Final Score: Hillary's Unsecure Server Held 2,079* Classified Emails PART I
Guy Benson
Posted: Mar 02, 2016 1:30 PM
Final Score:
Why the asterisk? Because that "finalized" number is based upon Hillary's emails that did not include any of the 32,000 messages she and her lawyers unilaterally deleted with no oversight. She has claimed that all of the emails she failed to produce were unrelated to official business. We know for a fact that this is not true, based on emails discovered by the Pentagon, as well as work-related missives that turned up when Sidney Blumethal's private emails were hacked. So she lied about that, as she's lied about so many things pertaining to this national security-compromising scandal. That (important) caveat aside, the State Department has determined that more than 2,000 emails on Mrs. Clinton's unsecure, improper server were classified.
Many of these emails were low-level and retroactively classified, still a far cry from her categorical, false "there is no classified material" assertion last March. But there were dozens of emails designated as secret, top secret and even above top secret -- allegedly covering extremely sensitive topics from the Iran nuclear negotiations, to North Korean nuclear weapons, to the identities of foreign nationals on the CIA's payroll. Bottom line figures, tallied by the RNC:
Clinton and her defenders have claimed that none of these messages were "marked classified" at the time, which is legally irrelevant. Intelligence and classification experts say highly secretive material is "born" classified, and that US officials are trained to recognize and protect such information. Mrs. Clinton signed a binding nondisclosure agreement to that effect upon taking office, swearing to safeguard secret information, regardless of markings:
The bootleg email server violated "clear cut" State Department rules, which has been affirmed by a Bill Clinton-appointed federal judge. It was woefully under-protected, so much so that several high-ranking members of the Obama administration have concluded that its contents were accessed by foreign governments. Clinton maintained her national security-endangering scheme even after she was specifically and personally warned that foreign hackers were seeking to penetrate classified secrets by exploiting American officials' private email accounts. Various attempts at spin and misdirection from Clintonworld have failed under scrutiny. The FBI's ongoing and expanded criminal investigation into the matter remains underway. Conservative research group America Rising notes that the latest tranche of emails includes classified information about enemy missile launches, US drone strikes in Pakistan and Americans operating abroad. It also includes a fully-redacted email between Clinton and John Kerry, who has said he knew nothing of her secret server.
As they've done in the past, Team Clinton is trying to deflect from this scandal by assailing the integrity of the Intelligence Community's Inspector General, who was appointed by President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Meanwhile, the opacity-addicted and scandal-plagued continues to refuse to release the transcripts of speeches she delivered to Wall Street firms, despite some of her outlandish claims about what she told them. The pressure for her to do so ramping up via television ads and barbs from her Socialist opponent:
But wait! Theres more and really since the election this is like Part 6
Posted: Mar 02, 2016 1:30 PM
Final Score:
Why the asterisk? Because that "finalized" number is based upon Hillary's emails that did not include any of the 32,000 messages she and her lawyers unilaterally deleted with no oversight. She has claimed that all of the emails she failed to produce were unrelated to official business. We know for a fact that this is not true, based on emails discovered by the Pentagon, as well as work-related missives that turned up when Sidney Blumethal's private emails were hacked. So she lied about that, as she's lied about so many things pertaining to this national security-compromising scandal. That (important) caveat aside, the State Department has determined that more than 2,000 emails on Mrs. Clinton's unsecure, improper server were classified.
Many of these emails were low-level and retroactively classified, still a far cry from her categorical, false "there is no classified material" assertion last March. But there were dozens of emails designated as secret, top secret and even above top secret -- allegedly covering extremely sensitive topics from the Iran nuclear negotiations, to North Korean nuclear weapons, to the identities of foreign nationals on the CIA's payroll. Bottom line figures, tallied by the RNC:
Clinton and her defenders have claimed that none of these messages were "marked classified" at the time, which is legally irrelevant. Intelligence and classification experts say highly secretive material is "born" classified, and that US officials are trained to recognize and protect such information. Mrs. Clinton signed a binding nondisclosure agreement to that effect upon taking office, swearing to safeguard secret information, regardless of markings:
The bootleg email server violated "clear cut" State Department rules, which has been affirmed by a Bill Clinton-appointed federal judge. It was woefully under-protected, so much so that several high-ranking members of the Obama administration have concluded that its contents were accessed by foreign governments. Clinton maintained her national security-endangering scheme even after she was specifically and personally warned that foreign hackers were seeking to penetrate classified secrets by exploiting American officials' private email accounts. Various attempts at spin and misdirection from Clintonworld have failed under scrutiny. The FBI's ongoing and expanded criminal investigation into the matter remains underway. Conservative research group America Rising notes that the latest tranche of emails includes classified information about enemy missile launches, US drone strikes in Pakistan and Americans operating abroad. It also includes a fully-redacted email between Clinton and John Kerry, who has said he knew nothing of her secret server.
