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DNC Hacker Releases Clinton Foundation Documents (washingtonexaminer.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Following a report that Russian hackers penetrated the DNC's database, a hacker, who identifies himself as "Guccifer 2.0" after a popular Romanian hacker who hacked various American political figures, most notably Hillary Clinton and her private server, has published documents on Tuesday that he says came from the party's digital files. The documents detail Clinton's weaknesses as a candidate, and include a collection of negative press clips about the Clinton Foundation and a list of defenses against attacks on her private email use. Washington Examiner reports: "Another document, titled '2016 Democrats Positions Cheat Sheet,' listed major policy issues and indicated where Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chaffee, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden -- all former or possible rivals for the Democratic nomination -- stood on each issue." The documents contain information ranging from how the Clinton Foundation and its allies should respond to criticisms of the Clinton Foundation's revenue sources to how Chelsea Clinton wasn't able to answer questions about Clinton Foundation donations and other instances in which Bill Clinton was called a "sexual predator" for his past indiscretions. Even though the cybersecurity breach was blamed on the Russian government, the Kremlin has denied any involvement. The DNC also has yet to confirm or deny the authenticity of the leaked documents.
Some bored dude/dudette from Russia that was going to lose a bet if they did not hack the DNC or RNC site.
Is World War 3 going to be started because Jimmy launched a model rocket in his backyard? Sure it landed in the middle of the Kremlin or on the White House lawn, but lets not jump to costly conclusions.
Reeks of lone wolf like Guccifer 1.0 but I guess we will see.
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In b4 first false flag accusation.
well done, sir
Every time a story is posted about this it includes the claim that Guccifer hacked into Clinton's server.
IT NEVER HAPPENED!
Guccifer guessed password reset questions, he lacked the technical skills to actually hack a server.
Guccifer loved the notoriety of "hacking" famous people, he would never have broken into Clinton's server and then not published anything or told anyone because the emails were "not interesting".
Guccifer is in now in jail, is it so hard to believe that the hacker who publicly gloated over hacking famous people would now decide to make an unverifiable claim that he hacked the infamous emails of a super famous politician?
He's just trolling for attention and /. is obliging.
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It seems to me that this doesn't really do anything new, but provides a miracle play for the RNC who have, thus far, been floundering. Basically, they've been given a playbook to work from now, which they have been sorely lacking. Thank god they have a stable, intelligent candidate... oh god...
The longer this goes on, the more I'm starting to think that this isn't a false flag on either party's part, but a well coordinated foreign effort to diminish US power.
Putin's just showing he likes Trump, after all one dictator can recognize a rising dictator. He'd love to see America in Trumps meglomaniac hands, the US would alienate all it's traditional allies and he's destroy our military power in short order invading countries that insult him.
It's really embarrassing who we have running for President. Neither one is worthy or skilled or trustworthy to hold the office. Has it really come down to cheats, liars, and ever other derogatory trait that we have. I hope a bunch of stuff totally kills both Clinton and Trump's hopes for President. Let's have a write in campaign and vote for people with some sense of moderate views that might actually believe in them too.
Probably a false flag operation to pin the hack on Russia or Putin. It wouldn't surprise me if this hack was orchestrated by the RNC.
I think it's about time Trump demands the release of Chelsea's long form birth certificate so that we can better determine the true nature of the relationship between Bill and Hillary.
Watch the press not talk about it, as they focus on something happening with the Kardashians or Paris Hilton.
Stuff's pretty mild. Internal documents you'd expect any politically active organization would have.
Of course this will make the usual parade in the right-wing circlejerk media. Oh yes, this is what's going to nail the Clintons this time! Shit got old in the 90s.
Maybe that's the point. The Dems have pretty much perfected the rope-a-dope. Keep their opponents safely and softly scandalized by carefully crafted messaging. Detractors wave their arms about scream themselves ragged on non-issues, drawing the attention away from bigger issues.
Not sure why this is even on /.
It's hardly news for nerds, hell it's hardly news. "Easily guessable compilation of press coaching material from US Presidential campaign proves unexciting with absolutely no real revelations whatsoever." This stuff would hardly be mentioned in politically focused news sites, hell even the most ardent and strident Trump supporters could barely do anything with this knowledge. So let's please stop getting "updates" on this "story".
