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"Now comes the law. The FBI just announced that it will investigate no, not the DNC's fraudulent practices (which surely breach statutes), but 'those who pose a threat in cyberspace.' ' it is the invocation of the Russians that sends me over the edge. My bones grow weary.'
"We must take the last few days' events as a signal of what Clinton's policy toward Russia will look like should she prevail in November. ... Turning her party's latest disgrace into an occasion for another round of Russo-phobia is mere preface, but in it you can read her commitment to the new crusade.
"Trump, to make this work, must be blamed for his willingness to negotiate with Moscow. This is now among his sins. Got that? Anyone who says he will talk to the Russians has transgressed the American code. ... Does this not make Hillary Clinton more than a touch Nixonian?
"I am developing nitrogen bends from watching the American political spectacle. One can hardly tell up from down. Which way for a breath of air?"
A year later Lawrence interviewed several of us VIPS, including our two former NSA technical directors and on Aug. 9, 2017 published an article for The Nation titled, "A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year's DNC Hack."
Lawrence wrote, "Former NSA experts, now members of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), say it wasn't a hack at all, but a leak -- an inside job by someone with access to the DNC's system."
And so it was. But, sadly, that cut across the grain of the acceptable Russia-gate narrative at The Nation at the time. Its staff, seriously struck by the HWHW (Hillary Would Have Won) virus, rose up in rebellion. A short time later, there was no more room at The Nation for his independent-minded writing.
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