Huff Post: 2/29: FBI's Investigation of Clinton Makes Bernie Sanders the Real Front-Runner

[JDPriestly]

46. I have the impression that the investigation is over nothing, but the statement from

Snowden if true is giving me second thoughts.

I don't know much or understand much about computers, so I haven't seen this scandal as particularly important.

And, if we all were protected from NSA spying and FBI spying, then Hillary's e-mail servers would also have been protected. If, and I repeat, if, the accusation that the Russians or some other foreign power read her e-mails is true, (and so far we have seen only insinuations and accusations but no facts supporting that claim), then they can read all our e-mails and personal data. We know that some of the government's computerized information has been hacked -- even personal employee information. So the question would be whether Hillary's private e-mail arrangement caused any damage or whether perhaps the damage was called by the government, the NSA itself, which discourages even makes impossible, real privacy on the internet even for government employee records.

If you eat spaghetti, you have to prevent the sauce from getting on your clothes.

If you really want computer privacy, you have to make it impossible to hack computers. Our government has to make up its mind. Which is more important? Being able to put all kinds of people, any person and their computer(s) under surveillance or protecting secrets. Can't have it both ways.

We cracked the codes of the Germans and to some extent the Japanese during WWII. That we knew their strategies was a major reason for our success during that war. And here we are -- generally requiring Americans to use insecure computers.

My source on the breaking of the codes is Ike's Spies if you are interested. I don't think that fact is in dispute.

http://www.amazon.com/Ike%C2%92s-Spies-Eisenhower-Espionage-Establishment/dp/1578062071

I am a Bernie supporter, but I think that Hillary will not be indicted for this any more than Bush and Cheney were indicted for war crimes. And I don't think she should be/

But I don't know all the facts so this is a story to watch.