Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Dear Clinton Campaign and Brian Fallon, Stop Accusing WikiLeaks of Working for Russia

Brian Fallon recently accused WikiLeaks of working on behalf of the Russian government to help Donald Trump. Fallon’s Twitter barrage was full of accusations against the whistleblowing organization, including an ironic plea for WikiLeaks to disclose Trump’s tax returns. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton and her campaign have engaged in Cold War-era propaganda, primarily to deflect from numerous cyber-attacks. There’s also the tiny issue of 20% of U.S. uranium sold to the Russian government from a company run by Clinton Foundation donors.
Thus far, WikiLeaks, DC Leaks, Guccifer 2.0, and apparently “Russian hackers” have managed to hack into computer networks associated with the Democratic Party. Rather than assess why these various cyber-attacks have taken place, Brian Fallon, Robby Mook, and others in the Clinton campaign have leveled baseless accusations against WikiLeaks and Russia. U.S. intelligence officials might believe Russia is involved with the leaks, but have yet to disclose any evidence to the American people.
The DNC, the DCCC, the Clinton Foundation, and the Clinton campaign have all experienced hacks and it’s likely that carless security protocol allowed hackers from around the world a great deal of access. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes Russia, China and Iran have breached Hillary Clinton’s server. Since hackers don’t leave thank you notes, the chances are high that “sophisticated adversaries” have managed to infiltrate computer networks associated with Hillary Clinton. It wouldn’t be just Russia who has targeted an American Secretary of State’s private email server; China, Iran and other nations also engage in cyber-attacks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-clinton-campaign-and-brian-fallon-stop-accusing_us_57fcab23e4b0d786aa52bcaa 

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