My fear when Mr. Trump takes the Oath of Office...

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NSA chief: 'Nation state' intervened in presidential election 'to achieve a specific effect'

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016...pecific-effect

"    [Deputy Editor-in-Chief Rebecca] Blumenstein also asked Rogers 
about WikiLeaks, and the slow and steady leak of emails stolen from 
Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's gmail account. "There 
shouldn't be any doubts in anybody's mind: This was not something that 
was done casually, this was not something that was done by chance, this 
was not a target that was selected purely arbitrarily," Rogers said. 
"This was a conscious effort by a nation state to attempt to achieve a 
specific effect."

That nation state is clearly Russia."

there's an increasing amount of evidence that Putin prefers Trump
why ?

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Satori Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: June 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 28655	Post Options Post Reply Quote Satori Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: November 16 2016 at 5:37pm
	NSA chief: 'Nation state' intervened in presidential election 'to achieve a specific effect' http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016...pecific-effect " [Deputy Editor-in-Chief Rebecca] Blumenstein also asked Rogers about WikiLeaks, and the slow and steady leak of emails stolen from Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's gmail account. "There shouldn't be any doubts in anybody's mind: This was not something that was done casually, this was not something that was done by chance, this was not a target that was selected purely arbitrarily," Rogers said. "This was a conscious effort by a nation state to attempt to achieve a specific effect." That nation state is clearly Russia." there's an increasing amount of evidence that Putin prefers Trump why ?

CRS, DrPH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Expert Level Adviser Joined: January 20 2014 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 26660	Post Options Post Reply Quote CRS, DrPH Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: November 16 2016 at 5:17pm
	Inevitably, foreign powers "test" the new Chief Executive to see what his response will be. A classic example was the downing of a sophisticated US spy plane by China when George W. Bush was in office for only ten weeks in 2001: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident Considering Russia's military buildup on its European border, I expect to either see a Russian military invasion of NATO countries in the Baltic, or a full-blown invasion of Ukraine, within weeks of the Trump inauguration: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nato-russia-baltic-states-overrun-in-hours-rand-corporation-report-a7384381.html Trump will be clueless, and Putin knows this...the security establishment is shunning the Trump transition team, and key members have resigned. We have no clue who the Sec. Defense is likely to be, but I doubt that it will be anyone impressive or intimidating to Putin. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/09/team-trump-struggling-to-fill-national-security-jobs.html Scenarios could include Trump's acquiescence to Russia, or over-reaction (possibly involving nuclear strikes). In any event, I wouldn't blame Putin for being militarily aggressive, it would be a historic opportunity to strike a blow at the heart of NATO. Not to mention what China, North Korea, Iran or other state actors might do. I could also see a major cyberattack on the US cyber infrastructure. This is a good read on some of the possible scenarios and reasons for state actors to do something drastic: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/11/here-s-how-china-and-russia-will-test-trump.html Now would be a good time to check your supplies and preparations. Be safe, Chuck
	CRS, DrPH