Zero & the establishment are going to say the election was illegitimate due to Russian hacking.Posted by Nero White
Zero then moves to California and establishes his shadow gov't in exile.
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| Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling |
| 2016-12-29 |
| The Obama administration is preparing to announce, as soon as Thursday, a series of retaliation measures against Russia for meddling in the US election, according to American officials briefed on the plans. The actions are expected to include expanded sanctions and diplomatic measures, the officials said, in what the administration deems a proportional response to a Russian operation that went beyond cyber hacking activities common among nations. Russia will respond to any "hostile steps" that the US may take in response to allegations of hacking during the 2016 election, according to the official representative for the ministry. Some of the steps are expected to name individuals associated with a Russian disinformation campaign that US intelligence officials say used hacked information from mostly Democratic Party organizations and officials to attack the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The retaliatory measures are separate from an intelligence report President Barack Obama ordered on foreign hacking of US election entities. That report expected in early January will include declassified intelligence information on cyber hacks by China in 2008 and 2012, as well as the hacking and disinformation activities by Russian intelligence agencies in the 2016 campaign, the officials said. The administration's announcement comes after months of internal debate over how to respond to Russian cyber activity that US law enforcement and intelligence agencies have watched take place for over a year. US intelligence officials believe that the Russian efforts were intended to hurt Clinton's campaign. At a minimum the Russians expected the operation to sow confusion into the US elections. Then as they saw it having some success, the Russian intelligence agencies redoubled their efforts by funneling releases of hacked information to sites such as WikiLeaks and DCLeaks, intelligence officials believe. Obama administration officials have come under attack from Democrats since the election for not sooner taking public action against the Russians. Administration officials have said any delays have been in order to allow intelligence and law enforcement agencies to do their work. There were also sensitivities about protecting US classified sources and methods on cyber activities. And at least one reason for not taking more public action, as CNN first reported, was that White House officials didn't want to appear to be favoring the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign. They assumed Clinton would win the election, and there was concern that Donald Trump -- already making claims of a rigged election -- would use any Obama administration actions to bolster his claims. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #23 Zero then moves to California and establishes his shadow gov't in exile. How about from his compound on a volcanic island? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-12-29 17:20 |
| #22 Zero & the establishment are going to say the election was illegitimate due to Russian hacking. Posted by Nero White Zero then moves to California and establishes his shadow gov't in exile. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-29 16:35 |
| #21 Zero & the establishment are going to say the election was illegitimate due to Russian hacking. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2016-12-29 16:32 |
| #20 Yo, Russki diplo-dudes! Just think of it as vacation until 20-Jan. Then you come back, we have big party! All is forgiven. Question: Has a smaller man ever been President of the United States? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-12-29 15:27 |
| #19 Zero just expelled dozens of Russian diplomats and closed Russian embassies. This idiot needs to get his ass kicked. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2016-12-29 15:10 |
| #18 Still think it was a democrat inside job Seth Rich is curiously unavailable for comment. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-12-29 15:04 |
| #17 And what did the e-mail leaks really do, except expose the total disdain the democrat leadership has for members of its supposed constituency? The absolute corrupt leadership? How Bernie was sandbagged? All the leaks did was point out that, in fact, there are no clothes. That and so much more. Russia is a squirrel. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-12-29 14:04 |
