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2016 Postmortem

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

13. Exactly

Reply to Fawke Em (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jan 2016

I'm dumbfounded by the notion that some people have, which is that if wasn't marked as classified, then it wasn't classified.

Classification markings don't dictate the classification of the content, the content dictates the markings.

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NOT TOP SECRET AT THE TIME THEY WERE SENT period! [View all] liberal N proud Jan 2016 OP

who cares about her damn emails virtualobserver Jan 2016 #1

Dumbest thing for a SoS to do ever. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2016 #2

Does not make any difference for many people sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #3

It wasn't exactly a brilliant undertaking DefenseLawyer Jan 2016 #4

not MARKED secret restorefreedom Jan 2016 #5

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #9

Like Bill said, "it depends what the meaning of 'is' is." JudyM Jan 2016 #15

yup. she knows exactly what she is saying restorefreedom Jan 2016 #16

Based on what I'm seeing around here from many posters SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #17

i think they are on board no matter what. restorefreedom Jan 2016 #20

How Does Something Not Top Secret Become Top Secret global1 Jan 2016 #6

In a Republican world, anything is possible liberal N proud Jan 2016 #7

Not being marked Top Secret SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #8

Because it was on a non-outward facing server that is VERY protected and watched 24/7. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #12

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #13

unfortunately for her, people are starting to figure it out. nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #19

Thank you for that farleftlib Jan 2016 #14

She is such damaged goods farleftlib Jan 2016 #10

How many e-mails in total numbers were classifed "after" they were sent? Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #11

If the information was taken from the secure net ... kristopher Jan 2016 #18