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Re:U.S. government accuses Russia of hacking campaign to inf... by ak4g on Friday October 07, 2016 @04:25PM (#12663666)
Then use your critical thinking.

I'll repeat the question:

> Why would they lie? What gives you reason to think they (not the DNC!) be that colossally stupid?

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Re:U.S. government accuses Russia of hacking campaign to inf... by zigzigzag on Friday October 07, 2016 @04:57PM (#12663847)
Because it helps them justify a larger budget?

This is ridiculous. Why would they not lie? The US intelligence community appears to lie reflexively about everything. Why would anyone take their words at face value?

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