One of the stickers reading 'He's finished' in Serbian (EPA, file)
"Millions of pamphlets, posters and stickers printed to defeat an incumbent in Serbia," along with "bags of cash delivered to a Rome hotel for favored Italian candidates" and "scandalous stories leaked to foreign newspapers to swing an election in Nicaragua" - this is "just a small sample of the US' history of intervention in foreign elections."
The article states that for the 2000 election in Serbia, the United States funded a successful effort to defeat Slobodan Milosevic, "the nationalist leader" - providing "political consultants and millions of stickers with the opposition’s clenched-fist symbol and 'He’s finished' in Serbian, printed on 80 tons of adhesive paper and delivered by a Washington contractor."
According to this, some of the other countries where the US "intervened" in the electoral process include Italy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and Russia.
"Vince Houghton, who served in the military in the Balkans at the time and worked closely with the intelligence agencies, said he saw American efforts everywhere. 'We made it very clear that we had no intention of letting Milosevic stay in power,' said Mr. Houghton - now the historian at the International Spy Museum," Shane writes.
The same article notes that last Tuesday, "American intelligence chiefs warned the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia appears to be preparing to repeat in the 2018 midterm elections the same full-on chicanery it unleashed in 2016: hacking, leaking, social media manipulation and possibly more."
And while most Americans are "understandably shocked by what they view as an unprecedented attack on our political system" - "intelligence veterans, and scholars who have studied covert operations, have a different, and quite revealing, view."
“If you ask an intelligence officer, did the Russians break the rules or do something bizarre, the answer is no, not at all,” said retired CIA officer Steven L. Hall, stating that his country carried out "such election influence operations historically" and adding, "I hope we keep doing it.”
Also during the weekend, former CIA Director James Woolsey said that the US "probably" meddles in elections around the world - "but only for a very good cause in the interests of democracy."
“Oh, probably, but it was for the good of the system in order to avoid communists taking over,” Woolsey said when asked whether the US interferes in other countries’ elections.
The whole “Russian interference” drama is histerically laughable and it is embarrassment for USA....Everyone with common sense and basic knowledge of politics and intelligence agencies knows that this is one big charade...It is an insult for a human’s intelligence...
(Popnbgd17, 24 February 2018 03:46)
If the US Ambassador, Kyle Scott, did not "talk" to the Serbian electoral commissioner Cedo Jovanovic would not have secured a seat in parliament. I imagine the US would not consider this is meddling since it's done with democracy and freedom in their hearts.
The longer this goes on the stupider the US becomes.
(sj, 20 February 2018 09:03)
To all the Shiptars who thinks America Sh#t doesn't stink well here is some evidence that it does and it smells terrible.
World wide invasion of stench that has been forced on nations.
U.S propaganda at its best.
(Smart Serb, 20 February 2018 04:03)
It's funny reading the FBI and US media scraping the barrel when it comes to evidence of foreign meddling, however, when it comes to evidence of US meddling is foreign elections, well, there's enough to fill a library.
Are people really that ignorant not to see it?
(Zoran, 19 February 2018 18:11)
Such as, N.A.T.O member nation agents trying to get "old school selfies" with individual citizens they were "star struck". Yes, human nature spills into cloak and dagger agencies. #SocialEngineering
Twentieth century corruption was partly possible because people were either fearful, poor or uneducated (intentionally ignorant due to attrition propaganda by agencies whose yearly operating budget was measured in the billions of dollars).
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it give the U.S. Congress the power to create a civilian spy agency to wreak murderous havoc around the world, decade after decade- not in Article 1 Section 8, nor any amendment.
(Freedom, 19 February 2018 17:35)
This is good information, Thank You B92, I haven't checked yet if it's also in Serbian but if not please let the people in the Otacbina read this !!!
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 19 February 2018 17:16)
It's funny reading the FBI and US media scraping the barrel when it comes to evidence of foreign meddling, however, when it comes to evidence of US meddling is foreign elections, well, there's enough to fill a library.
Are people really that ignorant not to see it?
(Zoran, 19 February 2018 18:11)
Such as, N.A.T.O member nation agents trying to get "old school selfies" with individual citizens they were "star struck". Yes, human nature spills into cloak and dagger agencies. #SocialEngineering
Twentieth century corruption was partly possible because people were either fearful, poor or uneducated (intentionally ignorant due to attrition propaganda by agencies whose yearly operating budget was measured in the billions of dollars).
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it give the U.S. Congress the power to create a civilian spy agency to wreak murderous havoc around the world, decade after decade- not in Article 1 Section 8, nor any amendment.
(Freedom, 19 February 2018 17:35)
This is good information, Thank You B92, I haven't checked yet if it's also in Serbian but if not please let the people in the Otacbina read this !!!
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 19 February 2018 17:16)
To all the Shiptars who thinks America Sh#t doesn't stink well here is some evidence that it does and it smells terrible.
World wide invasion of stench that has been forced on nations.
U.S propaganda at its best.
(Smart Serb, 20 February 2018 04:03)
The whole “Russian interference” drama is histerically laughable and it is embarrassment for USA....Everyone with common sense and basic knowledge of politics and intelligence agencies knows that this is one big charade...It is an insult for a human’s intelligence...
(Popnbgd17, 24 February 2018 03:46)
If the US Ambassador, Kyle Scott, did not "talk" to the Serbian electoral commissioner Cedo Jovanovic would not have secured a seat in parliament. I imagine the US would not consider this is meddling since it's done with democracy and freedom in their hearts.
The longer this goes on the stupider the US becomes.
(sj, 20 February 2018 09:03)
This is good information, Thank You B92, I haven't checked yet if it's also in Serbian but if not please let the people in the Otacbina read this !!!
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 19 February 2018 17:16)
It's funny reading the FBI and US media scraping the barrel when it comes to evidence of foreign meddling, however, when it comes to evidence of US meddling is foreign elections, well, there's enough to fill a library.
Are people really that ignorant not to see it?
(Zoran, 19 February 2018 18:11)
Such as, N.A.T.O member nation agents trying to get "old school selfies" with individual citizens they were "star struck". Yes, human nature spills into cloak and dagger agencies. #SocialEngineering
Twentieth century corruption was partly possible because people were either fearful, poor or uneducated (intentionally ignorant due to attrition propaganda by agencies whose yearly operating budget was measured in the billions of dollars).
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it give the U.S. Congress the power to create a civilian spy agency to wreak murderous havoc around the world, decade after decade- not in Article 1 Section 8, nor any amendment.
(Freedom, 19 February 2018 17:35)
If the US Ambassador, Kyle Scott, did not "talk" to the Serbian electoral commissioner Cedo Jovanovic would not have secured a seat in parliament. I imagine the US would not consider this is meddling since it's done with democracy and freedom in their hearts.
The longer this goes on the stupider the US becomes.
(sj, 20 February 2018 09:03)
To all the Shiptars who thinks America Sh#t doesn't stink well here is some evidence that it does and it smells terrible.
World wide invasion of stench that has been forced on nations.
U.S propaganda at its best.
(Smart Serb, 20 February 2018 04:03)
The whole “Russian interference” drama is histerically laughable and it is embarrassment for USA....Everyone with common sense and basic knowledge of politics and intelligence agencies knows that this is one big charade...It is an insult for a human’s intelligence...
(Popnbgd17, 24 February 2018 03:46)