Russian Roulette

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The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the U.S election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency.RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry After U.S Russia relations soured, as Vladimir Putin moved to reassert Russian strength on the global stage, Moscow trained its best hackers and trolls on U.S political targets and exploited WikiLeaks to disseminate information that could affect the 2016 election.The Russians were wildly successful and the great break in of 2016 was no third rate burglary It was far sophisticated and sinister a brazen act of political espionage designed to interfere with American democracy At the end of the day, Trump, the candidate who pursued business deals in Russia, won And millions of Americans were left wondering, what the hell happened This story of high tech spying and multiple political feuds is told against the backdrop of Trump s strange relationship with Putin and the curious ties between members of his inner circle including Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn and Russia.RUSSIAN ROULETTE chronicles and explores this bizarre scandal, explains the stakes, and answers one of the biggest questions in American politics How and why did a foreign government infiltrate the country s political process and gain influence in Washington New Download Russian Roulette author Michael Isikoff For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Can there be such a thing as a definitive account of a complex, evolving political scandal Perhaps not, but if such a thing were possible, Russian Roulette would be that book.There is a professionalism and solidity to Michael Isikoff and David Corn s reporting that insures Russian Roulette s continuing relevance, despite the changing landscape of scandal, the revolving carousel of malefactors Isikoff and Corn are good, old fashioned journalists, with a brisk, economic reportorial style their Can there be such a thing as a definitive account of a complex, evolving political scandal Perhaps not, but if such a thing were possible, Russian Roulette would be that book.There is a professionalism and solidity to Michael Isikoff and David Corn s reporting that insures Russian Roulette s continuing relevance, despite the changing landscape of scandal, the revolving carousel of malefactors Isikoff and Corn are good, old fashioned journalists,...Each day it seems there is a new revelation related to Russian actions during the 2016 presidential election Today for example, the New York Times reported that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has subpoenaed records of the Trump Organization to examine its relationship with Russia As the information keeps flowing in newspapers and cable TV, and having read COLLUSION SECRET MEETINGS, DIRTY MONEY, AND HOW RUSSIA HELPED DONALD TRUMP WIN by Luke Harding, and FIRE AND FURY by Michael Wolff my he Each day it seems there is a new...It is difficult for a journalistic book written on current unfolding events to be a great one There is simply not enough historical distance between the events of 2016 and earlier and today and the news keeps unfolding like the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook targeted political ad news.Russian Roulette does fill in a large number of holes in the Trump Russia conspiracy Russia has been actively cultivating Trump forthan a decade The book alleges numerous bribes that Trump paid to Russia It is difficult for a journalistic book written on current unfolding events to be a great one There is simply not enough historical distance between the events of 2016 and earlier and today and the news keeps unfolding like the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook targeted political ad news.Russian Roulette does fill in a ...This book marshals some interesting facts and figures, but I m giving it a less than stellar rating because it seeks to blame one President in this case, Barack Obama for America s cyber incompetence The fact is, this or any other nation s ability to be hacked by outsiders has been around ever since there has been easy access to the Internet, and possibly even before, when the predecessor of today s net existed only in large universities and research facilities Messing with the American This book marshals some interesting facts and figures, but I m giving it a less than stellar rating because it seeks to blame one President in this case, Barack Obama for America s cyber incompetence The fact is, this or any other nation s ability to be hacked by outsiders has been around ever since there has been easy access to the Internet, and possibly even before, when the predecessor of today s net existed only in large universities and research facilities Messing with the American electoral process is the most obvious insult to our wired civilization, but hacking has been around a long time Is it possible that the 20th Century was America s century because we excelled in physical and electro mechanical things buildings motors, tying that to mass pr...Miss Universe 2013 MoscowDescription RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry After U.S Russia relations soured, as Vladimir Putin moved to reassert Russian strength on the global stage, Moscow trained its best hackers and trolls on U.S political targets and exploited WikiLeaks to disseminate information that could affect the 2016 election.The Russians w Miss Universe 2013 MoscowDescription RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry After U.S Russia relations soured, as Vladimir Putin moved to reassert Russian strength on the global stage, Moscow trained its best hackers and trolls on U.S political targets and exploited WikiLeaks to di...This is a comprehensive look at everything we currently know about Russian interference in the 2016 election, connections between Trump s campaign and Russia, and reactions of both campaigns and the media to the scandal I recommend the audio, as dealing with all the Russian names was easier for me when hearing them than it would have readin...Can t Wait For the SequelThis book was one 1 2 WTF and 1 2 OMG It will go down in history as the definitive first history of the scandal that has consumed our country for over two years now.It was well researched and well written I would think skeptics of Russ...If this is true, he exclaimed, it s treason That quote, and the context it was made are towards the end of the book, so I won t tell youThis was a fascinating read, and at times reads like a spy novel It starts at the beginning of it all and leads the read...When Trump was elected to the US presidency, it seemed impossible that my fellow citizens could have voted for a narcissist with a history of sexual assault and harassment, multiple bankruptcies, a nasty habit of constant lying, and no moral compass As it turns out, Trump had plenty of help from Russian operatives during his campaign While the extent to which Trump campaign staff coordinated with Russia is unclear, Isikoff and Corn painstakingly document relationships and meetings between infl When Trump was elected to the US presidency, it seemed impossible that my fellow citize...This is a well written book, all too familiar, and very depressing I was a member of the Air Force Security Service in the 60 s and the Russians are still using some of the same tactics to ensnare stupid and crooked Americans The book is not really finished because the sca...

Russian Roulette
  • 21 March 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 1538728753
  • Michael Isikoff
  • Russian Roulette