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I fully expect the State Department to enter into conversations with DOD about formalizing the process for authorizing a drone strike, since the process is curr

I fully expect the State Department to enter into conversations with DOD about formalizing the process for authorizing a drone strike, since the process is currently dangerously discretionary. Again, that's not news. If the source and quote about Assange are real, they should go to the Washington Post or another reputable outlet with it. Even FOX News hasn't picked this up. It is very easy to conclude this is a fabrication until someone with a better reputation for journalistic integrity runs it.

rfrank 10y ago
Are you skipping the, "...Clinton recalled having many discussions related to nominating an individual for a drone strike." portion of the quote on purpose? That's not "formalizing the process for authorizing a drone strike," it's, "choosing targets for a drone strike." If your standard for whether or not a story has happened is mainstream news coverage, then you and I perceive the world in extremely different ways.
- etjossem 10y ago
  > It's, "choosing targets for a drone strike." We're talking about the State Department wanting a voice in how we handle people with names like Bin Laden. It does not surprise me at all that they would like to be present for those conversations instead of allowing DOD to act unilaterally. Again, where are you getting names like Julian Assange? > If your standard for whether or not a story has happened is mainstream news coverage, then you and I perceive the world in extremely different ways. Mainstream isn't a curse word. It means they have something to lose by screwing up badly at journalism. True Pundit can print anything it wants. If it comes out that they literally made it up, they can reopen the blog tomorrow under a new name. It is an unknown and untrusted outlet for news. Given the blog's obvious purpose as a serial hit piece against Clinton, it has no more credibility than a blog I spin up tonight called "Bad Stuff I Think Trump Did."
  - rfrank 10y ago
    "We're talking about..." We're also talking about what they were talking about at the time, which includes who specifically to shoot missiles at from a drone. People with names like Obama say people with names like al-Awlaki, among others. People with names like Clinton say people with names like Assange, among others. I get the name Assange from the allegations of State Department employees. Mainstream also means collusion with Democrats. Want me to link the several hundred correspondence between reporters and various DNC/HRC campaign staff that have been leaked in the last couple weeks? Or do you actually believe that's a real thing even though it's not heavily reported on?
    - etjossem 10y ago
      > I get the name Assange from the allegations of State Department employees. You get the name Assange from the allegations of a previously-unknown and untrusted conservative blog which does nothing of substance other than regularly attack Clinton. Forget FOX News - even Drudge Report refuses to touch this, and that is very telling. Not all journalism is created equal, and it is nothing short of gullible to take such thinly-vetted sources on faith.
      - rfrank 10y ago
        replying to your most recent comment: 1. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/03/will-wikileaks-assange-delay-october-surprise-announcement.html# http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/03/will-wikileaks-as... 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/how-julian-assange-turned-wikileaks-into-trump-s-best-friend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/how-julia... 3. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/05/hillary_clinton_i_dont_recall_ever_wanting_to_launch_a_drone_strike_at_wikileaks.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/05/hillary_cl... 4. http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/03/hillary-clinton-suggested-taking-out-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-with-drone-report http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/03/hillary-clinton-suggest... 5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/04/as-clinton-recovers-in-polls-trust-issue-simmers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10... i even included a blog.amazon.com link just for you sugar. SOURCE SO FAKE.
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rfrank 10y ago

Are you skipping the, "...Clinton recalled having many discussions related to nominating an individual for a drone strike." portion of the quote on purpose? That's not "formalizing the process for authorizing a drone strike," it's, "choosing targets for a drone strike." If your standard for whether or not a story has happened is mainstream news coverage, then you and I perceive the world in extremely different ways.

etjossem 10y ago
> It's, "choosing targets for a drone strike." We're talking about the State Department wanting a voice in how we handle people with names like Bin Laden. It does not surprise me at all that they would like to be present for those conversations instead of allowing DOD to act unilaterally. Again, where are you getting names like Julian Assange? > If your standard for whether or not a story has happened is mainstream news coverage, then you and I perceive the world in extremely different ways. Mainstream isn't a curse word. It means they have something to lose by screwing up badly at journalism. True Pundit can print anything it wants. If it comes out that they literally made it up, they can reopen the blog tomorrow under a new name. It is an unknown and untrusted outlet for news. Given the blog's obvious purpose as a serial hit piece against Clinton, it has no more credibility than a blog I spin up tonight called "Bad Stuff I Think Trump Did."
- rfrank 10y ago
  "We're talking about..." We're also talking about what they were talking about at the time, which includes who specifically to shoot missiles at from a drone. People with names like Obama say people with names like al-Awlaki, among others. People with names like Clinton say people with names like Assange, among others. I get the name Assange from the allegations of State Department employees. Mainstream also means collusion with Democrats. Want me to link the several hundred correspondence between reporters and various DNC/HRC campaign staff that have been leaked in the last couple weeks? Or do you actually believe that's a real thing even though it's not heavily reported on?
  - etjossem 10y ago
    > I get the name Assange from the allegations of State Department employees. You get the name Assange from the allegations of a previously-unknown and untrusted conservative blog which does nothing of substance other than regularly attack Clinton. Forget FOX News - even Drudge Report refuses to touch this, and that is very telling. Not all journalism is created equal, and it is nothing short of gullible to take such thinly-vetted sources on faith.
    - rfrank 10y ago
      replying to your most recent comment: 1. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/03/will-wikileaks-assange-delay-october-surprise-announcement.html# http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/03/will-wikileaks-as... 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/how-julian-assange-turned-wikileaks-into-trump-s-best-friend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/how-julia... 3. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/05/hillary_clinton_i_dont_recall_ever_wanting_to_launch_a_drone_strike_at_wikileaks.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/05/hillary_cl... 4. http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/03/hillary-clinton-suggested-taking-out-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-with-drone-report http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/03/hillary-clinton-suggest... 5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/04/as-clinton-recovers-in-polls-trust-issue-simmers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10... i even included a blog.amazon.com link just for you sugar. SOURCE SO FAKE.
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