What was once just hinted at has now been confirmed.  U.S. intelligence officials say that the hack of the DNC and other political organizations is the work of the Russian government, approved at the highest levels. The Hill: The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence publicly blamed Russia for the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and other political organizations this year. “We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities,” the agencies in a joint statement. The hack and subsequent release of emails from the DNC, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell were widely believed by security experts and many in the intelligence community to be the work of Russian intelligence. The Obama administration has been under fierce...(Read Full Post)