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Schumer warns Trump: Intel officials 'have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you'
Sometimes people will dress up RumINT to make it look better than it is, and sometimes the motives are obvious. Political instability can be increased by spreading rumours, and that’s a tool for an opposition and a danger for own forces. The challenge for intelligence analysis is that you can look stupid or naive if you report on every bit of nonsense out there. And the flipside is also true – if you ignore a rumour that circulates for a while, because you think its nonsense, and it turns out, eventually, to be true, you can look foolish too.
To emphasise… we are not saying that these rumours are true. We are saying that such things , although uncorroborated, can cause instability. In that sense they should be ignored. But you might want to hedge your bets… Rumours can be incredibly contagious and incredibly powerful. Never underestimate their effect, true or false.
After a rule marked by rumors of war mobilizations and other disruptive behavior, a great riot at the capital resulted in the death of the king by a mob. Ambrosio was replaced with Alvaro IV by the Duke of Mbamba, Daniel da Silva. King Alvaro IV was only eleven at the time and easily manipulated.
originally posted by: rickymouse
Well, if there are people in the intelligence network who are passing rumors to discredit the office of the president of the United States and do not have real good evidence to back them, that would be treason wouldn't it?
Just asking a question about this above, not giving an opinion.
Remember, some intelligence department official said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and how much did that war cost the United States? Did their misinformation lead to putting the responsible parties in prison?
originally posted by: khnum
a reply to: GodEmperor
" We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the public believes is false "
William Casey CIA Director 1981-87
They were 90 percent there till the 4th estate jumped the shark with Hillary,unfortunately they are still probably 50-60 per cent there.
originally posted by: GodEmperor
originally posted by: rickymouse
Well, if there are people in the intelligence network who are passing rumors to discredit the office of the president of the United States and do not have real good evidence to back them, that would be treason wouldn't it?
Just asking a question about this above, not giving an opinion.
Remember, some intelligence department official said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and how much did that war cost the United States? Did their misinformation lead to putting the responsible parties in prison?
Honestly, I'm not sure on the laws, but if it isn't it should be.
I think there should have been ultimate punishments for those who passed the WMD lies. It's a shame this wasn't remedied, now we have a precedent that has reached ridiculous absurdity.
What we need to ask ourselves is, does promoting these rumors benefit the country, or does it create instability?
originally posted by: khnum
a reply to: GodEmperor
....and with regards to Trump/Russia
" If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will eventually come to believe it."
Joseph Goebbels