If I sent you an email containing the nation's nuclear launch codes, would you plead ignorance regarding whether it was classified or not?
Originally Posted by lustylad
Of course not. And if it was this obvious that the information was classified then she should unequivocally be punished for it. But what you have wrong is that, simply because it falls under the header of "SAP," that doesn't mean that the information in question wasn't overclassified or that there is no room for an honest mistake.
the further you go up the classification pyramid, the more UNAMBIGUOUS it becomes that what you are reading is highly sensitive, classified material!
I agree with this. But that doesn't mean everything classified at that level should be classified at that level, nor that everyone handling any of that information should know every piece of information that is classified.
For instance, let's focus on SAP for a second. There are two types of programs, unacknowledged and acknowledged. The former, they pretend doesn't exist whether the public knows about it or not. The latter they confirm exists, but still protect the details. It is entirely possible that she saw the name of the program mentioned elsewhere in public, but it is not an officially acknowledged SAP, and incorrectly assumed that it was already acknowledged. She may have just mentioned the name of an unacknowledged program, which is also well known publicly - that's it - and it would count as "SAP classified." It might be the same program mentioned by name those 22 times. It might be one, minor and virtually inconsequential mistake made 22 times. It might have been mentioned once, but got caught up in the "reply" section of emails going back and forth another 21 times. We just don't know.
We're talking about the top of the pyramid, not stuff you can find on wikipedia.
You are saying that it is impossible for a unacknowledged SAP program's name to end up somewhere on the wikipedia? You do realize that Snowden released a set of papers confirming an unacknowledged SAP funding program, correct? Someone could easily write the name on a wikipedia page.
I can't believe anyone DOESN'T want Clinton to be indicted, based on the public evidence that is already so OVERWHELMING. The government didn't “grab” her server and try to recover its contents (including 30,000+ deleted emails) until everyone in the intelligence community started sounding alarm bells over the likelihood that vital national security secrets were compromised. It became painfully necessary for us to find out how significant the breaches were in order to determine what our enemies know and adjust accordingly. Again, for an idea of the extent of the possible damage, read my post #216.
This paragraph doesn't follow very well. You say the "evidence is overwhelming" but then go on to explain that we need to figure out what was breached or potentially breached. I totally agree with the latter point, which is part of the reason why I have no problem with server being analyzed. But there is, at this point, no public evidence of a crime.
It goes all the way back to my post #43 where Michael Mulkasey talks about what is legally referred to as “a guilty mind”. There is plenty of evidence she knew.
You contradict yourself. I already addressed the weakness of his claim when I posted that he relies on the same exact lack of evidence that many people here are relying on as well. But what is contradictory is that Mukasey made the argument that she guilty of "at the least for mishandling classified information," not that she necessarily knew. It's almost like he just throws out the part about her knowingly sending classified information because he knows people will eat it up, but is smart enough to hedge it a bit as well so it is harder to throw it back in his face if it turns out that he was wrong.
What was the point of having the Secretary of State sign that “standard non-disclosure agreement” if she didn't have a clue how classifications worked?
Nothing she has said nor done indicates that she doesn't understand how classification works.
The fact that you keep coming back with more and more absurd, over-reaching and untenable arguments tells me you are just a libtarded troll who takes delight in exasperating others with positions that you know full well are ridiculous.
We disagree. I'm defending my position and you are responding to me as much as I am responding to you. The difference between you and I is that I have done so relatively respectfully, while you are calling me names. From the outside looking in, who would you think looks more like a troll?
BTW, you are making some of the better arguments here. You have absolutely no reason to rely on insults. They do nothing but make it look like you have less faith in your position and risk turning this into a personal insult war.