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#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-06-08 08:00 PM
More on this story....
Russian spies, lies and sabotage are coming to America
thehill.com
|------- ... Much of Moscow's foundational preparation work is already here. The first wave came in the form of online Fifth Columnists, manipulating the information ecosphere. But the Russian bots and paid trolls [Effeteposers] inundating social media represent only the beginning.
America's open borders and the growing partnership between Russia and China are creating new opportunities for Moscow to conduct asymmetrical warfare in the U.S. The Kremlin is increasingly doing this by weaponizing Axis of Evil proxies from Caucasia and the Middle East.
Anti-Israel protests over the war in Gaza were the first overt example of this growing asymmetrical warfare breaking out into the open. Reportedly funded in part by Beijing, the campus protests quickly became fodder for Russian, Chinese and Iranian disinformation campaigns directed at the U.S., and this was no coincidence.
The Kremlin's aim is to create and widen America's political divide, and one means to that end is to radicalize significant numbers of young Americans. By this means, Moscow knows it can wreak violent havoc on America's streets anywhere from coast to coast. ...
Nonetheless, ready or not, the Russian military intelligence [GRU] is likely on the cusp of expanding its covert activities inside the U.S. It is already attempting to hit U.S. bases in Europe. On April 18, two Russians were arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on U.S. military facilities.
Russia's growing hybrid warfare against the West may already be kinetic in the U.S. ...
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www.thedailybeast.com - Iran's Supreme Leader Welcomes U.S. College Students to the 'Resistance' Against 'Zionist Elite' who owns most U.S. and European media corporations or influences them through funding and bribery | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants student protesters to know they are "standing on the right side" of history with him - May 30, 2024
"In an open letter published Thursday, Khamenei addressed American students directly, telling them, "This message is an expression of our empathy and solidarity with you."
www.newsweek.com - Chinese State Media Backs US College Campus Protesters - Apr 26, 2024
"The editorial, headlined "US people know well what's going on," appeared in the state-run China Daily on Wednesday. The piece claimed the White House was using Israel as part of a proxy campaign against Iran and Russia."
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Maybe we need more "red lines" and "de-escalation" pronouncements?
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