Behind Democrats' email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplotWASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire to discredit the U.S. political system. A U.S. official who is taking part in the investigation said that intelligence collected on the hacking of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails released by Wikileaks on Friday “indicates beyond a reasonable doubt that it originated in Russia.” The timing on the eve of Clinton’s formal nomination this week for the Nov. 8 presidential election has raised questions about whether Russia may have been trying to hurt her, to help Trump, her Republican rival, or to fan populist sentiment against establishment politicians as it has sought to do across Europe in recent years. “Certainly Russia has become a master at manipulating information for their strategic goals: Witness the information bubble they have created for their threatening behavior in the Crimea, the Ukraine and elsewhere,” said former CIA and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden. “A step like this, however, would be really upping their game.” The emails showed that DNC officials explored ways to undermine U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign against Clinton and raised questions about whether Sanders, who is Jewish, was really an atheist. The disclosures confirmed Sanders’ frequent charge that the party played favorites against him and clouded a party convention Clinton hoped would signal unity, not division. Two U.S. intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the hack could be part of a broader campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin to push back against what he thinks is an effort by the European Union and NATO, a military alliance of European and North American democracies, to encircle and weaken Russia. One of the officials called the fear “a hangover” from Putin’s service in the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency. “Time and again, we’re seeing Russia push back at what Putin considers Russia’s mortal enemies,” said the other official. “He’s been actively attacking the U.S.-backed rebels in Syria, buzzing ships and planes in the Black Sea and the Baltic, not to mention invading Ukraine and seizing Crimea. This fits the pattern.” Despite Clinton’s short-lived attempt as secretary of state to “reset” U.S.-Russian relations after U.S. President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the leaked emails could damage a candidate the Kremlin may consider hostile and benefit her opponent, who has been friendlier. Putin accused Clinton of stirring up protests against his rule after a December 2011 Russian parliamentary election that was marred by allegations of fraud, saying she had encouraged “mercenary” Kremlin foes by criticizing the vote. “She set the tone for some opposition activists, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work,” Putin told supporters. Asked about claims that Russian intelligence had hacked the DNC to obtain the emails, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told NBC News’ Richard Engel “there is no proof of that whatsoever” and said “this is a diversion” pushed by the Clinton campaign. TRUMP’S WARMER TONEAnalysts said Russia’s goal may be much broader than simply meddling in the U.S. presidential election. “It’s a gross oversimplification to suggest that the Russian government is all-in for Donald Trump,” said Andrew Weiss, a Russia analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington-based think tank. “It’s in Russia’s interest ... to portray the United States as riven with popular discontent, xenophobia and high-level political corruption,” Weiss said. “It fits nicely with the Kremlin’s standard narrative ... that the White House rushes to criticize others without getting its own house in order.” The Russian leader may well have been encouraged by Trump’s comments to The New York Times last week that with him in the White House, NATO might not automatically defend the Baltic states that were once a part of the Russian-led Soviet Union.     Despite public Trump-Putin exchanges of praise, Eugene Rumer, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia, warned against reaching any quick conclusions about Putin’s view of Trump.     “We can say with some degree of confidence that they don’t like Hillary,” Rumer said. “It’s less clear that they like Trump, although over the years the Russians have said they prefer to deal with the Republicans – (that) they are kind of hard-line but they can do deals.” A diplomat with experience working on Russia said the Kremlin also might be betting that Clinton will win and is sending a shot across her bow.     “Messing with her like this now puts her on notice that these are tough guys that she’s got to be really careful with,” said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A U.S. intelligence official who is reviewing the emails as part of the investigation into their origin said that those emails describing the privileges the Democratic National Committee showers on its wealthiest donors bolster the Russian narrative of an American political system rigged by the wealthy and riddled with corruption. “In addition to countering the U.S. narrative that the Russian government is a corrupt oligarchy, leaking these emails fits rather conveniently with Trump’s charges about a rigged system and ‘crooked Hillary’,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss domestic politics. politicsNews
