Kurt Eichenwald: WHY VLADIMIR PUTIN'S RUSSIA IS BACKING DONALD TRUMP

[Madam45for2923]

Officials from two European countries told Newsweek that Trump’s comments about Russia’s hacking have alarmed several NATO partners because it suggests he either does not believe the information he receives in intelligence briefings, does not pay attention to it, does not understand it or is misleading the American public for unknown reasons. One British official said members of that government who are aware of the scope of Russia’s cyberattacks both in Western Europe and America found Trump’s comments “quite disturbing” because they fear that, if elected, the Republican presidential nominee would continue to ignore information gathered by intelligence services in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy.

Trump’s behavior, however, has at times concerned the Russians, leading them to revise their hacking and disinformation strategy. For example, when Trump launched into an inexplicable attack on the parents of a Muslim-American soldier who died in combat, the Kremlin assumed the Republican nominee was showing himself psychologically unfit to be president and would be forced by his party to withdraw from the race. As a result, Moscow put its hacking campaign temporarily on hold, ending the distribution of documents until Trump stabilized, both personally and in the polls, according to reports provided to Western intelligence.

America’s European partners are also troubled by the actions of several people close to Trump’s campaign and company. Trump has been surrounded by advisors and associates with economic and familial links to Russia. The publicized connections and contacts between former campaign manager Paul Manafort with Ukraine have raised concerns. Former Trump advisor Carter Page is being probed by American and European intelligence on allegations that he engaged in back-channel discussions with Russian government officials over the summer. Page did travel to Moscow, but he denies any inappropriate contact with Russian officials. The allies are also uneasy about retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, a Trump advisor who was reportedly considered a possible running mate for the GOP nominee. Last December, Flynn attended a dinner at the Metropol Hotel in honor of the 10th anniversary of RT, a Russian news agency that has been publicly identified by American intelligence as a primary outlet for Moscow’s disinformation campaigns. Flynn, who was two seats away from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the dinner, has frequently appeared on RT, despite public warnings by American intelligence that the news agency is used for Russian propaganda.

MORE: http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-hillary-clinton-united-states-europe-516895

[Koinos]

1. Everyone needs to read this.

[regnaD kciN]

2. Hopefully, even low-information voters will see the headline…

The fact is, few people outside the Drumpf diehards have a very good opinion of Putin, and most probably consider Russia a potential enemy. People knowing that Drumpf is Putin's choice are unlikely to be more inclined to vote for him, to put it mildly.

[RKP5637]

3. I've not seen M$M even mention this article so far this morning. Maybe they did and

I missed it. I would think there would be much talk about this, this morning.

[moonscape]

5. He was on CNN's New Day n/t

[RKP5637]

6. Thanks!!! n/t

[smirkymonkey]

8. I wouldn't hold your breath.

They are way to busy frothing at the mouth over Hillary's e-mails.

[RKP5637]

9. USA, the most propagandized country on earth. n/t

[Madam45for2923]

4. Prepare to watch my twitter feed be attacked today with accusations against me. Ive taken on Russian

Prepare to watch my twitter feed be attacked today with accusations against me. Ive taken on Russian propagandists, and they hate that.
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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 17m17 minutes ago
Turkish president tells associates he will not allow US access to airbase used in war on ISIS if Trump is president.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 35m35 minutes ago
Faked documents coming out now attacking Clinton are last stage of Russian disinfo campaign experts predicted in Oct

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 51m51 minutes ago
Feel free to push a hashtag #TrumpsTiesToRussia.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 54m54 minutes ago
Putin trying to split NATO with hack campaign. Trump told in intel briefings. Putin denies. Trump sides w/ Putin.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 59m59 minutes ago
European intel services, out of sheer horror, are leaking like Ive never experienced to reveal links re: Trump/Putin

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
Trump campaign spread info from Russian propaganda site while denying info given him in classified intel briefings.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
Trump campaign been urging reporters 2 chase stories from Russian news site US intel says is Kremlin disinformation.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
Kremlin recorded secret video/audiotape of Trump during trips 2 Russia in hopes of collecting compromising material

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
As Trump denies intel briefings on Russia hacks, UK gov has "a lot of concern about what’s going on in Trump’s head"

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
A Trump associate met secretly in August with a pro-Putin member of Russian parliament at a front in Eastern Europe.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
NATO intel agencies investigating Trump to determine why he keeps denying Russia hacks he has been briefed about.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
In @Newsweek: When Trump attacked Gold Star family, Russia stopped releasing hacks, fearing he'd be stepping down.

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Kurt Eichenwald ?@kurteichenwald 1h1 hour ago
In @Newsweek: US allies are terrified that Trump keeps denying Russian hacking, given he has been briefed its true.

[Gothmog]

7. Another great article by Eichenwald

Eichenwald and Farenthold have both done some amazing reporting