The Russians have been accused by the Democratic National Committee of hacking their computers and releasing the emails that caused the Committee so much consternation. The reason the Russians purportedly did so was to help their good buddy Donald Trump. So Trump, making sports, said: “Russia—if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” referring to Hillary Clinton’s infamous 30,000 deleted emails. The powers that be went batshit crazy. From Michael Hayden, former head of the CIA:
If he is talking about the State Department emails on her server, he is inviting a foreign intelligence service to steal sensitive American government information.
Of course Hillary Clinton’s unsecured server surely wasn’t an invitation for anybody and everybody to “steal sensitive American government information.”
And Timothy Naftali, co-director of New York University’s Center for the United States and the Cold War, said he was “flabbergasted” by Mr. Trump’s comments.
Even in jest, a presidential candidate should not give any foreign power anything but zero tolerance about espionage. He sent a signal to foreign powers that it’s open season on U.S. secrets.
The Wall Street Journal, “Trump Urges Russia To Wade Into Race,” 7/28/16
Last time we checked, Hillary Clinton is a candidate for president, and if her email system shows zero tolerance for espionage, then her husband has been celibate the last three decades. Again, what could be more “open season” than her unsecured server?
The quotes say volumes about both the powers’ panic and its noxious hypocrisy.
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The Russians have been accused by the Democratic National Committee of hacking their computers and releasing the emails that caused the Committee so much consternation. The reason the Russians purportedly did so was to help their good buddy Donald Trump. So Trump, making sports, said: “Russia—if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” referring to Hillary Clinton’s infamous 30,000 deleted emails. The powers that be went batshit crazy. From Michael Hayden, former head of the CIA:
If he is talking about the State Department emails on her server, he is inviting a foreign intelligence service to steal sensitive American government information.
Of course Hillary Clinton’s unsecured server surely wasn’t an invitation for anybody and everybody to “steal sensitive American government information.”
And Timothy Naftali, co-director of New York University’s Center for the United States and the Cold War, said he was “flabbergasted” by Mr. Trump’s comments.
Even in jest, a presidential candidate should not give any foreign power anything but zero tolerance about espionage. He sent a signal to foreign powers that it’s open season on U.S. secrets.
The Wall Street Journal, “Trump Urges Russia To Wade Into Race,” 7/28/16
Last time we checked, Hillary Clinton is a candidate for president, and if her email system shows zero tolerance for espionage, then her husband has been celibate the last three decades. Again, what could be more “open season” than her unsecured server?
The quotes say volumes about both the powers’ panic and its noxious hypocrisy
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