behind democrats email leak experts see russian subplotwashington reuters if russian government behind theft release embarrassing emails democratic party officials suggested may reflect less love donald trump enmity hillary clinton desire discredit political system a official taking part investigation said intelligence collected hacking democratic national committee dnc emails released wikileaks friday indicates beyond reasonable doubt originated the timing eve clinton formal nomination week presidential election raised questions whether russia may trying hurt help trump republican rival fan populist sentiment establishment politicians sought across europe recent years certainly russia become master manipulating information strategic goals witness information bubble created threatening behavior crimea ukraine elsewhere said former cia national security agency director michael handed a step like however would really using the emails showed dnc officials explored ways undermine senator bernie sanders presidential campaign clinton raised questions whether sanders jewish really atheist the disclosures confirmed sanders frequent charge party played favorites clouded party convention clinton hoped would signal unity division two intelligence officials speaking condition anonymity said hack could part broader campaign russian president vladimir putin push back thinks effort european union nato military alliance european north american democracies encircle weaken russia one officials called fear hangover putin service kg soviet intelligence agency time seeing russia push back putin considers russia mortal enemies said official he actively attacking rebels syria buzzing ships planes black sea basic mention invading ukraine seizing crimea this fits despite clinton attempt secretary state reset relations president barack obama took office leaked emails could damage candidate kremlin may consider hostile benefit opponent friendlies putin accused clinton stirring protests rule december russian parliamentary election marred allegations fraud saying encouraged mercenary kremlin foes criticizing vote she set tone opposition activists gave signal heard signal started active work putin told supporters asked claims russian intelligence hacked dnc obtain emails wikileaks founder julian passage told nbc news richard ngel proof whatsoever said diversion pushed clinton campaign trump s warmer toneanalysts said russia goal may much broader simply meddling presidential election it gross oversimplification suggest russian government donald trump said andrew weiss russia analyst carnegie endowment international peace think tank it russia interest portray united states given popular discontent xenophobia political corruption weiss said it fits nicely kremlin standard narrative white house rushes criticize others without getting house the russian leader may well encouraged trump comments the new york times last week white house nato might automatically defend basic states part soviet union despite public exchanges praise eugene ruler former national intelligence officer russia eurasia warned reaching quick conclusions putin view trump we say degree confidence like hillary ruler said it less clear like trump although years russian said prefer deal republicans kind a diplomat experience working russia said kremlin also might betting clinton win sending shot across bow messing like puts notice tough guys got really careful said diplomat spoke condition anonymity a intelligence official reviewing emails part investigation origin said emails describing privileges democratic national committee showers wealthiest donors bolster russian narrative american political system rigged wealthy riddled corruption in addition countering narrative russian government corrupt oligarchy leaking emails fits rather conveniently trump charges rigged system crooked hillary said official spoke condition anonymity discuss domestic politics politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Behind Democrats' email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplotWASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire to discredit the U.S. political system. A U.S. official who is taking part in the investigation said that intelligence collected on the hacking of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails released by Wikileaks on Friday “indicates beyond a reasonable doubt that it originated in Russia.” The timing on the eve of Clinton’s formal nomination this week for the Nov. 8 presidential election has raised questions about whether Russia may have been trying to hurt her, to help Trump, her Republican rival, or to fan populist sentiment against establishment politicians as it has sought to do across Europe in recent years. “Certainly Russia has become a master at manipulating information for their strategic goals: Witness the information bubble they have created for their threatening behavior in the Crimea, the Ukraine and elsewhere,” said former CIA and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden. “A step like this, however, would be really upping their game.” The emails showed that DNC officials explored ways to undermine U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign against Clinton and raised questions about whether Sanders, who is Jewish, was really an atheist. The disclosures confirmed Sanders’ frequent charge that the party played favorites against him and clouded a party convention Clinton hoped would signal unity, not division. Two U.S. intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the hack could be part of a broader campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin to push back against what he thinks is an effort by the European Union and NATO, a military alliance of European and North American democracies, to encircle and weaken Russia. One of the officials called the fear “a hangover” from Putin’s service in the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency. “Time and again, we’re seeing Russia push back at what Putin considers Russia’s mortal enemies,” said the other official. “He’s been actively attacking the U.S.-backed rebels in Syria, buzzing ships and planes in the Black Sea and the Baltic, not to mention invading Ukraine and seizing Crimea. This fits the pattern.” Despite Clinton’s short-lived attempt as secretary of state to “reset” U.S.