Eric Garland@ericgarland

<THREAD> I’m now hearing this meme that says Obama, Clinton, et al. are doing nothing, just gave up. Guys. It’s time for some game theory.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:28:30

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:28:30

Eric Garland@ericgarland

ACTOR ANALYSIS: The Russians enter the Game with a broad objective, flexible tactics, and several acceptable outcomes.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:30:01

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:30:01

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Russian interests have been, for many years now, the subversion of Western institutions, principally NATO, but any will do.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:30:47

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This subversion can take many forms: driving wedges between US-Commonwealth-Euro intel cooperation, break up NATO, create chaos.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:32:04

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:32:04

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This game has been developing for many years, is asymmetrical, and much cheaper than building a decent aircraft carrier.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:32:59

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Plus, the Russians f**king rule at covert shit. Always have. Ask a cold warrior. Mucho respect for our adversaries. They do clever work!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:33:47

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Post-communism, they're reduced to Drunk Uncle status in the global balance of power. Mouthy, smart, degraded, much reduced in stature.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:34:52

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Russians as *people* are civilized, artistic, enamored of brilliance and tragedy, and generally proud. And should be. They do not like this.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:35:39

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:35:39

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From this position launches an initiative from an old hand at the KGB, now solidified in influence: Subvert for the throat. Go big. Go hard.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:36:31

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While the West is frivolous and lazy and "Post-History," the clever take advantage. And here begins our present story.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:37:10

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Let's skip ahead to "Wikileaks." BRILLIANT. Ingratiate the Left into this anti-establishment distrust of Western intel.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:38:19

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:38:19

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George W Bush and Dick Cheney being slovenly, reckless idiots, the moral authority of Iraq and US intel is nil. In step "journalists."

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:39:00

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Stealing hard drives from US intel and dumping them to foreign agents? That's *snicker* "journalism!" FREE SPEECH! ROFLMAO.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:39:44

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:39:44

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Oh, and such grand characters, so well run: Manning, Greenwald. So righteous, yet fragile! And feisty! Try a Twitter war with Glenn!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:40:44

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OH YOU PHILISTINE, YOU JUST HATE JOURNALISM! *sigh* *swigs something strong* And Moscow must have been doubling over.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:41:26

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THEN, OMG, that worked so well that the pièce de résistance was next: SNOWDEN!!! BOOYAH! THE BIG GAME! NSA! PRISM! SPASM!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:42:22

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:42:22

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(incidentally, the NSA was about the only agency the Russians took seriously) But then this EARNEST young man. He tells THE TROOTH!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:43:05

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DID YOU KNOW YOUR TOASTER IS SPYING ON YOU? THE GUBMINT! IT IS EVERYWHERE! THEY SPY ON (*controls snickering*) ALLIES! ALL BAD!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:43:55

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And still hungover from the rotten venality of the Iraq War and Bush's perversion of the IC as reliable, Wikileaks journalisms the NSA!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:44:48

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DON'T YOU CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE. HARD DRIVES FROM THE NSA IZ JOURNALISM! Even when you take the files to Brazil! Honest! Ask Glenn!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:45:29

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And then, automagically, our man Ed ends up...what's this now? In Russia? Well, they are such welcoming folks! How...nice!

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:46:12

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:46:12

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Langley and Fort Meade run out of bourbon in about three hours, and every intel guy in Russia is drunk, dancing on the desks, and LAFFING.

Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:47:15

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— Eric Garland (@ericgarland)Sun, Dec 11 2016 20:47:15