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Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:51 PM Oct 2016

Why Putin Fears a Clinton Presidency

Interesting read, and illuminates a lot of the Wikileaks/Putin/Trump activity in the last few months.

Why Putin Fears a Clinton Presidency

While Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to agree on a number of issues, there is one they apparently don't see eye to eye on. While Trump argues that Hillary Clinton is too weak to be president of the United States, the Russian President appears to be genuinely afraid of Clinton.

Evidence is growing that Russia is actively working to undermine Clinton's presidential prospects. When hackers released the emails of the Democratic National Committee just hours before the Democratic National Convention, internet security specialists found the fingerprints of Russian agencies. Then came the latest hacks of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.

The US government has now formally accused Russia of interfering in the US elections, and every instance of interference so far is clearly aimed at harming the Democratic candidate.

It's easy to see why Putin fears Clinton. While the Trump campaign is trying to get voters to focus on Clinton stumbling and coughing, Putin sees her as a real threat to his objectives.

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Why Putin Fears a Clinton Presidency (Original Post) MANative Oct 2016 OP
We know this; GWC58 Oct 2016 #1
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