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2016-04-05 Home Front: Politix

Was An Asian Government Reading Hillary's Emails In February 2009?

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Posted by gorb 2016-04-05 02:02|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 I suppose this could all be coincidence, but the most likely scenario is that the Secretary's Asia trip produced an intelligence report that was directly relevant to the security of Clinton's communications. And that the report was sufficiently dramatic that it spurred Clinton to make immediate security changes on her homebrew server.

Yep, but the foreign intercept has already occurred, so a 'certificate' is then needed for CYA purposes... just my guess.

And my second guess is, DoS Diplomatic Security (DS) was tipped off by Another Government agency regarding the potential security breach and foreign intercepts. I say that because, unless some significant job responsibilities have occurred, DS does not have that type of capability.

Looks like the notification of a breach was a 'one off.' Someone may have been told that 'future monitoring was unnecessary' now that the certification was in place... so no worries, go the fok away and leave us alone!

Whatever happened, an accurate and realistic damage assessment would have to have concluded a likely compromise did in fact take place.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-05 03:02|| 2016-04-05 03:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like the notification of a breach was a 'one off.' Someone may have been told that 'future monitoring was unnecessary' now that the certification was in place... so no worries, go the fok away and leave us alone!

I'm guessing Hilda is so ignorant about electronic communications that didn't imagine that someone was watching her. She probably had a little talk with someone who told someone else to look the other way, thereby "solving" the "inconvenient" problem.

Posted by gorb 2016-04-05 11:13|| 2016-04-05 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 If I am reading this correctly, she was in Asia using an unencrypted connection to her private FOIA-proof email server. So, whoever was acting as her ISP had access to everything going out and coming it over that connection.

It boggles the mind. She gladly hands it all over to a foreign government rather than accept the possibility that the US public might have a right to see what she's up to.

Posted by Iblis 2016-04-05 12:16|| 2016-04-05 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 She gladly hands it all over to a foreign government rather than accept the possibility that the US public might have a right to see what she's up to.

Nothing to do with "right to see" - more of a matter of "what's convenient for me."

To paraphrase: never attribute to malice what can be accounted for by sheer egotism.

Posted by Pappy 2016-04-05 13:16|| 2016-04-05 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 She gladly hands it all over to a foreign government rather than accept the possibility that the US public might have a right to see what she's up to.

But because of the scandal, the American public is seeing it anyway. Oh well -- another demonstration that smart and wise are not necessarily connected.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-04-05 14:20|| 2016-04-05 14:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Nothing to do with "right to see" - more of a matter of "what's convenient for me."

I have heard no rationale for the private server that makes sense except that, as private property, it would be exempt from FOIA requests. If someone has a better explanation, I am all ears.

Posted by Iblis 2016-04-05 14:27|| 2016-04-05 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 the foreign intercept has already occurred, so a 'certificate' is then needed for CYA purposes.

My understanding is that the encryption was installed incorrectly, and never fixed. Very simply Hillary's server was always compromised, and accessed by to other governments about 2 weeks after she was sworn in.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2016-04-05 14:46|| 2016-04-05 14:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Was any Asian Government not reading Hillary emails?

It'll be a shorter list I'm sure.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-04-05 17:12|| 2016-04-05 17:12|| Front Page Top

#9 I have heard no rationale for the private server that makes sense except that, as private property, it would be exempt from FOIA requests. If someone has a better explanation, I am all ears. Posted by Iblis

Gov't business doesn't stop being gov't business just because it's done over a non-gov't system. My take on it anyway... who really knows at this point.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-05 17:14|| 2016-04-05 17:14|| Front Page Top

#10 If someone has a better explanation, I am all ears.

Ah, but will you listen?

Posted by Pappy 2016-04-05 18:24|| 2016-04-05 18:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Paps:

Depends on who's talking, and how much sense they're making.

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