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Russian Hacking Threatens To ‘Destroy Democracy’, Says John McCain
Swarajya Staff
Dec 19, 2016, 09:07 PM | Updated 09:07 PM IST
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Republican Senator John McCain has said Russian election-related hacks threaten to "destroy democracy" and faulted the American response as "totally paralyzed", according to a CNN report.
McCain from Arizona, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, also called for a select committee to investigate the Central Intelligence Agency's finding on the Russian hacking.
This is the sign of a possible unravelling of the world order that was established after World War II, which has made one of the most peaceful periods in the history of the world… We’re starting to see the strains and the unraveling of it, and that is because of the absolute failure of American leadership.
McCain's calls for an in-depth investigation was rejected by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Although both leaders backed investigations, they said they wanted to see them conducted through existing Senate and House committees.
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