it would be helpful, HOT, if you could read for co

it would be helpful, HOT, if you could read for comprehension. It might save you from statementss like this:

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2) it would be the NSA and not the CIA"

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While the National Security Agency is the center for American digital spying, the CIA is the lead agency for covert action and has its own cyber capabilities. It sometimes brings in the NSA and the Pentagon to help, officials say.

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As for 'announcing' it? Rattling the saber may be deterrent enough against future attacks, or maybe not. In any case the Russians are already loudly squealing about it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141598426

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The CIA's cyber operation is being prepared by a team within the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence, documents indicate. According to officials, the team has a staff of hundreds and a budget in the hundreds of millions, they say.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cia-prepp...?cid=sm_tw

The covert action plan is designed to protect the U.S. election system and insure that Russian hackers can't interfere with the November vote, officials say. Another goal is to send a message to Russia that it has crossed a line, officials say.

While the National Security Agency is the center for American digital spying, the CIA is the lead agency for covert action and has its own cyber capabilities. It sometimes brings in the NSA and the Pentagon to help, officials say.

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