Russia plants fake news, breaks alliances, Trump takes credit for being duped.

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Amadeus

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html

Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

The FBI recently sent a team of investigators to Doha to help the Qatari government investigate the alleged hacking incident, Qatari and US government officials say.

Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicates that Russian hackers were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qatari government two weeks ago, US officials say. Qatar hosts one of the largest US military bases in the region.

The alleged involvement of Russian hackers intensifies concerns by US intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Russia continues to try some of the same cyber-hacking measures on US allies that intelligence agencies believe it used to meddle in the 2016 elections.

US officials say the Russian goal appears to be to cause rifts among the US and its allies. In recent months, suspected Russian cyber activities, including the use of fake news stories, have turned up amid elections in France, Germany and other countries.
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The Qatari government has said a May 23 news report on its Qatar News Agency attributed false remarks to the nation's ruler that appeared friendly to Iran and Israel and questioned whether President Donald Trump would last in office.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told CNN the FBI has confirmed the hack and the planting of fake news.

"Whatever has been thrown as an accusation is all based on misinformation and we think that the entire crisis being based on misinformation," the foreign minister told CNN's Becky Anderson. "Because it was started based on fabricated news, being wedged and being inserted in our national news agency which was hacked and proved by the FBI."
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Why would Russia plant something that might lead the powerful Gulf states to thumb their nose at Iran? This doesn't make any sense.
 
Sailor said:
That is all anyone is asking for right? Seems a long time coming for something so certain.....
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This is a new story, just FYI. Russia is reported to have hacked the Qatari state news and planted a fake story which essentially ended its alliance with Gulf States and hoodwinked Trump in the process. Unfortunately, this has rather serious strategic consequences for the US, due to the US's military relationship with Qatar for the past 15 years.

*flush*

Down the drain that alliance goes.
 
Darth Omar said:
Can we finally see the actual evidence that Russia is behind it?
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don't ask. If you ask the Deep State you are guaranteed to get "Russian State Actors" as a response.

The schism is not between the USA and Qatar.. relations are the same.
But Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council have broken with Qatar over funding terrorism, and Iran
 
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