The 9 Russian Words That Explain KremlinGate (interview, enemy, CNN, conspiracy)

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The 9 Russian Words That Explain KremlinGate | Observer

First, there’s provokatsiya (provocation), which is the cornerstone of the Russian espionage worldview. This part of Kremlin spy culture is older than the Bolsheviks, dating to the late Tsarist era, when Russia invented the modern intelligence agency to fight anarchist terrorists.

Provocation is complicated, but at its most basic involves secret acts to confuse and dismay your enemy. The recent antics of Devin Nunes, chair of the House Intelligence Committee—positing conflicting and unsubstantiated allegations of malfeasance by our spy agencies—are a classic provocation designed to divert attention from the White House as its Russia crisis mounts.

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The 9 Russian Words That Explain KremlinGate | Observer

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[stburr91]

I don't think Obamagate is going to go away that easily.

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Originally Posted by stburr91

I don't think Obamagate is going to go away that easily.

Obamagate? Really? 8 years in office and no scandals, unless you count the conspiracy theories.

Nunes has already been criticized by his own party for his false, unsubstantiated claim which was merely an attempt to give Trump's ridiculous tweets about Obama some credibility.

Anyway, Nunes was on Trump's transition team and he's suddenly the person who has revealing intelligence? He was on CNN yesterday and fumbled though the entire interview. I just kept shaking my head.

"I've had this information for a long time. I had it before Trump even tweeted about it."

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Originally Posted by stburr91

I don't think Obamagate is going to go away that easily.

#AlternativeReality.
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