Russia’s Interference in the 2016 Election Becomes Clearer

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Couple months ago I wrote this thread on Twitter about Russian interference in the 2016 election.   <THREAD> I’m now hearing this meme that says Obama, Clinton, et al. are doing nothing, just gave up. Guys. It’s time for some game theory. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) December 11, 2016 I focused on three themes: 1. Russia has been involved in …

Russia establishing naval base on Syrian Mediterranean coast

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Ships, piers, command and control, air defense. That’s what Russia is establishing as a permanent military installation in the failed state of Syria. This apparently includes the fabulous S-300 next-gen surface-to-air missile battery, which you may remember from the time that airliner got shot down over Ukraine. You know, in addition to violating Finnish airspace and hacking U.S. political elections. …