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Hillary: Up to her old tricks
The Hill ^ | November 30,2010 | Dick Morris

Posted on 12/01/2010 10:56:14 AM PST by Hojczyk

The WikiLeaks documents show that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has, as Voltaire said about the Bourbon kings of France, learned nothing and forgotten nothing. Her request that American diplomats at foreign postings and the United Nations gather personal data about their foreign counterparts is eerily reminiscent of her use of private detectives to unearth negative information on those who were politically inconvenient during the husband’s campaigns for president and his White House tenure.

At the time, I called these operatives, the “secret police.” Now, apparently, we call them the “diplomatic corps.”

The WikiLeaks documents show that you can not only not teach an old dog new tricks, but you can’t stop her from doing the ones she has always done.

The WikiLeaks information indicates that Hillary – and her predecessor Condolleeza Rice — instructed American diplomats to gather information about “office and organizational titles; names, position titles and other information on business cards; numbers of telephones, cellphones, pagers, and faxes,” as well as “internet and intranet ‘handles’; internet e-mail addresses, web site identification-URLs; credit card account numbers; frequent-flier account numbers; work schedules, and other relevant biographical information.”

The New York Times explains that this information could be used to develop intelligence about the activities and whereabouts of foreign diplomatic personnel.

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1 posted on 12/01/2010 10:56:15 AM PST by Hojczyk
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Sorry, but I think this is the way we should operate. The fact that it becomes public should surprise no one, including the supposed victims. Don’t you think that many foreign govts have files on our diplomats and politician’s? No telling when you might need that info. NSA can tap into a lot of info with cell phone numbers, email id’s, credit card numbers etc. Hopefully, we also collect their dna and finger prints also. Retina scans?


2 posted on 12/01/2010 11:01:24 AM PST by Oldexpat
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To: Hojczyk
The WikiLeaks information indicates that Hillary – and her predecessor Condolleeza Rice — instructed American diplomats to gather information about “office and organizational titles; names, position titles and other information on business cards; numbers of telephones, cellphones, pagers, and faxes,” as well as “internet and intranet ‘handles’; internet e-mail addresses, web site identification-URLs; credit card account numbers; frequent-flier account numbers; work schedules, and other relevant biographical information.”

Other than the credit card account information, this sounds pretty innocuous.

3 posted on 12/01/2010 11:04:39 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (We conservatives will always lose elections as long as we allow the MSM to choose our candidates.)
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To: Oldexpat

I’m sure many foreign governments have a lot on 0bama.


4 posted on 12/01/2010 11:06:40 AM PST by unkus
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5 posted on 12/01/2010 11:09:48 AM PST by PLD
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Hillary: Up to her old tricks

I'm sorry, but I can't wrap my mind around the picture of Hillary performing tricks. I'd hate to bump into her on a streetcorner.

6 posted on 12/01/2010 11:12:45 AM PST by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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“Now, apparently, we call them the “diplomatic corps.””

Obama calls it the “diplomatic corpse.”


7 posted on 12/01/2010 11:13:35 AM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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Yep. I sure hope our diplomats here and in country gather all the data points they can regarding foreign officials. It’s kinda their job.


8 posted on 12/01/2010 11:14:46 AM PST by mbarker12474 (If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
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To: Cyber Liberty
Other than the credit card account information, this sounds pretty innocuous.

It doesn't sound like cloak and daggers.
9 posted on 12/01/2010 11:21:53 AM PST by kenavi (The good ol' US of A: 57 state laboratories for the future.)
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To: Oldexpat
Sorry, but I think this is the way we should operate.

I agree. I want to know who is behind the leaks?
My money is on BO, in an effort to sabotage her 2012 run.

10 posted on 12/01/2010 11:37:53 AM PST by Nevermore (...just a typical cracker, clinging to my Constitutional rights...)
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Morris certainly has it in for Hillary - I’ve got to wonder if she was responsible for getting the toe-sucking story out?


11 posted on 12/01/2010 12:03:17 PM PST by Stosh
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To: Retired COB
I'm sorry, but I can't wrap my mind around the picture of Hillary performing tricks. I'd hate to bump into her on a streetcorner.




12 posted on 12/01/2010 12:22:57 PM PST by Arkancide (www.arkancide.com)
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Maybe CIA isn’t as loose with its files as the FBI was with theirs.


13 posted on 12/01/2010 12:46:31 PM PST by Oratam
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...that this information could be used to develop intelligence about the activities and whereabouts of foreign diplomatic personnel...

"Shocking!"


14 posted on 12/02/2010 1:23:08 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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Julian Assange and PFC. Manning are basically the new Craig Livingstone and Sgt. Anthony Marceca.

Hmmmmm...interesting. One civilian partnering with one military person. What are the odds.

15 posted on 12/02/2010 1:24:29 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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