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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. Blockbuster story buried in this NYT report. Pentagon, intelligence officials fear....

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 01:19 PM

Jun 2019

Blockbuster story buried in this NYT report.

Pentagon, intelligence officials fear they cannot trust Trump enough to brief him fully on new US cyber operation against Russia for fear he will "countermand it or discuss it with foreign officials" as he did before with Russians.

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U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid [View all] Zorro Jun 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2019 #1

They are not inserting them in US products. They are inserting the malware into the computer systems Nitram Jun 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2019 #16

Freelancer, I was responding to post that criticized the announcement of the action. "We didn't Nitram Jun 2019 #17

What could possibly go wrong with this? Maeve Jun 2019 #2

Come on Putin SHRED Jun 2019 #3

So stupid. Reveals methods and tools to adversary before we really need to deploy them. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #4

Exactly Owl Jun 2019 #10

Maybe this is one of the things Trump has declassified Politicub Jun 2019 #11

I disagree. It has a psychological effect as powerful as the infrastructure threat. Nitram Jun 2019 #15

Blockbuster story buried in this NYT report. Pentagon, intelligence officials fear.... mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #5

why is it buried in the article katusha Jun 2019 #8

+1 demmiblue Jun 2019 #9

GOOD! Turnabout is fair play... NewDayOranges Jun 2019 #6

escalation is a really bad strategy Blues Heron Jun 2019 #26

Sitting around with your thumb up your ass while hoping NewDayOranges Jun 2019 #27

Can't complain about them in our grid if we're in ther grid now can we Blues Heron Jun 2019 #28

You live in a dream world! This thing about two wrongs NewDayOranges Jun 2019 #29

I definitely don't want the war world you're living in, that's for sure. Blues Heron Jun 2019 #30

Life is not fair - deal with it! NewDayOranges Jun 2019 #31

But if Russia is able to supply dirt on our Nominee bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #7

These nitwits will fuck everything up. Our grid, utilities, institutions, and banks aren't safe. NBachers Jun 2019 #12

Instead of this childish game why aren't we putting as much effort into safeguarding our elections? groundloop Jun 2019 #13

Right ck4829 Jun 2019 #25

Trump Accuses New York Times of 'Treason' for Story on U.S. Cyber Offensive Against Russia Eugene Jun 2019 #18

K&R ck4829 Jun 2019 #19

1 - doubt it. 2 - it's more if you don't keep me in this stolen office, you will pay a price. lark Jun 2019 #20

Putin: Bad dog!! Bayard Jun 2019 #21

Tit for tat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #22

Good job guys! Looks like you took out Argentina and Uruguay, but missed Russia. hunter Jun 2019 #23

LOL, with this administration, that's probably what happened ck4829 Jun 2019 #24

About time we started fighting back Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #32