I did not see any attempt to shift blame to the FBI. That’s an awful stretch there. The DNC has no one to blame but themselves for allowing a crime to be committed against them.
Second, I do not believe that Trump is ion league with the Russians. I didn’t get that from the article at all. But , then again, to each his own. Jon > On Dec 18, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hear Here! > >> Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> December 18, 2016 at 5:21 PM >> No doubt the Russians (and others) spy on us with focus on current and >> future decision makers. Always have and always will. And the internet has >> provided a new (and relatively safe) domain for this work. But I doubt the >> Russians were trying to help Trump win. Considering that "everyone" knew >> Hillary was going to win, It's way more likely they wanted to damage, >> compromise, and profile the next president and her leadership team. >> Furthermore, it's unlikely the leaks came from the Russians (as Assange also >> maintains). State intelligence organizations (unlike certain political >> appointees) are very careful to protect sources and methods. >> >> So to address Jon's point about bias, I see two dimensions of this in this >> article. First is the attempt to shift blame to the FBI for the DNC's sorry >> network security. The FBI did nothing wrong in this regard, unlike the DNC, >> Podesta, etc. This is the old story "search for the guilty persecution of >> the innocent, and awards for the non-participants." >> Second is the attempt to imply Trump is somehow in league with the Russians. >> The Russians tried to hack the Republicans too but unsuccessfully and with >> less effort because they expected Trump to lose. Coincidence is not >> causation. >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
