U.S. intel agencies: Russia and China plotting to interfere in 2020 election

[TaiShang]

U.S. intel agencies: Russia and China plotting to interfere in 2020 election

DNI chief Dan Coats also noted that U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons.

Daniel Coats, director of National Intelligence testifies on Worldwide Threats during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 29, 2019.Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images


Jan. 29, 2019, 11:30 PM GMT+8 / Updated Jan. 29, 2019, 11:44 PM GMT+8
By Ken Dilanian

U.S. intelligence agencies assess that Russia and China will seek to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, having learned lessons from Russia's operation in 2016, according to the annual public survey of national security threats issued Tuesday.

"We assess that foreign actors will view the 2020 U.S. elections as an opportunity to advance their interests," Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate intelligence committee at the worldwide threats hearing.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...XBTr3diTI88q1-mHYjSi1GLkspxqqRP0FRtW01FQV6z2A

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Fear and vulnerability. Two words that sum up USer state of mind.

@Dungeness

 

[TaiShang]

I doubt China and Russia are meddling in their elections. Their retarded population will elect retarded leaders on their own.

Speaking of political meddling and being all around complete cunts.

the United States does have a well-documented history of interfering and sometimes interrupting the workings of democracies elsewhere. It has occupied and intervened militarily in a whole swath of countries in the Caribbean and Latin America and fomented coups against democratically elected populists.

The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...the-u-s-interfering-with-elections-elsewhere/

@TruthTheOnlyDefense
@Hamartia Antidote

In fact it is easy to buy US politics. But I do not think China does it or even has a desire for it.

Small countries like Armenia, Turkey, KSA etc. are good about it and they spend millions.

 

[Kyle Sun]

Fucking stupid hypochondriac.

 

[Dungeness]

When it comes to China, the whole US establishment and media are falling into hysterics. This is no longer the "shinning city upon the hill" that it once was. It is now behaving more like a "rouge nation" than the superpower.

 

[TaiShang]

When it comes to China, the whole US establishment and media are falling into hysterics. This is no longer the "shinning city upon the hill" that it once was. It is now behaving more like a "rouge nation" than the superpower.

I wonder, with that much of injection of fear and vulnerability on daily basis by the regime mouths in the Congress and administration and by the monied-media, how does an average USer feel in their ordinary life?

That much hatred and fear should be unhealthy. No wonder they vent their frustration on each other oftentimes in the form of gun violence.

 

[Dungeness]

I wonder, with that much of injection of fear and vulnerability on daily basis by the regime mouths in the Congress and administration and by the monied-media, how does an average USer feel in their ordinary life?

That much hatred and fear should be unhealthy. No wonder they vent their frustration on each other oftentimes in the form of gun violence.

Many left-leaning young professionals don't buy it, and they know it is all about losing 5G and other races. For those who know nothing more than "good guy vs bad guy", they probable can't comprehend.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Yup. They are gonna make sure Trump lose 2020 election. It's guaranteed anyway since Trump only has low 30s approval.

 

[Han Patriot]

When it comes to China, the whole US establishment and media are falling into hysterics. This is no longer the "shinning city upon the hill" that it once was. It is now behaving more like a "rouge nation" than the superpower.

More like sense of desperation. They didn't expect China to rise so fast. We had been bribing the US politicunts for a long time until this Trump came up. Well, just need to bide our time till this idiot goes away.

 

[Dungeness]

More like sense of desperation. They didn't expect China to rise so fast. We had been bribing the US politicunts for a long time until this Trump came up. Well, just need to bide our time till this idiot goes away.

It is not just about this or that idiot, they are changing the rule of engagement with China, as a country. China's problems with US are here to stay.

 

[ohmrlobalobayeh]

I doubt China and Russia are meddling in their elections. Their retarded population will elect retarded leaders on their own.

Speaking of political meddling and being all around complete cunts.

the United States does have a well-documented history of interfering and sometimes interrupting the workings of democracies elsewhere. It has occupied and intervened militarily in a whole swath of countries in the Caribbean and Latin America and fomented coups against democratically elected populists.

The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...the-u-s-interfering-with-elections-elsewhere/

@TruthTheOnlyDefense
@Hamartia Antidote

The emperor has already received his mandate. He's free from all the political haggling and ball-juggling of a chaoticracy and has got plenty of time to focus on other world leaders.

 

[TaiShang]

Many left-leaning young professionals don't buy it, and they know it is all about losing 5G and other races. For those who know nothing more than "good guy vs bad guy", they probable can't comprehend.

Now they are casting shadow on the yet-to-come elections, then, whoever the loser is, that side will have enough ammunition to disrupt the winning side.

I would be surprised if Russia and China stayed hands tied in this very fertile environment.

 

[TaiShang]

‘China threat theory’ gauges US paranoia

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/30



During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats accused China, Russia, Iran and North Korea of increasingly "threatening minds and developing ways to disrupt critical infrastructures."

Coats expressed concern about expanding cooperation between China and Russia, which he claimed to be eroding existing standards, attempting to reshape the international system and increasing the risk of regional conflicts.

The same day Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities James Anderson noted China's missiles, particularly hypersonic, as a concern for the US government. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe lashed out at China's buildup on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as like Beijing "preparing for World War III."

The most powerful country in the world says it is the most threatened and penetrated one. This is contrary to common sense and can only make people feel that the US is quite neurotic on security issues.

We cannot represent any other country, but we can certainly admonish Washington: The probability of the US being attacked by China is far less than that of the country being hit by a devastating asteroid. If Washington thinks it is throwing money into water to build an asteroid interception system, then a system to protect against a Chinese missile attack is actually more ridiculous.

When you hear something like "China's preparing for World War III," it seems at first unbelievable that such words could come from a chairman of a Senate committee.

But in recent years, the Chinese people have witnessed how the US acts increasingly against science and turns democracy into populism. Is this the US we all admired at the beginning of China's reform and opening-up?

We can understand that Washington worries about China's development. But it is inconceivable to see such concerns turn into hysterics that dominate US elites' knowledge of China.

In recent years, the Confucius Institute has been accused of being China's penetration agency, the high-tech company Huawei has been declared an arm of Chinese intelligence and Chinese overseas students have been treated as spies by US senators, intelligence officers and even Cabinet members.

US-style democracy seems to increasingly specialize in judgmentalism and saber-rattling. US elites may have collectively overlooked a very basic logic: Facing a superpower, no country would attack it to seek self-destruction.

Washington should stop and think a moment: Is it easier to safeguard US security with technology or through mitigation of tensions with other countries? We suspect that the US system is not promoting the country's best interests, but instead engaging in moves designed to motivate voters.

The "China threat theory" is a neat gimmick, a scam of the elites, driven by special interests. But it also serves as a useful measure of the degree to which the US political system is deviating from seeking truth from facts.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1137596.shtml

 

[Dungeness]

It's comical when US accused other countries of interfering an election process. A virgin whore, or a whore virgin?

 

[TaiShang]

It's comical when US accused other countries of interfering an election process. A virgin whore, or a whore virgin?

 

[Menthol]

I wonder, with that much of injection of fear and vulnerability on daily basis by the regime mouths in the Congress and administration and by the monied-media, how does an average USer feel in their ordinary life?

That much hatred and fear should be unhealthy. No wonder they vent their frustration on each other oftentimes in the form of gun violence.

When you are rich and have money to spend...

You don't give a crap about news.

What you do, is where we are going to party tonight, or when awesome movie or videogame is being released...

Unless the news is quite sensational.