consortium news exclusive despite mainstream media acceptance u.s. intelligence community assessment allege russian hack still lack hard public evidence case trust-us politicize spy agencies write robert parry.by robert parryrepeating accusation evidence accuse guilty matter much confidence accuser assert conclusion evidence suggest someone motive something many conspiracy theories build notion cui bono benefit without follow suppose motive facts.but essentially u.s. intelligence community do regard dangerous accusation russian president vladimir putin orchestrate covert information campaign influence outcome nov. u.s. presidential election favor republican donald trump.just day director national intelligence jam clapper image leave vow go great possible lengths supply public evidence behind accusations office release 25-page report contain direct evidence russia deliver hack email democratic national committee hillary clinton campaign chairman john podesta wikileaks.the dni report amount compendium reason suspect russia source information build largely argument russia motive disdain democratic nominee clinton potential friendly relations republican nominee trump.but case present one-sided lack actual proof continue use word assess u.s. intelligence community assess russia guilty suggest underlie classify information also may less conclusive intelligence-world-speak assess often mean guess dni report admit much say judgments intend imply proof show something fact assessments base collect information often incomplete fragmentary well logic argumentation precedents report assessment reasonable judgment base body incomplete information tendentious lay case believe russia guilt reason doubt guilt.a risky betfor instance true many russian officials include president putin consider clinton threat worsen already fray relationship two nuclear superpowers report ignore downside russia try interfere u.s. election campaign fail stop clinton look like likely outcome election night.if russia access dnc podesta email slip wikileaks publication putin would think national security agency exceptional ability track electronic communications around world might well detect maneuver would inform clinton.so top clinton well-known hawkishness putin would risk hand expect incoming president personal reason take revenge country historically russia circumspect situations usually hold intelligence collections internal purpose share public.while conceivable putin decide take extraordinary risk case despite widely hold view clinton shoo-in defeat trump objective report would examine counter argument so.but dni report drive desire evenhanded effect prosecutor brief albeit one lack real evidence accuse guilty undercut credibility dni report include seven-page appendix date 2012 argumentative attack rt russian government-backed television network accuse portray us electoral process undemocratic proof accusation include rt article vote machine vulnerabilities although virtually every major u.s. news organizations run similar stories include last campaign feasibility russia hack actual vote process something even u.s. intelligence say happen.the report add undermine americans faith u.s. democratic process rt broadcast host advertise third-party candidate debate apparently dni point show americans choices beyond two big party somehow seditious rt host assert us two-party system represent view least one-third population sham report say yet poll show large number americans would prefer choices usual two candidates indeed western democracies multiple party implicit rt criticism u.s. political process certainly ordinary.the report also take rt task cover occupy wall street movement report environmental dangers fracking topics cite proof russian government use rt weaken u.s. public support washington policies although topics genuine public interest .behind curtainthough impossible average u.s. citizen know precisely u.s. intelligence community may secret file former nsa officials familiar agency eavesdrop capabilities say washington lack certainty suggest nsa possess evidence.binney article co-written former cia analyst ray mcgovern say respect allege interference russia wikileaks u.s. election major mystery u.s. intelligence feel must rely circumstantial evidence nsa vacuum clean suck hard evidence galore know nsa capabilities show email disclosures leak hack instance view william binney retire nsa technical director world military geopolitical analysis create many collection systems still use nsa.there also fact wikileaks founder julian assange one associate former british ambassador craig murray deny purloin email come russian government go murray suggest two separate source dnc material come disgruntle democrat podesta email come possibly u.s. intelligence source since podesta group represent saudi arabia foreign governments continue article consortium newsread russian hack news 21wire russia file robert parry us intel report russian hack still lack proof