James M. Dorsey, fairobserver.com; original article contains links
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Excerpt:[T]here may ... be a Russian link to the email hacking in 2017 of Yousef al-Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United States.
Otaiba’s revealing and potentially damaging emails, which seemed to help Qatar in its public diplomacy [JB emphasis] campaign, were distributed to major media outlets and analysts, including this author, by an entity known as Global Leaks. Questions about a potential link between Global Leaks, DCLeaks and Russia stem not only from Global Leaks’ use of a Russian provider that offers free email service, but also by the group’s own reference to DCLeaks. The group’s initial email had “DCLeaks” in its subject line.
It remains unclear whether the use of a Russian provider was coincidental and whether the reference to DCLeaks was meant to mislead or create a false impression. ...
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