Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.

[mystery-ak]

Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.
The revelations come as U.S. intelligence agencies have warned of probable Russian meddling in the 2020 election.

New evidence suggests Russia tried to sow unrest in the U.S. beyond the 2020 election

ay 20, 2019, 5:54 PM CDT
By Richard Engel, Kate Benyon-Tinker and Kennett Werner

LONDON — Russians who were linked to interference in the 2016 U.S. election discussed ambitious plans to stoke unrest and even violence inside the U.S. as recently as 2018, according to documents reviewed by NBC News.

The documents — communications between associates of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for previous influence operations against the U.S. — laid out a new plot to manipulate and radicalize African-Americans. The plans show that Prigozhin’s circle has sought to exploit racial tensions well beyond Russia’s social media and misinformation efforts tied to the 2016 election.

The documents were obtained through the Dossier Center, a London-based investigative project funded by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky. NBC News has not independently verified the materials, but forensic analysis by the Dossier Center appeared to substantiate the communications.

One document said that President Donald Trump’s election had “deepened conflicts in American society” and suggested that, if successful, the influence project would “undermine the country’s territorial integrity and military and economic potential.”

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-documents-reveal-desire-sow-racial-discord-violence-u-s-n1008051

[Sanguine]

And, this is a surprise to whom?

[Millee]

Obama wanted the same for the U.S.

[dfwgator]

Obama wanted the same for the U.S.

We don't need the Russians to do this, the Democrats do enough of it on their own.

[XenaLee]

Divide and conquer.  A wartime tactic and concept as old as dirt.  And Russia isn't the only nation using it against us.  The Democrats, (America's enemy within), uses it constantly.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Obama wanted the same for the U.S.

Yep.

How is this different than what the Democrats do?

[austingirl]

Russia, it's a waste of time and money with the democommies doing the work for you. Under Zero, racial relations sank to the levels seen in the Sixties.