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Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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post #89

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I'd love to hear your reasoning why the comparison is so wildly incorrect that it earns this response.

Would you put George bush in that comparison? Or we already forgot how hundreds of thousand people died during invasion of Iraq for clear political reasons?

Please. George Bush did not run a dictatorship, had very limited power and did not kill his political opponents. There would be much more to say, but I'll leave it at that.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

#102
post #89

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Would you put George bush in that comparison? Or we already forgot how hundreds of thousand people died during invasion of Iraq for clear political reasons?

You are addressing criticisms of Stalin with a logical fallacy called "whataboutism".

I just hate hypocrites...You did not answer my question either.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

#104
post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd love to hear your reasoning why the comparison is so wildly incorrect that it earns this response.

Would you put George bush in that comparison? Or we already forgot how hundreds of thousand people died during invasion of Iraq for clear political reasons?

Is your comment designed to make this a USSR/USA thing?

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

#106
post #69

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> "Not only that, but the US has already said Russia is behind those attacks; it would actually harm their argument if they built a giant PR campaign" Did not US said that Iraq had a weapon of mass destruction and invaded them with a huge PR campaign?

And Iraq actually had weapons of mass desctruction.

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Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Both were dictators who killed millions. Seems like a reasonable comparison.

Add Sir Winston Churchill to the list. He is personally responsible for death of millions of Bengali people.

Still, nobody would compare Churchill (or Bush; see above) to Hitler or Stalin. This is because Hitler was not just responsible for the people killed in WWII. Hitler and Stalin also killed people because they wanted to get rid of personal enemies and because they actually wanted to do some form of ethnic cleansing.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

#108
post #102

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You are addressing criticisms of Stalin with a logical fallacy called "whataboutism".

I just hate hypocrites...You did not answer my question either.

We know that you hate the US, that's fine. But that doesn't mean you can't be objective about your own country's history.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Czech Republic a member of European Union: Check! Czech Republic a NATO Ally: Check! Computer Crime Illegal In Czech Republic by Czech Law: Check! Computer Crime Illegal In European Union: Check! Bilateral Extradition Treaty Present Between US and Czech Republic: Check! European Union Recognizes Validity Of Bilateral Extradition Treaties With The US: Check! I am not clear on the basis of Russia's expectation that the…

On a simple basis that guy is not a hacker, but a completely innocent gigolo, grappled by some career-eager US spies.

Ahh, the old Kenneth Lay argument. Good luck with that!

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

#110
post #91
post #77

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It was not my claim that the US doesn't run PR campaigns, just that the one you propose doesn't make sense.

You whole argument is based on what US said and that they would not lie because it would ruin their PR campaign. US can say whatever they want so do Russia, but so far none of them showed any proof that hackers were sponsored by Russian gov.

That claim is also factually inaccurate.
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