Russian interference in 2016 General Election. Was the GRU involved?

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:20:48 -0400

So now that we know that Guccifer 2.0 (released stolen DNC emails) is a Russian Intelligence Officer does it change your thoughts that The Russians interfered with the US 2016 General Election?

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Mar 22 at 2018 7:36 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:36:42 -0400

I don't doubt that there are multiple countries attempting to have affects on the politics of multiple other countries. Is that not the nature of the beast? The question is not whether there was interference but rather the level of the interference. Are we talking propoganda or are we talking tampering with systems and programs (doubtful). I think that this dead horse has been beaten so much that it is a dried up puddle on the ground. It needs to be gotten over.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2018 8:17 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:17:21 -0400

We know the previous administration knew inteference was happening and did zero to stop it. How many times has our country interfered in another country's election? Countless times I'm sure. We should protect our sovereignty and at the same time understand others are returning favors upon us constantly.

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2018 8:21 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:21:51 -0400

Not really. We already have more than enough evidence of Russian interference. Unfortunately, Congress, the media, and the anti-Trump folks seem more intent on Trump collusion than actually developing mitigation strategies that could protect us from external foreign powers looking to influence future U.S. elections.

It also doesn't help that the DNC did not turn over their server(s) to the FBI resulting in potential bias regarding any insight into the responsible antagonist(s).

Response by MGySgt Rick Tyrrell made Mar 22 at 2018 8:37 PM

MGySgt Rick Tyrrell — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:37:46 -0400

At this point I am beyond caring. I only hope they fix the problem in the future

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2018 9:41 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:41:14 -0400

I've tried to put that all in the past, but sure didn't know about him being GRU. I hope the election officials are taking it seriously going forward though. Thanks for the share.

Response by Capt Sabrena Goldman made Mar 23 at 2018 4:15 AM

Capt Sabrena Goldman — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:15:29 -0400

PsyOps seemed clear for a while. Not surprised.

Response by 1LT Peter Duston made Mar 23 at 2018 7:01 AM

1LT Peter Duston — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:01:52 -0400

As a Russian Linguist (retired - MI), I have been trained and educated that Bolshevik - Communist - Soviet - now lightly camouflaged Russian intentions have been consistent for decades, namely undermining and subverting Western Democracies with the US as prime target. We are in greater danger than in the decades when Ivan Amerikanits was a joke on Radio Moscow. We are facing a serious threat to our national security with Guccifer being only the tip of the iceberg. Any US intelligence personnel can recognize the threat when the “Commies” have a literal finger on the control panels of our nuclear power plants...WAKE UP AMERICA!! We are under attack and our CIC is doing nothing. Its nothing short of dereliction of duty and the list of command failure is long!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2018 8:40 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 08:40:48 -0400

There is no doubt that Russia launched an IO campaign against the USA. The only thing new is the use of social media.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2018 10:40 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:40:23 -0400

If you can believe people's emotions can be manipulated with sound-bite propaganda without verifiable evidence, sure. It's called psy-ops and our government, also, has been engaged in that type of "behavior modification" for decades.