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Peace Patriot

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29. I don't think the FBI is merely looking at classification errors.
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:33 PM
Mar 2016

I don't think that is what this investigation is about. Although laws may have been broken on classification, I don't think they would have 150 FBI agents looking at just that. I think the MAIN issue is the Clinton Foundation pay-to-play set up--that is, what Clinton what using her private server FOR.

If they find classification errors or security issues, what they will likely do is go after Clinton's aides, to pressure them for more information on the main issue: using a high government office for personal gain, in the billions of dollars (and from some of the worst scumbags on earth, like the Saudis).

For those Clinton supporters who castigate others for a failure of loyalty to President Obama, consider this: Obama banned Clinton advocate Sydney Blumenthal from his administration. Told Clinton he didn't want Blumenthal in the State Department. The Clinton Foundation then hired Blumenthal (big salary)--a foundation that was getting billions of dollars from foreign sources--and Clinton communicated with Blumenthal on foreign policy matters using her private server. What kind of loyalty did this show to Obama? None at all. She was trying to deceive him.

I have some pretty solid reasons for believing that Obama is angry at Clinton, even apart from the above: mainly,

1) Her support of the fascist coup in Honduras (only 6 months into his first term, when he was preoccupied with global financial meltdown and 2 wars), which totally fucked up his goal of improving relations with Latin America. Latin American governments were universally furious about the Honduran coup, and blame the U.S. for it. Obama and Kerry are now trying to repair the damage Clinton did--with Obama's visit to Cuba and Obama/Kerry's support for the Colombia/FARC peace talks. Both issues--U.S. non-recognition of Cuba and U.S. fueling of the Colombia civil war and putting U.S. military bases in Colombia--are also very big issues in LatAm, though we don't hear much about it here; and

2) Destabilization of Libya and Syria. It is largely HER mess, resulting in the barbaric 'Islamic state' (much like Honduras is HER mess, resulting in rampant RW death squads who just murdered the winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, Berta Caceres, an Indigenous woman and anti-coup activist, and have murdered, raped, beaten and imprisoned thousands of others, most often women and gays). Obama and Kerry have been working to overcome the damage Clinton is responsible for in the ME (as they are doing in Latin America).

It is VERY DIFFICULT to know what is really going on in our government. So I think it is also POSSIBLE that the FBI investigation is a means of protecting Clinton (and the Obama administration?) from the RW hound dogs who would drag her down over ANY issue and are smelling blood on this one. Obama supports TPP and that is a reason to believe he supports Clinton. But the weight of the above for the moment seems to tip the other way--Clinton caused no end of problems for Obama and he will not try to block an FBI indictment if the FBI thinks it is warranted. (He might find himself in a Watergate "Saturday Night Massacre" situation if he did try to block it, but it may well be that he wouldn't be inclined to block it.)

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Does the right wing sourcing stop at some point? upaloopa Mar 2016 #1
I get your point. pantsonfire Mar 2016 #5
Nobody gives a crap about emails and transcripts but those in opposition upaloopa Mar 2016 #7
Actually, as a taxpayer - I do. Kittycat Mar 2016 #11
We are all tax payers. That doesn't give you the right to make up scandals about our candidates upaloopa Mar 2016 #35
These people couldn't care less about electing more Democrats to office... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #12
The State Department’s Office of Inspector General cares w4rma Mar 2016 #18
The Clinton foundation is a charity that has done more good in the world than Bernie ever has! upaloopa Mar 2016 #36
You'll find this an eyeopener. snagglepuss Mar 2016 #55
I do. 840high Mar 2016 #24
This makes me think of all the HRC supporters' responses to this news Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #27
You join all the other Hillary Clinton scandal mongers not good company upaloopa Mar 2016 #37
This issue is not going to go away no matter who brings it up Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #52
I supported her in '08. Took me 840high Mar 2016 #59
you and everyone; appalling reactions to appalling behavior amborin Mar 2016 #63
Who cares if they're corrupted right? As long as they have that D. nt revbones Mar 2016 #30
Produce the evidence of corruption plerase. upaloopa Mar 2016 #38
Of the many? revbones Mar 2016 #54
I like to know what our candidates have been doing. senz Mar 2016 #50
Elect a possible ticking time bomb Politicalboi Mar 2016 #51
Only her hero worshiping devotees don't. The rest of us do. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #65
Do you feel the same way about what the RW is saying about Bernie? pnwmom Mar 2016 #58
Sadly, no.. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #9
The actual source is emails written by Clinton's staffers at State. (eom) eomer Mar 2016 #10
The Hill is RW? Or the actual emails obtained from FOIAs released are RW? Autumn Mar 2016 #47
I wish... pantsonfire Mar 2016 #2
Get ready for the link bashing NWCorona Mar 2016 #3
Sorry I already did and it should be bashed! upaloopa Mar 2016 #8
I really don't have a problem with the bashing NWCorona Mar 2016 #13
It isn't relative to anyone upaloopa Mar 2016 #16
You really can't say that when the actual emails are supplied NWCorona Mar 2016 #19
The emails have been supplied. There is no there there upaloopa Mar 2016 #20
Actually that's not entirely true NWCorona Mar 2016 #22
No there were not. upaloopa Mar 2016 #39
Sorry but if you want to be taken seriously NWCorona Mar 2016 #43
It's not honorable to vote 840high Mar 2016 #60
Democrats who work like this should be ashamed. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #23
The Clintons have boundry issues. n/t Wilms Mar 2016 #4
Don't get your hopes up. It's Judicial Watch. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #6
Does it change where the emails came from? Kittycat Mar 2016 #14
You will forgive me if I take this with a grain of salt. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #17
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #15
Maybe Hillary wants to end the revolving door farleftlib Mar 2016 #21
Ben Gawzi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! leftofcool Mar 2016 #25
Who gives a shit what some RW asshole says??? giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #26
Didn't take Princess Weathervane's Ostrich Army long, did it? Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #28
Hillary does it but of course 840high Mar 2016 #61
"The Right Wing Is To Blame" because John Poet Mar 2016 #66
I don't think the FBI is merely looking at classification errors. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #29
Brilliant post! farleftlib Mar 2016 #32
I was appalled when she blamed Pres Obama for the rise of ISIS. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #44
I was appalled by her entire tenure as SoS farleftlib Mar 2016 #46
I was discussing this with friends at dinner the other night. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #49
Agreed farleftlib Mar 2016 #53
The MIC and the foreign partys involved WDIM Mar 2016 #33
Maybe. But FBI Director Comey was willing to buck the Bush junta on... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author WDIM Mar 2016 #34
.^that x100+ 840high Mar 2016 #62
Her record for political favors exchanged for donations WDIM Mar 2016 #31
Post them ! upaloopa Mar 2016 #40
they have been posted, repeatedly amborin Mar 2016 #48
exactly and ignored repeatedly. nt WDIM Mar 2016 #68
Ack! AzDar Mar 2016 #41
knr amborin Mar 2016 #42
Drip Drip Drip Politicalboi Mar 2016 #56
I am gonna need more evidence of corruption here. Vattel Mar 2016 #57
It's a conservative source but that's because they took the initiative Babel_17 Mar 2016 #64
Explains the missing Inspector General. Octafish Mar 2016 #67
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