-Russian relations after U.S. President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the leaked emails could damage a candidate the Kremlin may consider hostile and benefit her opponent, who has been friendlier. Putin accused Clinton of stirring up protests against his rule after a December 2011 Russian parliamentary election that was marred by allegations of fraud, saying she had encouraged “mercenary” Kremlin foes by criticizing the vote. “She set the tone for some opposition activists, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work,” Putin told supporters. Asked about claims that Russian intelligence had hacked the DNC to obtain the emails, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told NBC News’ Richard Engel “there is no proof of that whatsoever” and said “this is a diversion” pushed by the Clinton campaign. TRUMP’S WARMER TONEAnalysts said Russia’s goal may be much broader than simply meddling in the U.S. presidential election. “It’s a gross oversimplification to suggest that the Russian government is all-in for Donald Trump,” said Andrew Weiss, a Russia analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington-based think tank. “It’s in Russia’s interest ... to portray the United States as riven with popular discontent, xenophobia and high-level political corruption,” Weiss said. “It fits nicely with the Kremlin’s standard narrative ... that the White House rushes to criticize others without getting its own house in order.” The Russian leader may well have been encouraged by Trump’s comments to The New York Times last week that with him in the White House, NATO might not automatically defend the Baltic states that were once a part of the Russian-led Soviet Union.     Despite public Trump-Putin exchanges of praise, Eugene Rumer, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia, warned against reaching any quick conclusions about Putin’s view of Trump.     “We can say with some degree of confidence that they don’t like Hillary,” Rumer said. “It’s less clear that they like Trump, although over the years the Russians have said they prefer to deal with the Republicans – (that) they are kind of hard-line but they can do deals.” A diplomat with experience working on Russia said the Kremlin also might be betting that Clinton will win and is sending a shot across her bow.     “Messing with her like this now puts her on notice that these are tough guys that she’s got to be really careful with,” said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A U.S. intelligence official who is reviewing the emails as part of the investigation into their origin said that those emails describing the privileges the Democratic National Committee showers on its wealthiest donors bolster the Russian narrative of an American political system rigged by the wealthy and riddled with corruption. “In addition to countering the U.S. narrative that the Russian government is a corrupt oligarchy, leaking these emails fits rather conveniently with Trump’s charges about a rigged system and ‘crooked Hillary’,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss domestic politics. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: behind democrats email leak experts see russian subplotwashington reuters if russian government behind theft release embarrassing emails democratic party officials suggested may reflect less love donald trump enmity hillary clinton desire discredit political system a official taking part investigation said intelligence collected hacking democratic national committee dnc emails released wikileaks friday indicates beyond reasonable doubt originated the timing eve clinton formal nomination week presidential election raised questions whether russia may trying hurt help trump republican rival fan populist sentiment establishment politicians sought across europe recent years certainly russia become master manipulating information strategic goals witness information bubble created threatening behavior crimea ukraine elsewhere said former cia national security agency director michael handed a step like however would really using the emails showed dnc officials explored ways undermine senator bernie sanders presidential campaign clinton raised questions whether sanders jewish really atheist the disclosures confirmed sanders frequent charge party played favorites clouded party convention clinton hoped would signal unity division two intelligence officials speaking condition anonymity said hack could part broader campaign russian president vladimir putin push back thinks effort european union nato military alliance european north american democracies encircle weaken russia one officials called fear hangover putin service kg soviet intelligence agency time seeing russia push back putin considers russia mortal enemies said official he actively attacking rebels syria buzzing ships planes black sea basic mention invading ukraine seizing crimea this fits despite clinton attempt secretary state reset relations president barack obama took office leaked emails could damage candidate kremlin may consider hostile benefit opponent friendlies putin accused clinton stirring protests rule december russian parliamentary election marred allegations fraud saying encouraged mercenary kremlin foes criticizing vote she set tone opposition activists gave signal heard signal started active work putin told supporters asked claims russian intelligence hacked dnc obtain emails wikileaks founder julian passage told nbc news richard ngel proof whatsoever said diversion pushed clinton campaign trump s warmer toneanalysts said russia goal may much broader simply meddling presidential election it gross oversimplification suggest russian government donald trump said andrew weiss russia analyst carnegie endowment international peace think tank it russia interest portray united states given popular discontent xenophobia political corruption weiss said it fits nicely kremlin standard narrative white house rushes criticize others without getting house the russian leader may well encouraged trump comments the new york times last week white house nato might automatically defend basic states part soviet union despite public exchanges praise eugene ruler former national intelligence officer russia eurasia warned reaching quick conclusions putin view trump we say degree confidence like hillary ruler said it less clear like trump although years russian said prefer deal republicans kind a diplomat experience working russia said kremlin also might betting clinton win sending shot across bow messing like puts notice tough guys got really careful said diplomat spoke condition anonymity a intelligence official reviewing emails part investigation origin said emails describing privileges democratic national committee showers wealthiest donors bolster russian narrative american political system rigged wealthy riddled corruption in addition countering narrative russian government corrupt oligarchy leaking emails fits rather conveniently trump charges rigged system crooked hillary said official spoke condition anonymity discuss domestic politics politicsnews