What's the defense for starting a civil war in Syria against all recommendations of the Department of Defense that directly aided ISIS and other Islamic extremist groups, killed 400k people, displaced millions of migrants, and then taking at least $10 million in donations from the Saudis who were the only ones to gain from the whole ordeal?
Watch the press not talk about it, as they focus on something happening with the Kardashians or Paris Hilton.
Or Trump saying something stupid ... again ...
Watch the press not talk about it, as they focus on something happening with the Kardashians or Paris Hilton.
Or Trump saying something stupid ... again ...
But not Hillary saying something stupefyingly stupid... again. Yeah imagine that.
I guess they changed it. When I logged in, the first password was FuckBernie. An internal password was ClintonsDNC
>> Watch the press not talk about it, as they focus on ... again ...
> Trump saying something stupid
That's Trump's playbook. He spent way less than most candidates, and got much more coverage. One of his books has a chapter about publicity. It can be summarized as "be outrageous, the press is always looking for a story that's not boring." It's LITERALLY his playbook, available on Amazon.
My state is solidly Republican, so my vote couldn't possibly affect whether Hillary or Trump wins.
However, in this election the Libertarian candidate is polling higher than ever. Both major parties have to notice this and think about adopting some libertarian views next time. I can encourage this by voting Libertarian. No, the Libertarian won't get elected this time, but the Republicans and Democrats WILL notice "gee, a lot of voters like libertarian policies. Maybe we should think about offering those voters some of what they want."
However, in this election the Libertarian candidate is polling higher than ever. Both major parties have to notice this and think about adopting some libertarian views next time.
It happened after Perot.....both parties got serious about the deficit after that. Didn't last very very long, but it was good while it lasted.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Voting for Gary "open the floodgates and let them all in" Johnson is just as bad as voting for Hillary. Libertarians live in a fantasy world where roads pave themselves, corporations benefit the public good, and the free market fairy will fix everything.
There is some excellent analysis and commentary here, focusing on the metadata and and how it exposes the political/financial connections.... I *highly* recommend you scroll down and go thru the comments there, keeping in mind the Clinton foundation was accepting multi-million dollar gifts from mideastern countries while she was arranging arms deals as Secretary of State. BTW the site I linked is starting to remind me more and more of the old Groklaw.
I always see things like that and wonder whether anyone, anywhere can play a higher level of game.
The person releasing the documents could have thought through what would happen. Knowing and with reasonable prediction, he *could* have placed some false and condemning documents in with the stash - something that would be outrageous if true.
For the right and subtly-constructed data, the press would leap on it in a heartbeat and it be a sensation for a few days. Then it would be roundly disproven, and then it would cast doubt on all the other documents.
The end result would be a lot of people chaotically talking about that specific candidate for a few days. Depending on the persuasion dimension, that could be crafted to be good or bad for the chosen candidate. Misleading identity would be bad for the candidate: something that causes the public to give the candidate a derogatory nickname. Misleading facts would be good for the candidate: cause a lot of talk, easily dis-proven, and doesn't apply to their persona.
All we really see in this world is straightforward and transparent actions.
I'd like to see someone hatch a conspiracy or elaborate prank on the world, just to show that there are people who can do it.
The Russian word for truth is "Pravda" or " "
Ironic, isn't it?
Watch the press not talk about it, as they focus on something happening with the Kardashians or Paris Hilton.
Or Trump saying something stupid ... again ...
But not Hillary saying something stupefyingly stupid... again. Yeah imagine that.
Hillary is on C-Span talking about it right now.. turn on your TV and see for yourself...
Sorry, I guess cyrillic isn't accepted by slashdot.
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18 MB, lots of seeders, no waiting.
Despite all the logical argument against government interference, the GOP wants to enforce government interference. Perhaps if they could separate themselves from the "bible thumper's" they might gain more traction?
Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once.
Or, there was an economic boom in the mid to late 90s, reducing the deficit.
The 'c' key is clear across the keyboard! How did you fat finger that one?
I would expect they would try to release something that would be harmful to Hillary's campaign. None of that really sounds particularly earth-shattering, there. Even if the Russian government might feel that Clinton is a better candidate for their agenda (in spite of Drumpf's high praises for Putin), I would expect that the Russian hacker would find it useful to bash Clinton if for no reason other than to make the Kremlin look bad.
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Because slashdot editors say so. And all the breathless "computer security" blog kiddies too! So it must be true!
Skills? We don't need no steenkin skills. This is HACKING, baby!
