Oh Come on Russia its getting too obvious

[Bitek]

So you are ok about possible Russian interference in *your* election? Cool.

As long as the KGB puppet is their puppet then it's all good.



It's absolutely insane the Republicans have now allied with the Soviets.

 

[Meghan54]

Anyone read this?

Trump adviser accuses U.S. of disregarding Russia's interests

A foreign policy adviser to U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump has accused Washington of contributing to an atmosphere of mutual contempt with Moscow by disregarding Russia's interests.

Carter Page, a former investment banker whose views on Russia have caused controversy in the past, made the comments in an opinion piece for Russia's state-controlled Sputnik news agency that was published on Thursday.

"From Syria to Ukraine to world energy policy, Russia remains an essential piece in the puzzle for solving many of Washington's most pressing geostrategic challenges," Page wrote in the article.

The U.S. government had shown a "complete disregard for Russia's interests", Page said, saying this had fueled a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations.


Trump, the Republican nominee for next month's U.S. election, named Page as being among five foreign policy advisers in March. Both Trump and Page are known for their more conciliatory stance toward Russia, in contrast to the views of many prominent Republicans.

In a speech in Moscow in July, Page criticized Western countries for what he said was their "hypocritical focus on democratization" in the post-Soviet world.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...tm_medium=referral&utm_source=morefromreuters

 

[woolfe9998]

Love the outrage.... Needed more of it when the Obama administration was spending taxpayer money to influence elections in Israel.

I suspect there might be more outrage if it was actually true.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...laims-us-funded-anti-netanyahu-election-effo/

The truth is the connection between the grants and Israeli elections is quite remote.

Unfortunately, the sources you are reading aren't giving you all the facts. But then. they never do.

 

[trenchfoot]

As long as the KGB puppet is their puppet then it's all good.



It's absolutely insane the Republicans have now allied with the Soviets.

It follows the principle of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". The Repubs have simply taken it to a whole new level. And that ain't new either.

 

[Rhonda the Sly]

Putin and his allies are coming on way stronger and more obviously than they would need to (or want to) if they wanted to actually influence the election, which leads me to wonder if this is all a mix of coincidence and opportunistic head games. That is to say that it's a coincidence that Paul Manafort and Carter Page have some ties to or interests in Russia but Putin, sensing that Trump may be easy to manipulate, decided to place his fingers on the scale not necessarily to support Trump but because he may win either way. He potentially get favors from one candidate and further divides the US population, improving his position or getting a wash.

 

[agent00f]

Putin and his allies are coming on way stronger and more obviously than they would need to (or want to) if they wanted to actually influence the election, which leads me to wonder if this is all a mix of coincidence and opportunistic head games. That is to say that it's a coincidence that Paul Manafort and Carter Page have some ties to or interests in Russia but Putin, sensing that Trump may be easy to manipulate, decided to place his fingers on the scale not necessarily to support Trump but because he may win either way. He potentially get favors from one candidate and further divides the US population, improving his position or getting a wash.

Putin is old school KGB and generally pretty good at getting what he wants. Consider for example he literally has american conservatives who used to hate the KGB more than the devil cheerleading for his cause.