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Instead of focusing on the real issue, on 11/7/15, readers criticized the news source and me for posting information, which is all over the internet and a threat to the Clinton campaign. Like alleged Hillary Clinton misconduct, I had no idea my choice to use the communications source was questionable, until some readers pointed out the problem. As stated in the original Opening Post, I quickly self-deleted, our main problem is the FBI has a political agenda. FBI agents will continue monitoring millions of US citizens, who are not suspects in any crimes, long after the NSA ceases most spying on US citizens. Why is highly questionable FBI activity more acceptable than NSA eavesdropping? Most people had never heard of one of the largest and most diverse intelligence agencies on the planet, until George W. Bush Junior ordered the National Security Agency to gather intelligence on millions of US citizens and then leaked the operation to media, in an effort to intimidate political opponents and media writers. When President Obama ordered a more recent NSA operation, the FBI joined the previously clandestine intelligence agency in gathering information in a big net approach. The difference is after NSA eavesdropping, on millions of US citizens ends, identical FBI operations will increase.
As for misconduct, here is a news source, from 10/1/15, which confirms, an ongoing FBI investigation, of the Clinton email scandal. As Director Comey of the FBI realized, when he made these comments to NBC, his choice is detrimental to the Clinton campaign.
FBI director James Comey told reporters on Thursday that he is "personally following closely" an investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-director-acknowledges-agency-looking-clinton-emails-n437061
[b[According to the New York Times, here is where the problem began:
At the time Mrs. Clinton became secretary of state, in January 2009, the State Departments written policy was that email generally be conducted on an authorized computer with adequate security measures. But because of perennial problems with the state.gov email system, many State Department employees found they had to use their private email accounts to get work done in a timely manner, especially while traveling...
Although it is - at the very least - highly inappropriate for an FBI agent to make public comments about an ongoing investigation, here is a news release from an unnamed FBI source.
July 2015: The F.B.I. had determined that Mrs. Clinton had received Secret information in her account, the second highest classification of government intelligence. In response to that disclosure, her campaign said that sensitive national security information was sometimes upgraded to classified at a later date if the State Department or another agency believed its inadvertent release could potentially harm national security or diplomatic relations. The campaign insisted that none of the materials were classified at the time she received them. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/20/us/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-statements.html
In the military, I held a Top Secret security clearance and know some secrets, which are not declassified. If I email or Private Message US Military secrets to a reader; should the FBI investigate the person who received the information? Judging from information in New York Times article, numerous people at the US Department of State should be under FBI investigation, instead of FBI media releases and politically motivated investigations focusing on Clinton, only.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)While the Opening Post associated with this reply is virtually ignored; why did this O.P. get so many readers and comments, in minutes? http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027323412