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Title: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: Ben on July 01, 2015, 08:10:02 PM

This will be interesting, considering the State Dept waffle. I'm guessing there is going to be a Clinton era redefinition of what "is" is, and what "classified" is.

Which, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but if it's more than FOUO, it shouldn't touch a network that touches the Internet. In some cases (might have changed) certain classified stuff couldn't even be sent over SIPRNet.  Not sure why more of a stink is not being made about that. I can't believe at least some of the Benghazi stuff wasn't at least S or TS, and I'm sure a large portion of State dept correspondence, especially at the Secretary level, is Secret.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/01/state-dept-withholds-classified-clinton-emails-despite-claim-there-is-no/

Title: Re: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: vaskidmark on July 02, 2015, 12:01:11 AM

"I can neither confirm nor deny that there is any meaning to the word [REDACTED] or that any [REDACTED] contained or did not contain anything that might be or not be [REDACTED]."

What ever happened to the good old days of machine politicians telling nosy reporters that they might want to go looking for some other story somewhere else?

stay safe.

Title: Re: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 02, 2015, 07:58:43 AM

Quote from: Ben on July 01, 2015, 08:10:02 PM

This will be interesting, considering the State Dept waffle. I'm guessing there is going to be a Clinton era redefinition of what "is" is, and what "classified" is.

Which, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but if it's more than FOUO, it shouldn't touch a network that touches the Internet. In some cases (might have changed) certain classified stuff couldn't even be sent over SIPRNet.  Not sure why more of a stink is not being made about that. I can't believe at least some of the Benghazi stuff wasn't at least S or TS, and I'm sure a large portion of State dept correspondence, especially at the Secretary level, is Secret.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/01/state-dept-withholds-classified-clinton-emails-despite-claim-there-is-no/

Well TS would have to be sent over Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS).

Title: Re: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: vaskidmark on July 02, 2015, 09:03:41 AM

DESTROY BEFORE OPENING

Make three copies.  Return one copy to sender as indication of receiving this message.  Forward one copy to  [next higher] to advise of receipt of this message.  File one copy in messages received file.

And that was just for the intra-battalion baseball tournament schedule.

stay safe.

Title: Re: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: Ben on July 02, 2015, 09:59:20 AM

It's really got me wondering if people on both sides of the issue even know what "classified" actually means. It absolutely doesn't excuse the private server, but I think they all may be throwing "classified" around the same way news reporters throw out the word "Glock".

Title: Re: It's Classified. No It's Not. Yes It Is.
Post by: Tallpine on July 02, 2015, 10:30:43 AM

Quote from: Ben on July 02, 2015, 09:59:20 AM

It's really got me wondering if people on both sides of the issue even know what "classified" actually means. It absolutely doesn't excuse the private server, but I think they all may be throwing "classified" around the same way news reporters throw out the word "Glock".

That's what I was wondering  =|

Isn't everything in government "classified"  ???

Even if it is classified as "anybody in the world may read this" ?