My movie recommendation for the weekend is “Active Measures,” a new documentary by Jack Bryan. The title refers to the Russian government’s use of covert warfare against its adversaries, especially in the United States but also in Britain, Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine.
The film’s focus is on the three-decade-long financial relationship between Donald Trump and Russia, which Bryan argues is the key to understanding the connection between Moscow and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. The documentary is riveting, fast-paced, and includes interviews with John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Evan McMullin, Michael McFaul, and many others. It is available on Amazon Prime and the movie trailer for Active Measures is available here.
On a related note, the Justice Department on Wednesday filed yet another indictment of Russian military intelligence officers. Here is a copy of the latest indictment, which charges 7 GRU officers with conducting “persistent and sophisticated cyber criminal intrusions” that targeted American, Canadian, and European entities for hacking and disinformation campaigns. According to the Justice Department, the Russian government attacked a range of western institutions, including the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Interestingly, the Justice Department filed the indictment in the Western District of Pennsylvania, which reflects the expansion of the Russia investigation beyond the Special Counsel’s office to include a number of U.S. Attorneys’ offices.
Here is FBI Director Christopher Wray’s statement regarding the most recent Justice Department indictment of Russian government officials:
And here is a link to the Justice Department page that includes all of the indictments filed thus far by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office in its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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