2016 Postmortem

SamKnause

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17. Thanks for the input, but that was not the meaning of my post.

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:24 AM

Jun 2016

Did she do it because she has poor judgement ?

Did she do it intentionally because it benefited her in some way ?

I tend to think the latter is why she did it.

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Clinton approved CIA drone assassinations with her cellphone, report says [View all] tabasco Jun 2016 OP

She's efficient. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #1

fluffy insulation process in progress... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #6

Five more days... CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #11

I'll be well within the parameters of posting rules... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #12

Yes, I'm sure you believe that. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #13

I know that... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #14

she also put a commodity trader on the board that advises on nuclear weapons roguevalley Jun 2016 #36

None. And money doesn't buy favor with her. Never has. Never will. Bob41213 Jun 2016 #61

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #76

wow HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #90

No you are not Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #111

FACTS... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #119

Yes. Then you can just leave your head buried in sand. No more reported facts or possibilities floriduck Jun 2016 #33

Now now CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #46

Sorry, I'm not a Trumpster. floriduck Jun 2016 #59

Yup laserhaas Jun 2016 #56

The entire WSJ story is available at the following link. annavictorious Jun 2016 #128

She gets stuff done scscholar Jun 2016 #83

Government is incompetent Fumesucker Jun 2016 #114

Do you realize that this says the S of S can order up assassinations? fasttense Jun 2016 #105

There's one person here who can see through the fluff to notice what's important... speaktruthtopower Jun 2016 #113

The US Secretary of State is deciding who gets assassinated? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #2

Kissinger did it, too. leveymg Jun 2016 #5

She was probably approving, not really deciding who. The experts decided who and then braddy Jun 2016 #8

Reveals USGov classified decision-making process. Violates the Espionage Act tes leveymg Jun 2016 #16

There is probably several people who need to sign off on it itsrobert Jun 2016 #68

my first thought too treestar Jun 2016 #87

No, though they can recommend against a given target Recursion Jun 2016 #95

Sucks huh... US Sanctioned non judicial killing. Agschmid Jun 2016 #3

It is judicial. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #34

Because if the SoS says it's legal, it is. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #62

No....the SCOTUS did. And any Congressperson who disagreed was and is free to submit legislation msanthrope Jun 2016 #72

Cool, and that makes it totally acceptable apparently. Agschmid Jun 2016 #77

I think a drone at Tora Bora in November of 2001 might have saved a fuck load msanthrope Jun 2016 #79

Actually, a U.S. division at the other end of the valley would have helped a lot more. tabasco Jun 2016 #86

I'm pretty sure the President has to approve tbese strikes okasha Jun 2016 #44

The President is not a member of the judiciary. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #50

Who said he was? okasha Jun 2016 #54

The President does not have the authority to kill people Hydra Jun 2016 #91

The very same Blackberry NSA told her not to use. So she hooked it up to a private server leveymg Jun 2016 #4

People continuously bring up her SCIF but when I ask for proof of a NWCorona Jun 2016 #19

The SCIF would contain terminals for two classified systems. leveymg Jun 2016 #24

You can do anything with a smart phone Skink Jun 2016 #7

Another glorious example of her "foreign policy experience"! Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #9

+1, a policy of lies, blood and more blood, how "diplomatic" bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #37

Poor judgement or intentional ??? SamKnause Jun 2016 #10

Both, depends upon which felony statute is applied. leveymg Jun 2016 #15

Thanks for the input, but that was not the meaning of my post. SamKnause Jun 2016 #17

I don't see how criminal is necessarily exvlusion of poor judgement leveymg Jun 2016 #20

Great way to let your sponsors hack in and see everything you do elehhhhna Jun 2016 #63

I keep asking myself what she could have done to make it any easier. Lars39 Jun 2016 #78

Not sure about the point here. HassleCat Jun 2016 #18

The problem is her BlackBerry is off the shelf and unsecure. NWCorona Jun 2016 #21

Her cell phone and server were not secure. She refused to use the secure leveymg Jun 2016 #22

Except the State Deprt server wasn't actually secure at all. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #29

There are more than one State Dept servers... ljm2002 Jun 2016 #115

At which level was this breach? DOS email, SIPR (to Secret), Interagency Intel (to TS/SAP)? leveymg Jun 2016 #116

Yet there's no evidence her "uncertified" email server was ever breached. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #122

The State Department's server has been hacked multiple times. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #82

So what? If you use the official government communications and they are breached Kentonio Jun 2016 #98

See #116. What DOS information, exactly, has been hacked, at what level? leveymg Jun 2016 #117

