Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Only in America. Intelligence agencies' only job is to keep us safe. Why attack them and put them on the defensive? Crazy ain't it?
When were they actually doing it that? Was it when they were just spying on every Americans data and phones? Collaborating with the drug cartels? maybe when they were off planting the seeds of conflict in foreign nations to cause unrest and war. When they helped Osama Bin Laden? Oh I know, in Nicaragua back in the 80's.
These are the same people who said that Hillary Clinton was proven to be quilty of the charges brought against her then said that she wouldn't be prosecuted. How can they be trusted if they don't do their job?
No, that's not how it works. The field agents present their findings to PROSECUTORS, who then decide whether the transgression (if any) is worth seeking criminal prosecution. As tends to be the case with all law enforcement officers, FBI field agents tend to believe anyone they are investigating is guilty. That's why we don't have cops prosecute cases.
True, but you left out one important part. The cops are usually held accountable when they are convinced they have a strong case and just decide not to seek prosecution because " Hey, well they didn't mean any harm or were ignorant to the law about it".
People can debate whether she would have been found guilty or not all we want but the fact is clear she was protected by the DC elites and heads from ever going to court. Which kind of suggest she probably would have not been in good favor since the question isn't answered and is a stain on her in and of itself. If she was that innocent and would have been cleared then a trial would have been in her best interests as well her party's. A liberty no regular citizen would have ever been allowed. Is she the first? No. Will she be the last? Doubt it.
Not to mention the public was given the smoking gun evidence that she sent emails that she shouldn't have.
@Glis -- Stripped of context, I have little dispute with your post.
However, reinserted into context, my retort is "GET A F***ING GRIP!" Within the context of all the "high crimes" committed by our Ruling Class just within the past 2-3 presidential administrations, HRC's e-mail issue fall somewhere around 8,652nd on the list of issues over which our leaders need to be held accountable.
Let's prosecute those who authorized torture, domestic spying, the intelligence "stovepiping" leading to the invasion/occupation of Iraq, the illegal assassination of Osama bin Laden, the outing of Valerie Plame, etc., etc., etc. (not to mention Trump's numerous problems will illegal chartiable foundations, fraudulent universities, bogus tax deductions, illegally trading with Cuba, etc.) whose crimes are FAR FAR WORSE than anything HRC is accused of. Once we've dealt with all of them, THEN we can worry about HRC sending out a few e-mails which, as far as anyone has publicly presented, caused NO HARM to US national security.
Yes, YEs, YES!!!!!!! Let's do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm with you on that too. To hell with all these people and their little BS organizations and councils.
This is the same percentage that Ivory Soap claims is pure soap whatever that was supposed to mean in the first place.
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This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at January 5, 2017 11:52 AM MST
The NOMINAL mission of America's National Security State is to keep America(ns) safe.
It's ACTUAL function during its post-WWII history has been much less noble, particularly in the area of implementing intelligence operations (e.g. fomenting the coups in Iran, Chile, South Vietnam, etc. The examples are legion) and domestic spying.
While I believe most individual members of the National Security State either believe they are serving a good cause, or are just doing their jobs, at the higher levels the NSS is just as self-interested, bureaucratic, and politically-motiviated as any other branch of government (or any other large institution).
Trump's recent allegations of NSS malfeasance may be off base, but some skepticism of the NSS is almost always warranted.
Benedict Arnold 