| #16 Still think it was a democrat inside job. I seem to remember Team Obama bragging - bragging - about sending their elections A-Team to work against Netenyahu. And Obama onceself threatening the UK if they voted pro-brexit. And the NGOs who went to Egypt to work for Morsi and were so meddlesome, some were arrested, and was so against what the people supported a coup. My favorite is the Honduran coup, where Obama supported the illegal extra term, but Hillary, after receiving a fat gift to The Foundation, opposed Zelaya. Interestingly, or maybe not so, is when the people rose against Venezuela and Iran, Obama was very much so pro-regime. In fact, I seem to remember Obama mocking both Romney and McCain about their concerns over Russia. There was even a movie made back in the 80s over a concern hacking could start a war. So he is going all sabot cat and spraying ink like a herd of octopi. Probably taking notes on who slow-walks selling MANPADS to the group who just assassinated a Russian diplomat, for example, and who jumps how high. But seriously, MANPADS 4 Jihadis? Anyone out there see anything like 'ISIS airstrike decimates Syrian position'? 'ISIS helicopters catch convoy in the open'? And didn't Jaw Kerry just go on TV and directly interfere with the politics of Israel? Seriously doing his goodbye speech dedicated directly at the politics of Israel? Sounded like a bad karaoke of a Daler Mehndi song, meaning no offense to Mr. Mehndi. And what did the e-mail leaks really do, except expose the total disdain the democrat leadership has for members of its supposed constituency? The absolute corrupt leadership? How Bernie was sandbagged? All the leaks did was point out that, in fact, there are no clothes. So they will cash in their open clandestine activities, set up potential shops, whine about not getting their laffy taffy, and screw up as much as possible to sully the next administration. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-12-29 12:49 |
| #15 He will do anything to stay in or close to power. Including starting a war. With a war and civil unrest, what better way to declare martial law? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-12-29 10:23 |
| #14 All that from a peace Nobel price winner??? |
| Posted by: Willy 2016-12-29 10:15 |
| #13 This is so blatantly stupid it seems like he's counting on Trump to clean up his mess. He's counting on the media crucifying Trump when Trump is forced to clean up the mess thereby making it that much more difficult for Trump to implement his agenda. Prediction: we're about to be treated to at least a year of "Trump is a Russian shill!" |
| Posted by: Ho Chi Pelosi6924 2016-12-29 09:15 |
| #12 Obama under pressure to prove Russian interference in election Without detailing specific actions allowed to trigger sanctions, any "retaliation" may be found unwarranted and, therefore, extralegal. Btw, BHO, have you forgotten your well-documented attempt to use my tax $ to influence the most recent Israeli elections? |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-12-29 09:03 |
| #11 seems like he's counting on Trump to clean up his mess. He doesn't see it as a mess; He doesn't want it cleaned up. See Raj @ #2,,,, It all comes back to this eternal question - if you were the president and you hated this country, what would you be doing differently than what's being done now? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-12-29 07:50 |
| #10 Just shows how bat shit insane the obama regime was. Dumb like foxes. Let us just see if our Kenyan Master 'folds his tent' or mobilizes his pro-Muslim shadow gov't (as Rush believes) to lead the democratic party and communist movement from the political and social fringes. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-29 07:12 |
| #9 Just shows how bat shit insane the obama regime was. The fish rots from the head, and OMG Teh Zero's administration smells. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-12-29 06:08 |
| #8 This is so blatantly stupid it seems like he's counting on Trump to clean up his mess. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-12-29 03:27 |
| #7 Oh, goody. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-12-29 03:25 |
| #6 If Trump does not put Soros under the jail, there will be other pieces of shit, lowest common denominators ruling more Nations. Strangle these useless pieces of shit from all positions of power. I still have a month to deal with the judas goat, and that is too many years too many. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-12-29 01:47 |
| #5 Kind of have to look beyond January 21 to understand why he is doing this stuff. It has to do with what he perceives his next gig is. World leader in exile, establishing his role as a renegade world leader. In my opinion, a very dangerous game. |
| Posted by: Dopey Grumble5261 2016-12-29 00:59 |
| #4 President Trump is going to spend most of his 2 terms just cleaning up the worst of the damage this malicious incompetent has inflicted on us. I hope those free phones were worth it. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-12-29 00:57 |
| #3 He is a fraud. All of his lawfare should be thrown out under this pretext. He is foreign agent with foreign law from foreign Nation with a malicious purpose. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-12-29 00:47 |
| #2 It all comes back to this eternal question - if you were the president and you hated this country, what would you be doing differently than what's being done now? |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-12-29 00:24 |
| #1 a caretaker president with no electoral mandate is wanting to pick a fight with a nuclear armed superpower 22 days out from being replaced by Trump, who has said he wants to be friends and allies with Russia? WTF |
| Posted by: anon1 2016-12-29 00:20 |