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发帖数: 6571 | 1 Unquestionably An OPSEC Violation’: Clinton Sent US Operations Info To
Podesta’s Hacked Email
Michael Bastasch
10:38 AM 10/21/2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s sending of U.S.
intelligence information to her campaign chair’s unsecured email address is
“unquestionably” an operations security violation, according to an
intelligence expert.
“It’s unquestionably an OPSEC violation,” Dr. John Schindler, a former
NSA analyst and national security expert, told The Daily Caller News
Foundation, regarding an email Clinton sent to Podesta that included U.S.
intelligence sources.
OPSEC stands for operations security — meaning the keeping of critical
military intelligence out of enemy hands. The email was published online by
WikiLeaks from Clinton aide John Podesta’s hacked Gmail account.
Schindler said specific information in the hacked email regarding a
confidential “source in Tripoli” was “not something anybody should be
putting in unclassified email.”
Clinton sent Podesta an email in August 2014 giving her assessment of what
needs to be done in the Middle East. Clinton said her sources were based on
“Western intelligence, US intelligence and sources” in the Middle East,
and specifically referred to a source in Libya.
“A source in Tripoli stated in confidence that when the U.S. Embassy was
evacuated, the presence of two U.S. Navy jet fighters over the city brought
all fighting to a halt for several hours, as Islamist forces were not
certain that these aircraft would not also provide close ground support for
moderate government forces,” Clinton wrote to Podesta.
The email was one of thousands of published online by WikiLeaks. Schindler
said it’s unclear if the email contained any “secret” information or what
classification of the intelligence was Clinton presented to Podesta.
“It’s tough to say if it’s secret — US military moves usually are
considered such at the time it happens,” Schindler said, adding the “exact
classification would depend on how they learned this.”
Clinton sent the email from a private account she began using after leaving
the Department of State that’s based out of her home in Chappaqua, New York
. The FBI has already investigated Clinton over her handling of classified
information while serving as Secretary of State, including storing
classified materials on her private email server.
FBI Director James Comey said Clinton’s handling of classified materials
was “extremely careless,” but declined to recommend bringing charges
against the former State Department head.
Saagar Enjeti contributed to this report.
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