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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by 13years on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:01PM (#16394881)
We have a politically motivated lens focused on only the Russians. Does anyone remember before the Russia hysteria it was always the Chinese hacking into our systems?

Did they actually do what is claimed? Maybe, but are they really doing anymore than anyone else? Less anyone doubt we might charge them with something they didn't do, remember we have fought wars over what countries were later proven not to do.

In the end, what was revealed by whoever is that our own democracy's greatest threat lies from within and most likely always will

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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by knz on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:06PM (#16394932)
> Russia hysteria

Even beyond the domestic political implications of Russian involvement in our election, Russia is actively supporting groups that are likely shooting at Americans and our allies today (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/17/evidence-russian-mil... or https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/04/24...).

Is it hysterical to care about these issues?

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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by 13years on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:13PM (#16395014)
Yes, the media is only reporting through the lens that promotes only a single view point of our relationship with Russia.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/30/russia...

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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by wu-ikkyu on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:19PM (#16395085)
Context is important, because the US and co. did the exact same thing when Soviet troops were in Afghanistan.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by knz on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:23PM (#16395137)
Context is indeed important, one could argue that the Soviets did the same in Korea, Vietnam, or any of the other major Cold War conflicts.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by wu-ikkyu on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:29PM (#16395194)
Indeed -- and all of these examples were driven by hysteria on both sides.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by amaranth on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:12PM (#16395649)
So you agree the US is in another Cold War with Russia then? Otherwise how is that relevant?
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by Zigurd on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:20PM (#16395099)
The Russians have a long track record of influencing elections on Brexit and elected office throughout Europe. This is a defacement attack on elected governments, purely meant to weaken them to Russia's relative advantage. They may have gotten so far as to work with candidates by passing them information and coordinating attacks with campaign messaging and goals.
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Re:U.S. Charges 13 Russians, 3 Companies for Interfering wit... by 52-6F-62 on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:56PM (#16395513)
I don't know why you're being downvoted. This is accurate. You may fare better by adding sources— but it's been in the news for some time, and specifically confirmed by France's IC IIRC.

France: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/05/french-electio...

Germany: https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/the-impact-of-russian-...

Netherlands: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2017/06/06/rus...

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