I made a mistake , Oh well, lets move forward. On to the GE bahrbearian Jun 2016 #23

easy, peasy. light and breezy. Hiraeth Jun 2016 #32

That is troubling. Octafish Jun 2016 #25

A technophobe executing drone strikes via a smartphone? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. dinkytron Jun 2016 #26

Ahh yes, the assassination... Dem2 Jun 2016 #27

How is a report of factual information considered "character assasination?" tabasco Jun 2016 #42

Most famous line used in internet history Dem2 Jun 2016 #69

That is not a response. tabasco Jun 2016 #88

In Hillary's case, it's EASY--- John Poet Jun 2016 #110

Do you not take character into account when voting? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #52

Only if by "character" you mean "gender" Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #57

Haha, let's not be coy Dem2 Jun 2016 #70

It's not just about the primary. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #71

Whatever Dem2 Jun 2016 #73

My heart bleeds for the tribulations of Hillary supporters when confronted by her past. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #74

My heart laughs at the vengefullness Dem2 Jun 2016 #75

A game? Yes I agree, some people do act like that. Kentonio Jun 2016 #99

tick tock.. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #28

the clock is running. Get it out of your system in a hurry! leftofcool Jun 2016 #30

FIVE MORE DAYS DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #31

Until you get a keyboard with a working caps lock? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #35

I FeEl LiKe ShOuTiNg It. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #39

5 more days... chillfactor Jun 2016 #38

How draconian of you. Avalux Jun 2016 #41

Salon news articles will be blocked? tabasco Jun 2016 #43

Will she be no longer accountable for her acts in 5 days? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #55

I wonder if she gets Obama's ultra secure custom made Blackberry? gordianot Jun 2016 #40

... WhiteTara Jun 2016 #45

The flood of crap Bayard Jun 2016 #47

Were gonna have to go underground Skink Jun 2016 #58

Well, Bye.. MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #89

When did the FBI become a branch of Wikileaks? ucrdem Jun 2016 #48

bernie sanders approves of/votes to support drones ... civilians, wedding parties, terrorists etc msongs Jun 2016 #49

I disagree with him on this. He and Clinton are both wrong. Still interesting to discuss it. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #51

I did not know the SoS had that authority Ash_F Jun 2016 #53

SoS potentially has a veto on a strike Recursion Jun 2016 #94

Anonymous people saying this and based on a WSJ report? n/t radical noodle Jun 2016 #60

Anonymous "law-enforcement officials" LOL. ucrdem Jun 2016 #67

I just read that and every link it referenced ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #64

Sadly there's a fairly strong case for both of the last 2 presidents having ordered actions Kentonio Jun 2016 #100

When she gets in at 3 AM phone call everyone will hear it. elehhhhna Jun 2016 #65

Siri, remind me to blow up some Pakistanis later elehhhhna Jun 2016 #66

Ah, more of Ben Norton's bloviating nonsense. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #80

That's not what it says behind the WSJ pay wall. annavictorious Jun 2016 #81

She used a Blackberry. That device was more secure than traditional computer emails. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #84

America isn't at war. It's about time people remembered that. Kentonio Jun 2016 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Vattel Jun 2016 #85

June 16 Hekate Jun 2016 #92

You know how they say "there's an app for that"? Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #93

I wonder if she will put the invasion plans for Iran on her Facebook page. Major Hogwash Jun 2016 #96

Good thing they are only bombing agrarian separatists! Ash_F Jun 2016 #97

Good apcalc Jun 2016 #102

Well, as long as she didn't text it while driving... KansDem Jun 2016 #103

Casual death-dealing offends me. n/t Orsino Jun 2016 #104

Thank you! Amaril Jun 2016 #124

"An explosive new report..." Tarc Jun 2016 #106

Hillary ordered drone strikes? boston bean Jun 2016 #107

This is a post that has no truth to it...and is frankly insulting -three more days nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #108

It's based in Thurs. WSJ article. And frankly, you're a jerk for threatening fellow DUers. leveymg Jun 2016 #112

The WSJ editorial page is a bastion of right wing crap Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #125

That wasn't on the Editorial page. leveymg Jun 2016 #127

This article contains unsupported facts and not one useful link Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #109

I heard she used Google maps to personally guide the missles to ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #118

Why does Hillary hate Yahoo and their maps? leftofcool Jun 2016 #120

And?? So?? Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #121

Hillary Clinton - Metal as Fuck RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #123

surprise, salon has written a hit piece on Hillary. I am surprised they are still in business still_one Jun 2016 #126