Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson insisted last week he is open-minded and “willing to believe in anything, basically” when it came to the cyberattacks directed at Democratic officials during the 2016 campaign. But Carlson wondered aloud during a conversation with Intercept founder and Pulitzer winner Glenn Greenwald why Russia “all of a sudden” became “villain No. 1.” New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait, perhaps sarcastically, described the interview as “one of the great meetings of journalistic minds.”
Greenwald and Carlson may have little in common ideologically, but they share a deep skepticism about the news surrounding Russia’s involvement in the election. Both believe the reports of Russian hacking are politically motivated and potentially dangerous to international relations. Carlson blamed a Washington Post story published Dec. 9 for stoking distrust in Russia. The story reported a “secret CIA assessment” that revealed Russia was trying to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House. Carlson asked Greenwald if the American people should believe the report. Greenwald, a vocal cynic of the CIA and the media establishment (as well as a former columnist for Salon), said, “We should be extremely skeptical of it.”
Source: Salon: in-depth news, politics, business, technology & culture > Politics
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