NEWSWATCH Fred Weir/facebook: “So, this is a ‘potential’ plot …” Re: Washington Post: “U.S. investigating potential covert Russian plan to disrupt November elections”

Fred Weir of the Christian Science Monitor comments on Russia and investigations into cyber incursions relating to the U.S. elections, while posting a link to an article from the Washington Post, “U.S. investigating potential covert Russian plan to disrupt November elections.”

So, this is a ‘potential’ plot, even according to the headline, and the story requires the insertion — well down in the text — of the following odd graph, which can only be read as blanket disclaimer:

The official cautioned that the intelligence community is not saying it has “definitive proof” of such tampering, or any Russian plans to do so. “But even the hint of something impacting the security of our election system would be of significant concern,” the official said.

An embedded copy of post by Weir should appear below, although it might take longer to load for some users. Click here to jump to post on facebook: facebook.com/fred.weir/posts/10209630310610745 … Weir links to “U.S. investigating potential covert Russian plan to disrupt November elections”