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James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence for the United States and the administration of Barack Obama said today that the “leaked” document which contributed to false news stories by Buzzfeed and CNN was not a government document.

Despite being passed off by media outlets as a “leaked government document” about President-elect Donald Trump, Clapper said the information contained in the document has not been confirmed by any U.S. intelligence agency.

He spoke last night with Trump.

“This evening, I had the opportunity to speak with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss recent media reports about our briefing last Friday. I expressed my profound dismay at the leaks that have been appearing in the press, and we both agreed that they are extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security,” clapper said.  “We also discussed the private security company document, which was widely circulated in recent months among the media, members of Congress and Congressional staff even before the IC became aware of it.”

Clapper emphasized that this document is not a U.S. Intelligence Community product and that he did not believe the leaks came from within the IC.

“The IC has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable, and we did not rely upon it in any way for our conclusions,” he added.  “However, part of our obligation is to ensure that policymakers are provided with the fullest possible picture of any matters that might affect national security.”

Clapper issued reassurance that despite the media narrative of a contested relationship between Trump and the intelligence community, it is more media spin than reality.

“President-elect Trump again affirmed his appreciation for all the men and women serving in the Intelligence Community, and I assured him that the IC stands ready to serve his Administration and the American people,” he said.

“James Clapper called me yesterday to denounce the false and fictitious report that was illegally circulated. Made up, phony facts.Too bad,” Trump said today.

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by Phil Stilton

According to a CNN report on the Russian hacking of the DNC in 2016, it appears a mid-twentieth century Robco terminal was used for the intrusion.   In a video report for CNN’s story ‘White House announces retaliation against Russia: Sanctions, ejecting diplomats‘, the network shows a hacker on a laptop hacking into a Robco Industries Termlink, most likely from somewhere within the commonwealth.

Just go to about the one minute mark in the video the see it first hand.

Apparently, after locating the DNC’s terminal on their Pip Boy, the Russian hackers utilized their master lock picking skills to gain access to the DNC’s hardware and retrieve John Podesta’s email before being spotted by a nearby raiders before quickly sending Preston with the stolen data over to Wikileaks.

There’s just one problem.  Since CNN is just as in the dark as the rest of America on how the DNC servers were hacked and by who…and if they actually were hacked, they used in-game screen video from the popular role playing game Fallout 4 to sensationalize the hacking attempt.

Thanks to the ever so vigilant Reddit user I_Can_Explain, who brought it to the world’s attention, the CNN gaffe was exposed and rightfully mocked in a public forum.

“If you want to talk about hacking on a major news network, your choices are either that or a scene from The Matrix,” wrote dlollolb.    But that was a few seconds earlier in the video.

“Sorry pulling images of a video game and airing them as part of your hacking story is the definition of journalism fail,” responded Will_Nicely_Disagree.  “It’s sensationalist (ooh look how those dastardly hackers operated) and completely unnecessary to report the actual story. An image of a stock computer could just as easily have accompanied this story, but that was obviously not flashy enough for CNN.”

The CNN hackergate terminal mystery was quickly solved.

“Doing a Google Image Search for ‘hack computer’ gets more than one Fallout screenshot,” wrote corey_m_snow.  “Some intern probably just picked something that looked technical enough and ran with it.”

So it appears some video jockey intern at a major liberal news network Googled “hacking” and after scrolling through a few Matrix pictures, decided it was a good idea to use the first two things he or she found to sensationalize the story.

Bethesda Softworks, published of Fallout 4, further mocked CNN by using a screenshot of their in-game terminal, saying, “Sneak Peek at Season 3 of @whoismrrobot.”

Mr. Robot is a show about a cybersecurity expert by day who becomes a vigilante hacker by night.

 

 

 

 

 

by Phil Stilton

VERMONT-The Washington Post last week was a willing ally in President Obama’s factless assault on Russia, reporting, “Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security.”

Now, the liberal based newspaper which was under fire for its poor election coverage in 2016 has said no such event took place.

“An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Russian hackers had penetrated the U.S. electric grid. Authorities say there is no indication of that so far,” the paper said in a retraction today. “The computer at Burlington Electric that was hacked was not attached to the grid.”

No evidence made available to the public or media suggests or proves the hacking was tied to Russia either.

In an interview this week with George Stephanopoulos, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer questioned the President’s motives on the sanctions and expulsion of Russian diplomats.

“I think one of the questions that we have is why the magnitude of this?” Spicer said. “I mean you look at 35 people being expelled, two sites being closed down, the question is, is that response in proportion to the actions taken? Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn’t but you have to think about that.”

Incoming President Donald Trump said he will be holding an intelligence meeting this week.  In a conversation New Year’s eve with the media, the President-elect touched on the Russian hacking issue.

“I just want them to be sure, because it’s a pretty serious charge, and I want them to be sure.  If you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong,” Trump said. “It could be somebody else, and I know things that other people don’t know. So they cannot be sure of the situation.”

Although Washington has raised allegations of Russian hacking, no solid proof has been provided to the American public to date.   Security expert John MacAfee, said this weekend that he is confident the attacks were not originated in Russia.  MacAfee said that if Russia was behind the attacks, their tracks would have been well hidden.

He said that a skilled attacker would mask his footprints to make the attacks appear as if they were coming from a third party.  He aded, if all of the tracks left lead back to Russia, it was not Russia and a skilled hacker simply made it appear that way.

by Phil Stilton

WASHINGTON, DC-Arizona Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego, a former U.S. Marine Reservist will not be backing fellow Devil Dog and retired Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis as the next United States Secretary of Defense.

Gallego said he will vote against Mattis’ required waiver.

“As a fellow Marine, I greatly admire General James Mattis’ dedication and leadership. We all should be incredibly grateful for his many years of service to our nation,” Gallego said.  “As a veteran, I believe strongly in the principle of civilian leadership of the military. Current law requires that a military officer be out of active duty for at least seven years before taking the job of defense secretary. I do not believe this long-standing check should be cast aside, and I will oppose a waiver of this rule, even for someone as exceptionally qualified as General Mattis.”

That stance didn’t sit well with his fellow Marines and military veterans who gave the congressman a virtual blanket party on Facebook.

“You’re an embarrassment to the Marines,” said many who visited Gallego’s Facebook page today.

“It’s a weekend warrior disrespecting one of the greatest generals in Marine Corps history,” said David Dudley.  “Catch a knife hand to the throat, pussy.”

“This is your last term in the house,” said Rich Baptist.  “Get your resume ready, McDonalds probably is going to want to see it.”

“I guess your motto is ‘Semper I’, not ‘Semper Fi’, I’m ashamed to call you a brother,” said Marine Kerry McClanahan.

“You worthless shitbag,” wrote Chad Stanley.  “You have no integrity!”

“Every unit had a guy like this,” wrote Marine Mitch Cogburn.  “The little bitch that didn’t belong.”

Gallego was called everything from a “fat ass” to “blue falcon”, a code word we use to politely call a fellow Marine who goes against his own a, “Buddy F*&cker”.

“Wish we could take this guy to the tree line,” wrote … of all people… Al Swearengen.

Lace Carmouche bluntly told Gallego, “God you’re a pussy.”