Or, there was an economic boom in the mid to late 90s, reducing the deficit.
That's definitely part of it, but it's not normal for politicians to get money and not spend it. There was a real focus on both sides of the aisle to reduce the deficit, that lasted through the Gore/Bush election (but Bush trashed it, and it hasn't been an issue since).
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
What's the Russian word for "reset"? Preferably the snootiest, most elitist usage.
pravda
noun
truth, sooth, verity, veracity
true, truth, verity, fact, sooth
truthfulness, truth, veracity, honesty, verity, trueness
accuracy, precision, exactness, fidelity, correctness, truth
truth
truth
accordance, conformity, correspondence, concordance, accord, truth
I would expect the Clintons are pretty good these days at not leaving anything damning in documents, though I'm sure they're thinking more about legal discovery than hackers.
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For Russia, Clinton is safer than Trump. She has been bought by companies with money and is predictable. No one knows what the fuck Trump will do. Electing Trump is like electing the Joker as portrayed in The Dark Knight.
Russia under Putin has been bombing and occupying its neighboring countries for decades. Currently it supports several "independent" satellite states, recognized by nobody else, that were created by Russian invasions. Russia is still waging war in Ukraine that it invaded covertly and without any provocation, including shooting down a civilian airplane. And in Syria where it supports a horrendous dictatorship. And apropos bombing, did you forget the carpet bombing of Grozny?
or " "
See? There is no word! They don't even have an alphabet that encodes in the Universal Character Set for nerds known as ASCII-7!
Politicians like to think short term, because most of the voters only think short term. Worrying about what will happen 10 years from now will lose you the election even though it's the sort of thinking smart people would like the politicians to have. When times are good politicians ignore the deficit, except in order to bring up how bad it was in the past under a different party. When times are bad they point to the deficit, build up panic, then trot out their standard tried-and-failed approaches to reduce it. For Republicans, when times are good you refund taxes, when times are bad you cut taxes. For Democrats when times are good you restore programs cut in the past, and when times are bad you add in programs to help people who are hurt by the bad times. Or you get a centrist that is hated by both sides (Jerry Brown in CA who tries to be more fiscally prudent than the democrats want but isn't into wholesale government dismantling like the republicans want).
True, we were doing good and you can point to both sides of the aisle for helping there. But then we went to war and spent more money than we had on it all while being told "just go about your daily business as if we weren't at war, otherwise the terrists win."
ASCII-7 is overkill. Baudot was good enough for grandpa so it's good enough for me!
"the GOP wants to enforce government interference"
Really? The GOP is the one jamming political correctness into everything? the GOP is using the EPA to meddle in nearly every business and the BLM to use wetlands rules to assert various levels of control/regulatory authority over most private property? Those pesky Republicans are the ones demanding that dirty old men can use restrooms and showers and locker rooms with little girls? Sorry, but no. The Democrats are the party of massive intrusive overbearing totalitarianism and are the ones who keep injecting government into more and more of our lives.
Conservatives (NOT the same as Republicans, but there is some overlap) are the ones who believe the Constitution actually means what it says and therefore are the ones who believe the federal government should be small and only involved in the very few things the document says it should. It's the political left who believes the Constitution is a "living document" which can be reinterpreted to mean anything that suits the whims of the day and the desires big government, thus enabling the government to get involved in everything.
Your "Bible thumpers" comment outs you. You're apparently just hostile to the idea that protestant Christianity still has some influence in the nation that was built on it, even though it currently has less influence on the culture, civil society, and government that at any previous time in US history. I bet you feel all oppressed by the idea that there are free people who are able to think homosexuality is a sin and abortion is murder, and you want government to re-educate these people (something that absolutely constitutes "government interference" in the human right of free thought/conscience). You probably have no problem with the idea of GOVERNMENT pushing the "gay is ok" message and actually threatening to take funding away from schools that do not give legal cover to pedo pervs in bathrooms/lockerrooms by opening those rooms to any guy who claims momentary gender fluidity. If so, then you are not actually upset by the idea of government involvement in private matters, you are just annoyed by people (even not in government) on the "wrong side" of your preferred issues. Don't pretend that you are opposed to government interference; you just want it interfering in favor of you beliefs.
Did you not read the memo ?
Genders are a construct of the nasty thoughts of the White Man, designed to suppress the Hermaphrodite nature of Homo Sapines !