As they've done in the past, Team Clinton is trying to deflect from this scandal by assailing the integrity of the Intelligence Community's Inspector General, who was appointed by President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Meanwhile, the opacity-addicted and scandal-plagued continues to refuse to release the transcripts of speeches she delivered to Wall Street firms, despite some of her outlandish claims about what she told them. The pressure for her to do so ramping up via television ads and barbs from her Socialist opponent:
But wait! Theres more and really since the election this is like Part 6
nuclear weapons career, I can tell you that all she
had to do was hint at work decisions and activities
to go classified. . her guilt is beyond reproach. -- j
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Interesting enough, I didnt really get that upset with the bernie people. They DID seem to be idiots who just didnt know and understand. Bernie on the other hand is a definite power monger as he is kissing the ass of Hillary now that she won the nomination. No wonder his supporters are pissed off- he abandoned them.
The ones we can try to affect are the useful idiots. We can try to educate them. In the end, however, it's up to them to either remain a useful idiot or to decide that their individual rights are important.
I'm just not sure Trump is doing anything to analyze his situation and win. His foolish primary behavior continues, as he alienates more people. He has a perfect opportunity to skewer Hillary and all Washington insiders. He could just point to the movie Idiocracy, ask people how they can even think of giving more money to a government full of people like this, etc, etc, but he just wanders around chest-beating, like a drunken sailor.
I'm beginning to think he did this just to embarrass the republicans, and get reimbursed by the Clintons for his "...contributions to the public good by highlighting important issues in his campaign."
At this point what difference does it make?
The real issue is WHY she tried to hide what she was doing from the american people while she was supposedly representing us. THAT is enough for me to not vote for her by itself. What would she do as president ? Hide everything so no one could find out and criticize her? Thats not going to fly well.
As to foreign policy, what foreign leader would trust her? That is bad when some of them have THEIR fingers on the button. Best to be totally honest with foreign powers (and everyone really) so that when you talk, they actually listen.
Anyway that's one area where we expats help out a lot and the million or so USA citizens who live at least six months a year in Mexico. Cost of living in USM is 40% of that in the USA so a reverse immigration of sorts is building not just with Mexicanos going back south but with USA citizens going south. How many illegals and legals work stoop labor in the fields. About 5% runing mechanised equipment but legal or illegal are they getting paid the same even IF you can find welfare addicts who want to work. Sorry I tend to get on a soap box but there is room for a well prepared debater to throw a lot of darts asnd daggers and Trump doesn't mind interrupting.
tid bits Why does he have an interest in russia? Duuuh check out his wife and former wife's names. How many investigations for security violations and handling of foundation funds violationsfor Trump? Zero.
Which leaves it wide open for continued discussion or blatant ignoring.
So assume something like ...I don't see it failing it brings in most of the operating expenses of the government and what's more interesting is it wouldn't take that much extra to stimulate by investing in free education
only thing interesting is much more money is going to be withdrawn from the economy unavailable to be used for anything but debt service and never the principal being paid and a disproportionate share of the load piled on the elderly and retirees through more inflation, devaluationa and debt repudiation I mean how come when we cut the value of their hard earned retirement fund it isn't included in COLA? Why are we killing our seniors and hey isn't walmart great for giving them the 20 extra hours a week they need to make ends meet.
and my opponent wants to build a wall on our southern border .
figuratively speaking their already is a wall built by our lack of sound immigration policy, a decent bracero and green card program and treating los vecinos like neighbors and vecinos distante no mas. The whole reason for mentioning a wall is the wall is already in place in our current governments mind but as a result it's an economic disaster with a disproportionate share of the cost paid for by our own working class citizens in federal, local, school taxes and medical costs while the Justice Department ignores those who contribute to crime rate and a long as immigration policy is not cleaned up our vecinos will remain distante do you know the country I'm referring to?
Why Mexico of course
NO have some respect it's the United States of 'Mexicanos every school child south of the border knows the name of our country but do ours know their name or that there are three United States of in the western hemisphere. Two things hamper the effort in a very expensive immigration policy but if we can bringin 55,000 unvetted middle easterners can we not bring in 110,000 of our vecinos who actually do work for a living and let them openly join us. Tell me what is the annual allowable and what are the restrictions besides an emphasis on highly skilled labor and can we not work with the Government of the United States of Mexico to reduce the cost of passports and visas to an affordable rate for the Mexican worker and his or her family? The present system costs us too much and we can't afford it anymore. Vecinos Distante no Mas. What have i done to make change. My businesses employ x number of people I've instructed them to ...
With justice and enforcement " wrapped around her finger" . A"hoodwinked" public .The rest of us are "fed up".
It will be telling during the debate how or if the issue is brought up by Trump.
"What difference does it make".
Bal- chatri is what we need to make a difference.
What will work for the bait?
She has several (actual count unknown and probably unknowable unless the hackers give them to us) and she is running for President with a reasonable chance of winning.
May God save this country.