LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Warlock-capture

Dan Coates, Director of National Intelligence alerts, “the warning lights are blinking red again … our digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack!”  Russia has successfully hacked the U.S. power-grid, water, energy, nuclear and commercial facilities”, since at least the spring of 2016.  They’ve used malware and spear-phishing to infiltrate and interfere with our power plant’s control systems, and our elections.  Cyberattacks of this level are acts of war!  So, why did Trump abolish by Executive Order the Cyber-security Coordinator Role in May 2018?   It was decided that National Security Advisor, John Bolton, could fill that role; is he a cyber-security expert?   Paul Ryan said, “There is no question that Russia interfered in our election and continues attempts to undermine our democracy here and around the world.  President Trump must appreciate that Russia is not our ally.  There is no moral equivalence between the U.S. and Russia”.

Former CIA Director , John Brennan said, “Donald Trump’s press conference in Helsinki rises to and exceeds the threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors.  It was nothing short of treasonous.  Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin.  Republican Patriots: Where are you???”   Senator Jeff Flake said, “I never thought I would see the day when our American president would stand on the stage with the Russian president and place blame on the U.S. for Russian aggression.  This is shameful!”  Putin wants the Magnitsky Act sanctions overturned NOW!   That was one attempt at collusion with the Trump campaign.  Trump is soon bowing out of Syria?  Why?  Russia is growing stronger with each passing day.  Russia exports oil and soybeans; they stand to export more soybeans soon due …. to Trump’s tariffs; the U.S. will be exporting less.  Who is Trump serving?

A reporter in Helsinki asked Putin if he had wanted Donald Trump to win the presidency.  Putin responded, “Yes, I did; yes I did, because he talked about bringing the U.S. – Russia relationship back to normal”.

Deputy Rosenstein reported 7/14/18 on Mueller’s latest round of indictments for: 13 top Russian GRU military officials for cyber-hacking, theft, interfering in our electoral processes, for hacking state electoral databases, and money-laundering.  Maria Butina, alleged Russian agent, was arrested 7/17/18,  and it is alleged she infiltrated the NRA to establish ‘back channels’ with political groups.   “Rigged, Witch-Hunt”?   I think it’s more likely to be a “Warl0ck-capture”; one coven located in D.C., another in Moscow.

Trish Forsyth Voss