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FBI report. Of course, it's a "joke" that Hillary "can't recall." Even though, "The statement drew laughter from the room which quickly died off when the Secret
by rfrank 10y ago
FBI report. Of course, it's a "joke" that Hillary "can't recall." Even though, "The statement drew laughter from the room which quickly died off when the Secretary kept talking in a terse manner, sources said. Clinton said Assange, after all, was a relatively soft target, “walking around” freely and thumbing his nose without any fear of reprisals from the United States. Clinton was upset about Assange’s previous 2010 records releases, divulging secret U.S. documents about the war in Afghanistan in July and the war in Iraq just a month earlier in October, sources said."
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-julian-assange-229123 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-julian...
- nicholassmith 10y agoSnopes must be having a pretty high traffic month: http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/ http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/
- rfrank 10y agolol snopes
- nicholassmith 10y agoYeah, because they're less trust worthy than True Pundit.
- rfrank 10y agoThey're on the same level. Does that make them both Arbiters Of Truth? Or is that lofty title reserved for PolitiFact and HRC's campaign page?
- nicholassmith 10y agoThey're an independent fact checking and analysis site and avoid political bias. Their entire schtick is impartial research of stories for truthiness, compromising ruins it.
- rfrank 10y ago"avoid political bias" Their primary reporter, Kim LaCapria, "described herself as “openly left-leaning” and a liberal. She trashed the Tea Party as “teahadists.” She called Bill Clinton “one of our greatest” presidents. She claimed that conservatives only criticized Lena Dunham’s comparison of voting to sex because they “fear female agency.” http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/17/fact-checking-snopes-websites-political-fact-checker-is-just-a-failed-liberal-blogger/ http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/17/fact-checking-snopes-websi...
- pcwalton 10y agoI'm going to say again what I said yesterday: I'm really unhappy that this is what passes for discourse on HN now.
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- JoeAltmaier 10y agoMy own goal is to never talk about the other folks on a thread. That's never the topic. As a shorthand, I never use the word 'you' in a comment if I can help it. Keep it impersonal.
- rfrank 10y agok
- ben0x539 10y agoHow many words should one have to use to question snopes' credibility before it comes acceptable discourse? :(
- huckyaus 10y agoIt doesn't pass for discourse on HN - that's why it's been flagged into oblivion.
- etjossem 10y agoThe original source is not an FBI report and you are completely misinformed. An unknown blog which contains nothing but right-wing hit pieces claims to have anonymous sources in the State Department. Until I hear this quote echoed by professional journalists with the integrity to verify their sources, I will take it with the grain of salt it deserves.
- rfrank 10y ago"completely misinformed" https://vault.fbi.gov/hillary-r.-clinton/hillary-r.-clinton-part-02-of-04/view https://vault.fbi.gov/hillary-r.-clinton/hillary-r.-clinton-... "“Clinton could not recall a specific process for nominating a target for a drone strike and recalled much debate pertaining to the concurrence process. Clinton knew there was a role for DOD, State and the CIA but could not provide specifics as to what it was. Due to a disagreement between these agencies, Clinton recalled having many discussions related to nominating an individual for a drone strike. When Clinton exchanged classified information pertaining to the drone program internally at State, it was in her office or on a secure call. When Clinton exchanged classified information pertaining to the drone program externally it was at the White House. Clinton never had a concern with how classified information pertaining to the drone program was handled.”"
- etjossem 10y agoShe's Secretary of State, and parts of the State Department would like to have a say in whether drone strikes are approved. She attests that no formalized process was in place. This is not news to anyone who has been following the situation. I do not see the name Julian Assange in the above report.
- rfrank 10y agoIs the only way for you find the claim she said the above statement true that someone produce a recording of the meeting at State where they were discussing droning people? Strikes me as an unreasonable bar, but hey, do you. Think recordings of everything HRC says would be wise, given her security practices?