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NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:26 PM Feb 2016

Spy agencies say Clinton emails closely matched top secret documents: sources

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies have told Congress that Hillary Clinton's home computer server contained some emails that should have been treated as "top secret" because their wording matched sections of some of the government's most highly classified documents, four sources familiar with the agency reports said.

The two reports are the first formal declarations by U.S. spy agencies detailing how they believe Clinton violated government rules when highly classified information in at least 22 email messages passed through her unsecured home server."

http://news.yahoo.com/spy-agencies-clinton-emails-closely-matched-top-secret-213108714.html

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Spy agencies say Clinton emails closely matched top secret documents: sources (Original Post) NWCorona Feb 2016 OP
Good article but Merryland Feb 2016 #1
They gotta push that narrative NWCorona Feb 2016 #2
Actually, she is the front runner. leftofcool Feb 2016 #3
And that's the least important issue in this OPi floriduck Feb 2016 #6
Actually, according to the polls, she isn't. The Redheaded Guy Feb 2016 #7
No she is not, get better informed if you wish to discuss politics on a political board Dragonfli Feb 2016 #16
Denial. Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #17
Agreed. dchill Feb 2016 #4
Oh-oh. nt nc4bo Feb 2016 #5
So it seems material migrated from the secure to unsecure system. HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #8
You basically can't copy and paste between systems NWCorona Feb 2016 #10
Both for whoever copied and pasted it and for whoever forwarded/received the email. askew Feb 2016 #11
This seems like a pretty big deal. askew Feb 2016 #9
Indeed NWCorona Feb 2016 #13
Madame Secretary knows exactly what she did. She will not be held to account FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #12
I've read the "cut and paste" angle of this story multiple times now. pa28 Feb 2016 #14
Probably snowballing NWCorona Feb 2016 #15
Technically you can't copy and paste between secure and non-secure systems, usually LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #18
I used to work in a field where we had to handle 8 track mind Feb 2016 #19

Merryland

(1,134 posts)
1. Good article but
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:28 PM
Feb 2016

I wish to hell they would stop referring to Mrs. Clinton as the "Democratic Frontrunner." As of today, according to Reuters polls, She is NOT THE FRONTRUNNER

 
7. Actually, according to the polls, she isn't.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:38 PM
Feb 2016

Even the aggregrate polls show Clinton behind now.

It will remain that way until June. Super Tuesday is only 20% of the vote, and it does not end right there. Bernie's got this.

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)
16. No she is not, get better informed if you wish to discuss politics on a political board
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:58 PM
Feb 2016

You see, Most people that discuss politics, policy, and politicians on a board designed for that purpose tend to pay attention to politics. Most are even policy wonks, being uniformed may work well for you when discussing politics on say a cooking, or outdoor life discussion board, but the uninformed just look , well, silly on a board like this.

On the bright side, it is never too late to start becoming an informed citizen!

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
8. So it seems material migrated from the secure to unsecure system.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:42 PM
Feb 2016

It's unclear if discussion is about cut & paste or retyping, but it would seem to indicate that someone broke rules by doing that. That sort of thing was suggested in one of the emails last month.

If new documents were created to get around the issue of marked classified documents that would seem to indicate knowledge of the classification and purposefully working around it. That seems like it could be a significant problem for someone.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
10. You basically can't copy and paste between systems
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:47 PM
Feb 2016

I'm sure it was transcribed or photocopys with the identifiers removed. Not good!

askew

(1,464 posts)
11. Both for whoever copied and pasted it and for whoever forwarded/received the email.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:47 PM
Feb 2016

Hillary was trained on how to handle classified material including how to recognize it regardless of markings and was required to report any breaches of classified data. If she didn't do, it is a serious problem.

My guess is the GOP is waiting for Hillary to get the nomination and then they will dump this information out.

askew

(1,464 posts)
9. This seems like a pretty big deal.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:45 PM
Feb 2016

I know we are supposed to pretend this is all a big GOP smear, but this seems pretty damning to me.

FlatBaroque

(3,160 posts)
12. Madame Secretary knows exactly what she did. She will not be held to account
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:48 PM
Feb 2016

but a couple of underlings will pay.

pa28

(6,145 posts)
14. I've read the "cut and paste" angle of this story multiple times now.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:48 PM
Feb 2016

She claims she did not send documents marked as classified. That's true in a sense if you just cut and paste the contents of the document minus the markings.

I wonder if this is where the FBI investigation is going?

LiberalArkie

(15,686 posts)
18. Technically you can't copy and paste between secure and non-secure systems, usually
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:52 PM
Feb 2016

different computers. But a decent typist can read one monitor and type it into the non-secure system. It used to be difficult to even do that as they used to be separated by distance or rooms. But who knows there.

8 track mind

(1,638 posts)
19. I used to work in a field where we had to handle
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:17 PM
Feb 2016

Information like this. If you derived information from one source and sent it across unsecured means, you were typically in a world of shit.

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