From the editorial and various stories that have appeared (mostly in the back pages), we have learned the following in just the last few days:
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(1) Russia/Putin had been imitating the NSA for years....targeting thousands and thousands of people/organizations in 116 countries that Russia/Putin were not fond of.
(2) Russia/Putin tried to hack 195 "Trump" addresses.
(3) Bill Clinton personally profited to the tune of $500,000 for giving a speech in a possible "kick back" for a uranium deal with Russia.
(4) Putin "intensely disliked" Hillary Clinton because he thought that she had interfered with Russian Politics while she was Sec of State.
(5) Any Russian/Putin hacking of the DNC and Hillary Clinton was more likely than not simply the result of #1 and #4 above.
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#5 bears repeating: Any Russian/Putin hacking of the DNC and Hillary Clinton was more likely than not simply the result of #1 and #4 above.
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Russia/Putin did not need Trump for Russia/Putin to act like the Russian NSA.