Your penis is just a product of your hallucination.
From 2018 on, the words "man" "woman" "girl" and "boy" will be abolished. We will have one bathroom and we will stop speaking of penises and cunts. Total peace and harmony will come about.
And if you do not agree with that, we have some Guillotines from 1789 left in order to chop off your head.
Understand, comrade ?
We do not have proof that this document is legitimate, but for the sake of the discussion, I'll assume it is.
This document is NOT some attack document produced by Hillary opponents, Republicans, etc.
In the US, political parties and candidates generally do "opposition research" on their opponents to find all their weaknesses in order to maximize the effectiveness of political attacks and messaging - which is obvious...... but then knowing that the other side is doing the same thing, the parties and the candidate's own campaign teams do that same research on their own side in order to see what their opponent is more likely to find and use against them.
This document appears to be the document the Democrats themselves generated about their own candidate, thus outing the weak points in Hillary that the Democrats expect any opponent to try to exploit. That does NOT mean these are her only vulnerabilities. One of the problems of such reports is that they are from the very side that supports the candidate, which by definition means they are from the very team that thinks the candidate is wonderful.
Had the document been a Republican document or, as some would pretend, a Russian document, then I'd wager that there'd be a whole lot more stuff in there
Wahabist financing of Clinton could eliminate her chances of success. They give the plebs some scandal breadcumbs insteads.
It is all sooooo sad about Russia.
Putin the evil KGB man persecuted and sabotaged all your nice friends like Chodorkovsky, Nuland, Abramovitch, Timoshenko and the like. All they wanted to do is to have a little freedom to loot Russia's resources and transfer the money to New York and London. A nice little bit of freedom to make money, can't these Russians just comply with that ?
Really evil people these KGBers and the ordinary Russians ! They simply do not allow you nice chaps to rape them.
Time to inflame the U.S. sheeple so that they will fight for New York's Interests in Russia. Such a big country must belong to NY, just like Nigeria, that is only reasonable.
You don't buy someone off and then throw the money away by revealing it.
I totally agree. I quite disappointed that he's taken the path he has. Quite disappointed that he's the "R" nominee (much to the chagrin the R leadership) also. His publicity antics are an embarrassment.
Prior to the campaign, I saw him as an effective executive who hires really good people and works well with them, and someone who is very good at understanding the other party's position and getting a mutually agreeable deal done. Many months ago, I had hoped he might be able to help break the deadlock in Congress because he has been a very effective negotiator. He's had a lot of facepalm moments since then.
Sounds like my state except mine is solidly Democrat. I have been telling everyone in my state who isn't going to vote for Hillary to instead vote for Gary Johnson since voting for a republican presidential candidate in my state is just like throwing your vote away.
Time to offend someone
I'd like to see someone hatch a conspiracy or elaborate prank on the world, just to show that there are people who can do it.
Trump 2016
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
... OR... Baby Boomers were at their maximum incomes before retirement, contributing a massive surplus to the Social Security Trust fund... which was immediately replaced with "Special Treasury Securities" (IOUs) to offset excessive federal spending. The books have been cooked since 1964.
Do your bit like I do.
Does it pay well?
Good advice, and this applies no matter what direction your state votes, and no matter your own political orientation.
If you're conservative and you live in California where all your state's electors will go to Hillary no matter what, you should still vote Libertarian.
If you're liberal and you live in California, you should also vote Green. You're not going to let Trump win, Hillary's getting all your state's electors anyway.
If you're liberal and you live in whatever solid-red state raymorris here is from, you should still vote Green. Hillary's not winning there anyway.
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while failing to do anything at all
Well, she doesn't ever say anything to the press, so it would be hard for her to say something stupid into a camera.
200 days and counting without a press conference...
Oh, you're such a pard.
His ignorance covered the whole earth like a blanket, and there was hardly a hole in it anywhere. - Mark Twain
We called it the dawn of the PC and the dot com boom.
The media will do what they can to elect a traitor, criminal, and incompetent leader whose name is Hillary (after Sir Edmund who became famous well after she was born.)
Pravda also means "Really" as in:
This is a reset button
Really?
Ask someone who actually speaks the language this question.
You mean you have one neighbor. Not countries on the other side of the planet from them. And that neighbor having "islamic extremists" in it - something American Exceptionalists bomb with gusto, but not on their borders. So, you were deflecting?