arguing what he's leaking is false, but what we are arguing is that when he shows deliberate preference to one side over the other he's more of a propaganda tool than trusted source. From what I see Assange hasn't released anything that debunks what the CIA are claiming. Murray calling it 'bullshit' doesn't hold any real weight without substance to back it up.
 
The same Craig Murray who's made a career out of criticising the CIA?

If this claim coming from the CIA that the Russians were behind the leak turns out to be false then it's not surprising that he would be critical of them. We don't know which side is correct yet.
 
If this claim coming from the CIA that the Russians were behind the leak turns out to be false then it's not surprising that he would be critical of them. We don't know which side is correct yet.

But the problem is you're trying to use Murray, both an associate of someone who actively aided Trump and who is critical of the CIA, as an objective, or at least fairly objective source, when he's really, really not. It's difficult to imagine him coming out with anything other than that considering his loyalties.
 
But the problem is you're trying to use Murray, both an associate of someone who actively aided Trump and who is critical of the CIA, as an objective, or at least fairly objective source, when he's really, really not. It's difficult to imagine him coming out with anything other than that considering his loyalties.

I know it's not an objective source but I am comfortable believing Assange and Murray ahead of this CIA claim made with no evidence.
 
I think Assange and Wikileaks is a credible source. They've never released false information or lied before. Murray corroborating is just further evidence.

But they have deliberately withheld information regarding Trump and his side: from what I see there Murray's words are more his opinion than an actual leak backed by evidence. The leaks themselves, yeah, I'm fine to believe, but Murray/Assange's 'opinion' on any given matter...which this absolutely is, should be taken with an entire bag of salt.
 
But they have deliberately withheld information regarding Trump and his side: from what I see there Murray's words are more his opinion than an actual leak backed by evidence. The leaks themselves, yeah, I'm fine to believe, but Murray/Assange's 'opinion' on any given matter...which this absolutely is, should be taken with an entire bag of salt.

It wasn't just an opinion though, they've come out and categorically said that the leak came from inside the DNC. So if it's proven to be false then their reputation is completely ruined.
 
It wasn't just an opinion though, they've come out and categorically said that the leak came from inside the DNC. So if it's proven to be false then their reputation is completely ruined.

You could argue they've already partly abandoned their reputation to an extent in their complete abandonment of impartiality. I suspect the ongoing Russian affair extends beyond the DNC leaks alone, though: Trump's potential SoS pick may demonstrate direct collusion and if that comes out it'll be massive.
 
Facebook just suggested I should like Tomi Lahren. Actually, I do like her, but not in the way Facebook suggests.
 
But they have deliberately withheld information regarding Trump and his side: from what I see there Murray's words are more his opinion than an actual leak backed by evidence. The leaks themselves, yeah, I'm fine to believe, but Murray/Assange's 'opinion' on any given matter...which this absolutely is, should be taken with an entire bag of salt.
Assange and other staff repeatedly said they can't publish docs they don't have. So who is this confirmed employee of wikileaks who said differently on reddit?
 
Agreed with what most conservative commentators are saying today; the pro-Hillary camp/anti-Trump folks have been using
A stupid population
Russia
Media bias/coverage
etc etc as a bunch of excuses.

This is the fundamental source of the issue of the liberals IMO - they can't just say: right, we need to re-group, analyse, understand and come back stronger to annahilate them in the future. Instead they're becoming rather tedious, and perhaps even turning-off potential centrists/independents or casually undecides.

Creating a sense of tedium seems pretty insignificant when pitted against exposing significant levels of corruption on an international scale. Not everything is political posturing.
 
I think Assange and Wikileaks is a credible source. They've never released false information or lied before. Murray corroborating is just further evidence.
How about that time when RT (Russia Today) announced a WikiLeak before the actual leak appearing on the WL website? Right, credible.
 
You could argue they've already partly abandoned their reputation to an extent in their complete abandonment of impartiality. I suspect the ongoing Russian affair extends beyond the DNC leaks alone, though: Trump's potential SoS pick may demonstrate direct collusion and if that comes out it'll be massive.

I'm not sure that they've ever claimed to be impartial. I'm fairly certain that they wanted Trump to win the election but I don't think they would outright lie about the source of a leak.
 
Hang on, I thought the argument earlier was that this is an unreliable leak to the press and not an actual CIA opinion? Seems to have morphed into being that the CIA itself is wrong.
 
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