The Russia watchDisinformation wars; Russia, WikiLeaks and the British far left; 500,000 routers hacked, and more
· Federal Election Commission can’t decide if Russian interference violated law
· Disinformation wars
· Why are Russia, WikiLeaks and the British far left out to get this “pro-Israel” Wikipedia editor?
· Roger Stone requested Clinton emails from Assange
· Pompeo affirms, reluctantly, that Russia tried to help Trump win
· “Spygate” is Trump’s latest non-scandal about the Russia investigation
· Recruiting intelligence sources: President Trump makes a hard job harder
· Did the FBI save Trump’s presidency?
· Moscow, escalating tensions with London, investigates British media
· France and Macron have buried allegations of Russian meddling
· Sajjad Karim warns against Russian interference in 2019 European elections
· Malaysian Flight MH17 shot down by Russian army missile say Dutch investigators
· Cisco warns 500,000 routers have been hacked in suspected Russian plan to attack Ukraine
· Facebook, Twitter roll out new tools to fight online manipulation
Federal Election Commission can’t decide if Russian interference violated law (Peter Overby, NPR)
As tech companies and government agencies prepare to defend against possible Russian interference in the midterm elections, the Federal Election Commission has a different response: too soon.
Disinformation wars (Chris Meserole and Alina Polyakova, Foreign Policy)
The United States and Europe are ill-prepared for the coming wave of “deep fakes” that artificial intelligence could unleash.
Why are Russia, WikiLeaks and the British far left out to get this “pro-Israel” Wikipedia editor? (Omer Benjakob, Haaretz)
The mysterious ‘Philip Cross’ has raised the ire of Kremlin-backed media and far leftists, who accuse him of targeting their Wikipedia pages – even going as far as to offer a reward to anyone who can reveal his identity
Roger Stone requested Clinton emails from Assange (Shelby Holliday and Rob Barry, Wall Street Journal)
Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information he considered damaging to Hillary Clinton from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to emails reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Pompeo affirms, reluctantly, that Russia tried to help Trump win (Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged — after prodding by lawmakers — that he backs the finding by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and ultimately help Donald Trump. Pompeo, who previously was Trump’s CIA director, was pressed by Democrats on whether he accepted that finding during testimony Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Yes, sir,” he said.
“Spygate” is Trump’s latest non-scandal about the Russia investigation (Justin Miller, Daily Beast)
The president’s endless stream of conspiracy theories aim to undermine an investigation he has been unable so far to stop.
