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Octafish

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42. Is that why Sidney B's emails were REDACTED in full?
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jun 2016

I'm sure there's an entirely logical explanation.

January 30, 2016: It is revealed that four emails from Sid Blumenthal to Clinton have been entirely redacted. This is notable because at the time Clinton is secretary of state, Blumenthal is a private citizen (and journalist and Clinton Foundation employee) with no government security clearance at the time. Dozens of other Blumenthal emails have been partly redacted, but here are the four fully redacted ones, with only the subject headings known:

* June 23, 2009, titled "N. Ireland/Shaun." This is a likely reference to Shaun Woodward, who is the secretary of state for Northern Ireland at the time.

* June 20, 2011, titled "memo hrc Bahrain/Iran." This is redacted because it contains information related to foreign activities.

* June 28, 2012, titled "some intel on internal german/euro maneuvering."

* August 3, 2012. This email is entirely redacted except for the statement that the email contains information from "sources with access to the highest levels of the Governments and institutions."


Twenty-two emails have been deemed "top secret," so no details whatsoever about them have been made public. It is not known if any of them were sent by Blumenthal. (The Daily Caller, 1/30/2016) The New York Observer comments, "How Mr. Blumenthal, who held no US Government position after January 2001, when Bill Clinton left the White House, had access to classified information a decade after that is not explained." Furthermore, "Since Mr. Blumenthal's emails were illegally accessed by a private hacker [Guccifer, in March 2013], they can be safely assumed in to be in the hands of numerous foreign intelligence services." (The New York Observer, 2/1/2016)

The New York Observer comments, "How Mr. Blumenthal, who held no US Government position after January 2001, when Bill Clinton left the White House, had access to classified information a decade after that is not explained." Furthermore, "Since Mr. Blumenthal's emails were illegally accessed by a private hacker (Guccifer, in March 2013), they can be safely assumed in to be in the hands of numerous foreign intelligence services." (The New York Observer, 2/1/2016)

Source: The Clinton Email Scandal Timeline ©2016 #ClintonEmailTimeline

http://www.thompsontimeline.com/The_Clinton_Email_Scandal_-_Long_Version_-_Part_6#entry013016entirelyredacted


What else is known but to NSA?
situational ethics. nt grasswire Jun 2016 #1
No, just not giving credence to right-wing smears. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #11
blah blah blah nt grasswire Jun 2016 #13
Right wing smear! Right wing smear! Right wing smear! Marr Jun 2016 #32
Neither is lying. So stop. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #40
Except Hillary didn't out anyone. YouDig Jun 2016 #2
Can't let facts get in the way of a good poutrage session. baldguy Jun 2016 #6
Apart from those agent Sid Blumenthal named in those pesky emails. Octafish Jun 2016 #10
That's a Trey Gowdy lie. Why are you repeating it here? YouDig Jun 2016 #19
LOL. Octafish Jun 2016 #21
It's not true, it's a Trey Gowdy lie. Do you believe everything you read on Breitbart? YouDig Jun 2016 #22
Here you go. Octafish Jun 2016 #25
Ha! I've seen that DUer try to play internet lawyer. It's hilarious. YouDig Jun 2016 #27
It doesn't name the name because it's against the law. Octafish Jun 2016 #29
So there's no evidence except for Breitbart. And if that guy's a lawyer then I'm an astronaut. lol YouDig Jun 2016 #31
I don't know what you are. I do know what you do. Octafish Jun 2016 #35
That article directly contradicts the Breitbart lie that you are pushing. YouDig Jun 2016 #36
Not exactly. Octafish Jun 2016 #38
Yes exactly. It shows that the name wasn't classified. YouDig Jun 2016 #39
Is that why Sidney B's emails were REDACTED in full? Octafish Jun 2016 #42
Octafish has been here longer than I have... Buddyblazon Jun 2016 #51
I doubt state knew they were assets. joshcryer Jun 2016 #43
Elvis never did no drugs. Matt_R Jun 2016 #49
Cafeteria Style outrage. 99Forever Jun 2016 #3
One of the things DU has taught me about the Democratic Party LWolf Jun 2016 #4
Come on L, there is a big difference between deliberately outing CIA agent in mass media and blm Jun 2016 #17
On this point, I agree with you, blm 2banon Jun 2016 #37
But they supported pointless, unnecessary wars! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #5
^^ This ^^ Scuba Jun 2016 #41
Do as I say... farleftlib Jun 2016 #7
Situational ethics? annavictorious Jun 2016 #8
just to be clear, even if everything anti-hillary is true, it's still very different from plamegate unblock Jun 2016 #9
So...if you blunder into causing harm, it's OK? jeff47 Jun 2016 #15
if the worst of what hillary's accused of is true, it's still not "treasonous" unblock Jun 2016 #45
Not rising to the level of treason is not the same as "OK". jeff47 Jun 2016 #48
again, i didn't say it was ok if true, but not, accidental is not worse than deliberate. unblock Jun 2016 #50
I'm not talking about an increased legal punishment. jeff47 Jun 2016 #52
this is nonetheless amborin Jun 2016 #16
i don't think you can call it callous indifference. unblock Jun 2016 #46
She and her supporters have an excuse for everything. Her email was set up that way onecaliberal Jun 2016 #20
i'm not excusing anything. unblock Jun 2016 #47
if there is a D next to the name amborin Jun 2016 #12
Was Cheney indicted? I must have missed it. Sancho Jun 2016 #14
Wow, so if there's no indictment farleftlib Jun 2016 #23
Was there a trial for treason? Why not? Sancho Jun 2016 #26
For the record, it was Richard Armitage who first outed Plame. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #18
I'm always shocked at the sites some use WhiteTara Jun 2016 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Snotcicles Jun 2016 #44
Remember when Hillary INTENTIONALLY released classified info? Oh wait, SHE NEVER DID. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #28
You do realize that Inquisitr consists of user-driven content, right? Tarc Jun 2016 #30
"Going out of business sale!!! All outrages MUST GO!!!!" DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #33
The quality of the manufactured outrage widgets continues ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #34
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