Finland was quietly told by the US that NATO would not protect them in the event of a Russian cyber attack if they chose to continue opposing the last Greek bailout.
Such a threat has real meaning to Finland, a cyber/telecom based economy, considering what happened in Georgia in 2008, when an unnamed force, widely suspected to be, though never named as, Russia, shut down every media outlet, government department, and critical infrastructure network in the country.
Note: How much of an insider is Malmgren. I have written many times about her insider status. If that doesn't convince you, check out her published schedule (my bold)
Guest Speaker at The Bank of England, 4th July 2013, London
Guest Speaker at SJdB & Partners, 4th July, London
NAB Seminar for the Super Industries, 20th August 2013, Sydney
Brilient Conference, 21st August 2013, Sydney
Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium 2013, 22nd-24th August, USA
Did the threat of 'withdrawing protection have an alternate, Good-fellas kind of meaning? Because I doubt the Finns worried much about a **Russian** cyber-attack launched just for the fun of it.
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