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Tom Rinaldo

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2. Given the risk associated with being caught hacking our election

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:34 AM

Feb 2017

why did they meddle that deeply? What potential advantage made it worth it? What did they think they can get from a Prescient Trump that a President Clinton would have thwarted? I see possible ominous answers to those questions - but the media so far have held back on spelling it out.

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The Glaring Question that the Media Refuses to Probe Seriously [View all] Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 OP

I think it was first to prevent Hillary from becoming POTUS, Then Trump became SharonAnn Feb 2017 #1

Given the risk associated with being caught hacking our election Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #2

Artic drilling and related billions flamingdem Feb 2017 #3

And unraveling of NATO - more fuel for the rise of Rightist autocrats throughout Europe etc. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #4

Putin is desperate as seen by his actions in Crimea flamingdem Feb 2017 #5

Personally I seek the discussion - the answers follow naturally Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #8

According to the message I'm seeing catapulted all over social media... Orrex Feb 2017 #6

He wants to re-align the world's power structure with Russia as Eurasian hegemon. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #7

+10000000000000000000000000000000000! 2naSalit Feb 2017 #9

I tend to agree with the sweep of what you wrote and also referenced Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #10

Yes, Trump's position looked stronger then than it does now. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #11