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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]There's no "disconnect."  The Obama Administration put out propaganda which it said was based on a "consensus" of the intelligence community that the Russians hacked the election with the specific purpose of aiding Trump.  This report was supposed to contain the basis of that supposed "consensus." That's not a disconnect.  Pretending that this report wasn't supposed to cover the issue of whether the Russians were trying to support Trump is balderdash, because some of the liberals posting in this thread are trying to claim that the report does exactly that.[/quote]

You are embossing yourself as a pro-Russian troll, and not even a very good one. There is a consensus of the intelligence community that the Russians were behind the hack of the DNC and that the purpose of doing this was to influence the election in Trump's favor. Indeed, the recently-released report clearly asserts that the Russians were behind this hack. But, you are wrong that this report was supposed to contain the basis of the consensus regarding the motive of the hackers. As you have been repeatedly told, such a conclusion would not come from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. Go here and learn about the role of this organization:

https://www.us-cert.gov/nccic

[quote]To operate at the intersection of government, private sector, and international network defense communities, applying unique analytic perspectives, ensuring shared situational awareness, and orchestrating synchronized response, mitigation, and recovery efforts while protecting the Constitutional and privacy rights of Americans in both the cybersecurity and communications domains. [/quote]

The NCCIC is capable of identifying, responding to, mitigating, and recovering from hacks, but it doesn't dele into motives. US-CERT would provide information to other agencies that might contribute to analysis that might arrive at such a conclusions, but actually making such conclusions is well above this group's pay grade.

It is perfectly fair to ask for information that supports the Administration's allegations. I have repeatedly suggested that additional information is necessary. But, to act -- as you have repeatedly done -- as if this report means that such evidence does not exist suggests willful ignorance on your part.

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