The NSA and FBI expressed "low confidence" that Russia hacked and leaked DNC emails to help Trump, documents show. US intelligence leaders concealed this dissent and told a different story.
When you grow up in the US you are systematically taught to hate Russia, and to see it as the enemy. It was and still is used as a bogeyman to scare children. I just threw that BS away when I was 8. When they through Russia-gate into the presidential mix between Clinton, a war monger, and Trump I just dismissed it as more bullshit. Never believed it! During Obama's 2 terms many in the "liberal' media stroked him even though he had Clinton on his team, a die hard neocon, middle eastern wars under his belt and implemented a coup in Ukraine. Well he didn't send them weapons when they asked, but Trump did, ergo he's to blame for it all. Worse, Trump wanted to get along with Russia and even paid Putin a visit to the screams of the democrats which they claimed offered more proof of his collusion with Russia. No Trump-Russia war, but one got underway shortly after the Biden win, and they simply won't let it die, but have allowed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to do just that.
Thanks Aaron, for this detailed summary of a complex conspiracy. Just a couple thoughts:
1) It's been inferred for some time that Obama was a key player in this conspiracy to demonize Trump and delegitimize his election, due to all his appointees--Clinton, Brennan, Comey, Clapper, and others having a hand in it. Now it has become even more explicit. This fact should now be pounded home relentlessly. This gigantic hoax, or soft coup attempt, never would have had the years-long run it has had without the express approval of Obama. He needs to be held accountable.
2) While I am overjoyed that key elements of the conspiracy are now being exposed in the independent/alt media space, what we really need is a definitive history that puts this scandal in book form for generations to read and understand. Think of the Woodward and Bernstein book, "All the President's Men" and the subsequent movie. Hopefully, the time is now ripe for someone (Aaron?) to craft such a book that tells the complete story and the players, including the complicit media, and how this high level conspiracy and cover-up has now become a common element and basic practice in our former democracy.
Thanks for this. I am glad to see that you included the testimony of Shawn Henry, President of CrowdStrike, something that I find rarely discussed, except by people like my brother, Ray McGovern. In the future I respectfully suggest that you also include the Fall, 2016 VIPS memo, principally authored by 2 former NSA technical directors, who showed by forensic evidence that it was technically impossible for the hacking to have occurred from such.a long distance, like Russia or Europe. In addition, I think that Patrick Lawrence almost immediately smelled a rat, and wrote an article exposing what a fraud the emerging Russiagate was turning out to be.
Bravo, Aaron! If I can understand this excellent summary of the events and evidence please tell me why the media, elected officials and pundits cannot? I continue to hear that it is a fact, or a given, that Russia supported Trump and that Russia hacked the DNC and Podesta emails. None of which is proven at all. Quite the contrary! After all the years of indoctrination, I fear the truth of this will never be understood or accepted. Sigh…
Aaron, words are never enough to express gratitude for your meticulous research and well-documented writing. Your passion for getting to the truth just shines. A rarity, if not one of a kind!
What’s really great about all of this is how everyone has totally forgotten what was in those emails; a concrete conspiracy to fuck Bernie Sanders (and his supporters) and prevent him from winning the primary at all costs. (The cost, of course, was losing to Trump.)
Superb post! I do so appreciate how consistently detailed and comprehensible your articles are. I suffer from chronic insomnia, and you still manage to keep me focused and intrigued. A very impressive skill! It's hardly surprising that you have so many subscribers with great articles like these... P.S. There are definitely more than three people who still read articles! Many thanks. 😂👍
This is so important, and thank you for keeping up on the topic, Aaron. The pushback I have gotten from people when I fill them in on the Russia-gate chimea is the question as to why during Trump's first administration none of this was realeased and is now just coming out now. The say it is being released now in order to take attention away from the Epstein case. What is your answer to this?
Excellent summary, Aaron! I've been hoping you would cover this story. 🌺
When you grow up in the US you are systematically taught to hate Russia, and to see it as the enemy. It was and still is used as a bogeyman to scare children. I just threw that BS away when I was 8. When they through Russia-gate into the presidential mix between Clinton, a war monger, and Trump I just dismissed it as more bullshit. Never believed it! During Obama's 2 terms many in the "liberal' media stroked him even though he had Clinton on his team, a die hard neocon, middle eastern wars under his belt and implemented a coup in Ukraine. Well he didn't send them weapons when they asked, but Trump did, ergo he's to blame for it all. Worse, Trump wanted to get along with Russia and even paid Putin a visit to the screams of the democrats which they claimed offered more proof of his collusion with Russia. No Trump-Russia war, but one got underway shortly after the Biden win, and they simply won't let it die, but have allowed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to do just that.
