Last week, electing Trump was "Russia's goal." This week it is "one of Russia's goals." Subtle difference, but worth noting.
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And still--WaPo's CIA sources seem uninterested in most obv goal: retaliating v Hillary. I wonder why CIA downplays its covert ops?

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Not to mention: None of the leaked excerpts of Brennan's letter say WHAT FBI & CIA & DNI agreed on. Just that according to Brennan they did.
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Did you notice FBI & CIA & DNI weren't in the same room when they all agreed? Nope: 2 separate meetings. A big fat game of spook telephone.
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Again, Vlad Putin is by no means the only spook in the world who knows how to run an info op.
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Also consider: of Brennan, Comey, Clapper, name the one top spook who MIGHT still be in his job 45 days.
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At some point the Intel Committees are gonna ask, "say, how much of that leaking in Dec was officially sanctioned?" Exec obliged to list it
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By that point, tho, Clapper will be happily retired and Brennan will be back in the War On Terror Contractor Gravy Train.
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By chance, have you read (or do you have a hunch) if "Putin was directly involved" is based on *post-election-day* intel?
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"new intelligence...from diplomatic sources and spies working for U.S. allies" http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-officials-putin-personally-involved-u-s-election-hack-n696146 …
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I imagine: "the British government has learned that Vladimir Putin recently sought significant quantities of votes for Trump."
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Hm. B/c let's say he wasn't really, or it wasn't really FOR Trump, maybe Putin wld now want ppl to think he did do it FOR Trump.
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Right. But I also think it might just be different way of stating what O did: not much happens w/o Putin's OK in Russia.
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Equiv op from the US you could also say POTUS involved, bc by law he'd have to have signed finding.
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If only the IC take had come out a bit sooner, I envision Time naming Putin "Person of the Year" and Trump doing a jealous rage.
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In your piece u don't hyperlink the real & perceived slights and covert ops which "Hillary claimed just before the WaPo story"?
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I'm interested in the claims by Hillary you are thinking about in that paragraph. Do you have a link to it? (Thx in advance!)
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Tho here I include a number of others. https://www.emptywheel.net/2016/12/12/cia-avoiding-conclusion-putin-hacked-hillary-retaliate-covert-actions/ … I forgot Panama Papers in that.
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isn't an anonymous source saying that the FBI and CIA agree?
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I address that in the post.
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