Posted on 09/06/2007 8:19:15 AM PDT by STARWISE
“...it is about intimidation.”
Exactly. They aren’t worried about what may or may not be in the manuscript; Clintons just lie their way out and you can believe it or lump it. What they want is to leave no doubt in Ms. Willey’s mind that they can get to her whenever they want to. There’s no place she can hide. I’m afraid I’d be bunking with a 12 gauge.
Others have pointed out that a thief will dump items that they don't want or that would attract attention.
In addition, the thief will want to dump items that are particularly incriminating. Cash is usually okay, because few people can identify by serial numbers the bills that have been stolen. But if a person is found with another's credit card, there can be little to reduce the presumption of criminality. If the credit cards and/or ID or an identifiable wallet or purse are not going to be sold, then they would be dumped at the first opportunity.
The only reason for taking unwanted incriminating items to begin with is to reduce the duration of the crime itself, hoping to reduce the chances of being caught in the act.
Kathleen Willey jumps the shark. I now question her original story.
Uh, given the fact that they didn’t take the laptop that the manuscript had just been printed off of, this is either the dumbest saboteur ever or nothing more than a coincidence.
She should have made a copy and if the Clinton’s did not do this than she could be sued. I think she should have waited until she had some real evidence.
“What if the purpose was not to suppress the book but to find out its contents, instead. If the Clintons know ahead of time what will be revealed they can execute a preemptive denial campaign or be ready with plausible deniability when the book does come out.”
That’s exactly what I was thinking. They need to know what’s in the book before they can move on to Phase II. Whether to deny the allegations or set out to discredit and destroy Kathleen Willey and/or anyone named in the book that would cause a problem for Hillary. The 1990s all over again.
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