Secrecy and Hillary Clinton
The system for classifying intelligence
and other national security documents is broken in major respects.
Increasingly, it is also manipulated to punish perceived critics or to
protect agency reputations and high officials, both from adverse
publicity and in the courts. Hillary Clinton’s use of a private rather
than State Department email service illustrates many of these issues.
Her experience stands in stark contrast to treatment of national
security whistleblowers, as illustrated in particular by variance in
National Security Agency (NSA) communications intelligence policies.
and other national security documents is broken in major respects.
Increasingly, it is also manipulated to punish perceived critics or to
protect agency reputations and high officials, both from adverse
publicity and in the courts. Hillary Clinton’s use of a private rather
than State Department email service illustrates many of these issues.
Her experience stands in stark contrast to treatment of national
security whistleblowers, as illustrated in particular by variance in
National Security Agency (NSA) communications intelligence policies.
–Culpability. Former Secretary of State
Clinton clearly and knowingly mishandled classified information. As a
U.S. senator, security clearances were required for her membership on
the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2003 to 2009. Therefore, she
knew the rules for handling classified information before she decided,
at the outset when she became Secretary of State in early 2009, to use
personal rather than secure email.
Clinton clearly and knowingly mishandled classified information. As a
U.S. senator, security clearances were required for her membership on
the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2003 to 2009. Therefore, she
knew the rules for handling classified information before she decided,
at the outset when she became Secretary of State in early 2009, to use
personal rather than secure email.
Hillary and Bill Clinton had suffered
many political and public relations crises. She had already run for the
presidency and likely would do so again. Rules for handling classified
information were ignored, the effect being to hide records that could be
used against her in a second presidential run.
many political and public relations crises. She had already run for the
presidency and likely would do so again. Rules for handling classified
information were ignored, the effect being to hide records that could be
used against her in a second presidential run.
