White House puts sanctions on Russia over election hacking

[FAH1223]

https://www.facebook.com/Reuters/posts/1345287008824985

[SultanOrder]

Where is the proof? They have yet to show evidence to the public that Russia did anything. Smh

[Gaashaanle1000]

Things are heating up it seems, and the African wonder boy wants to start something big before he leaves office. Someone should slap this African upside the head and kick him out before he ruins everything

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-r ... SKBN14I1TY

[Nomand]

No proof is needed when it comes to allegation against foreign spies. Russia does it all the time also.

[SultanOrder]

No proof is needed when it comes to allegation against foreign spies. Russia does it all the time also.

The point is you can't just put sanctions any time you want, there has to be laws behind this shit.

[Twist]

The CIA and the US intelligence officials have been saying as early as October that Russia was behind the alleged hacking of the Democratic Party. I don't think they'll publish how it happened, but that's probably what they're basing the sanctions on. Also some heavyweight Republicans are saying that the sanctions have been long overdue.

[FAH1223]

The CIA and the US intelligence officials have been saying as early as October that Russia was behind the alleged hacking of the Democratic Party. I don't think they'll publish how it happened, but that's probably what they're basing the sanctions on. Also some heavyweight Republicans are saying that the sanctions have been long overdue.

WaPo and others are quoting anonymous officials.

DHS published a cable that says how hacking takes place but it didn't mention how Russia was involved.

There has to be some kind of evidence presented to the public.

[grandpakhalif]

Putin's response is more interesting, he invited all US diplomats too a New Years party at the Kremlin, he has definitely outclassed the African hybrid and is eagerly awaiting Trump's ascent

[Twist]

The CIA and the US intelligence officials have been saying as early as October that Russia was behind the alleged hacking of the Democratic Party. I don't think they'll publish how it happened, but that's probably what they're basing the sanctions on. Also some heavyweight Republicans are saying that the sanctions have been long overdue.

WaPo and others are quoting anonymous officials.

DHS published a cable that says how hacking takes place but it didn't mention how Russia was involved.

There has to be some kind of evidence presented to the public.

Whether the alleged hacking is true or not, I really doubt that any administration, be it Democrat or Republic, would provide these so-called evidences the "public" (usually the media and the opposing party) demand when incidents like this take place. Americans kept crying 'evidence' for over a decade and half re 9/11 and still the 9/11 commission's findings, despite thousands of different conspiracy theories, is the government's official response to what happened. The same goes for Osama's killing, the US ambassador to Libya's murder and the embassy event, etc etc.

Some online commentators are speculating that Obama is putting a trap for Trump by expelling those diplomas right before he leaves office (their main argument is that if Trump calls them back then it proves that he's Putin's biatch), but Putin's latest move of not expelling the US diplomats in Russia has made the whole game more interesting. January 2017 is going to be a fun month, I guess.