Remember Natasha and Bullwinkle?
Thanks Aaron, for this detailed summary of a complex conspiracy. Just a couple thoughts:
1) It's been inferred for some time that Obama was a key player in this conspiracy to demonize Trump and delegitimize his election, due to all his appointees--Clinton, Brennan, Comey, Clapper, and others having a hand in it. Now it has become even more explicit. This fact should now be pounded home relentlessly. This gigantic hoax, or soft coup attempt, never would have had the years-long run it has had without the express approval of Obama. He needs to be held accountable.
2) While I am overjoyed that key elements of the conspiracy are now being exposed in the independent/alt media space, what we really need is a definitive history that puts this scandal in book form for generations to read and understand. Think of the Woodward and Bernstein book, "All the President's Men" and the subsequent movie. Hopefully, the time is now ripe for someone (Aaron?) to craft such a book that tells the complete story and the players, including the complicit media, and how this high level conspiracy and cover-up has now become a common element and basic practice in our former democracy.
Shocking, who could imagine IC dishonesty exposed in under one decade!
Aaron -
Thanks for this. I am glad to see that you included the testimony of Shawn Henry, President of CrowdStrike, something that I find rarely discussed, except by people like my brother, Ray McGovern. In the future I respectfully suggest that you also include the Fall, 2016 VIPS memo, principally authored by 2 former NSA technical directors, who showed by forensic evidence that it was technically impossible for the hacking to have occurred from such.a long distance, like Russia or Europe. In addition, I think that Patrick Lawrence almost immediately smelled a rat, and wrote an article exposing what a fraud the emerging Russiagate was turning out to be.
Bravo, Aaron! If I can understand this excellent summary of the events and evidence please tell me why the media, elected officials and pundits cannot? I continue to hear that it is a fact, or a given, that Russia supported Trump and that Russia hacked the DNC and Podesta emails. None of which is proven at all. Quite the contrary! After all the years of indoctrination, I fear the truth of this will never be understood or accepted. Sigh…
Aaron, words are never enough to express gratitude for your meticulous research and well-documented writing. Your passion for getting to the truth just shines. A rarity, if not one of a kind!
What’s really great about all of this is how everyone has totally forgotten what was in those emails; a concrete conspiracy to fuck Bernie Sanders (and his supporters) and prevent him from winning the primary at all costs. (The cost, of course, was losing to Trump.)
Aaron, a great summary…… ok, but where to from here?
PLEASE you American reporters. IF you are going to use ACRONYMS spell them out. We don't ALL live in the USA.
The 'talking heads' on U-Tube do the same.
Acronyms are there to fool the public and a lot of Americans do NOT know (will not ask) what they mean.
As for this editorial thank you Aaron. I knew it was a hoax immediately....why? Because anything Russian has to be bad.
Hilary Clinton is still a crook. Put her in Jail.
Americans are more than willing to believe propaganda because they know nothing.........finally they are learning Geography!
By the way: I don't know this: Who is the Head of the DNC? Would it be Hilary and Obama?
I live in the United States and I agree with these requests about acronyms and quick explanations.
I have written on substack about this and now here. Thanks for your comment.
Thanks Aaron!
Superb post! I do so appreciate how consistently detailed and comprehensible your articles are. I suffer from chronic insomnia, and you still manage to keep me focused and intrigued. A very impressive skill! It's hardly surprising that you have so many subscribers with great articles like these... P.S. There are definitely more than three people who still read articles! Many thanks. 😂👍
This is so important, and thank you for keeping up on the topic, Aaron. The pushback I have gotten from people when I fill them in on the Russia-gate chimea is the question as to why during Trump's first administration none of this was realeased and is now just coming out now. The say it is being released now in order to take attention away from the Epstein case. What is your answer to this?
I mean, GRU? The Russian intel agency that would do that stuff is the SVR.
And turf wars between Russian intel agencies are pretty ferocious.