Posted on 11/29/2010 8:13:14 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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The information Clinton directed the diplomats to ascertain ranged from basic biographical data such as diplomats' names and addresses to their frequent flier and credit card numbers, to even "biometric information on ranking North Korean diplomats." Typical biometric information includes fingerprints, signatures and iris recognition.
The cable, simply signed 'CLINTON', is classified S/NF - or 'Secret/No Foreign' - and was sent to 33 US embassies and the UN mission offices in New York, Vienna and Rome.
It asked officers overseas to gather information about "office and organisational titles; names, position titles and other information on business cards; numbers of telephones, cellphones, pagers and faxes," as well as "internet and intranet 'handles', internet e-mail addresses, web site identification-URLs; credit card account numbers; frequent-flier account numbers; work schedules, and other relevant biographical information," revealed the leaked documents.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.in.msn.com ...
Sounds like it borders on identity theft and fraud.
This is Kim Jong Il. I would like to order 10 million pizzas. My North Korean Express card number is 2.
North Korean Express: Don't Leave Home without it
This isn’t about the top of the ticket. There’s no way Hillary could challenge Obama in the Dem primary without looking like a racist.
It does give Obama a reason to replace her with someone else for Sec of State.
Yes, they have to keep the Wikileaks guy safe at least until next fall so that the Norwegians can award him the Nobel Peace Prize (they never confer it posthumously).
Sorry.This cannot be spun into 'standard operating procedure'. Proof is in the pudding as they are already denying what you claim is 'standard operating procedure'.
Quote from the article...
"Meanwhile, in a Twitter posting, State Department spokesman P J Crowley denied that American diplomats were doing double duty as intelligence gatherers.
Stuff your "newbie" crap.
As to the rest of your 'theory," I don't give a rats' behind what you think.
The Clinton Crime Syndicate has been planting negative articles and polls about Obama for months now. There are also rumors that Obama is implicated in the Broadway Bank scandal in Chicago. Knives are out. This is the Clinton Crime Syndicate versus the Obama Chicago Mob. Obama is killing the RATS and the Clinton camo is still incensed at the way Obama stole the nomination from them.
It weakens the effectiveness of diplomacy and that is especially problematic for someone who believes diplomacy can be used to solve every problem.
Yeah Hillary is the CIA now. Abuse of power plain and simple. How shocking.
Evil or evil is still evil. She may be “better” (and that’s debateable) but what is not debateable is whether she would be “good”. She would not be.
Yeah, but it is still “Bush’s Fault!”
We laugh, but know this guy IS in the running for a Nobel - if not a Pulitzer.
Umm no she is not the head of the CIA.
Aren’t all diplomats spies?
I was wondering why the media was so quiet about it. They obviously knew there was damaging stuff about Democrats in it.
My anti-war lefty friends are hailing it. I bet a family feud breaks out. DU will be celebrating Black Monday today.
Isn’t he, Obama, going to be held responsible for this debacle?
If it isn’r SOP, it should be.
If the information that hillary’s State Department was requested to gather is supposed to be some of the most serious information released, then we don’t have a whole lot to worry about. Gathering that “almost public” information should be a standard operating procedure for our embassies. This type of data is gathered routinely in the business world, and should not alarm anyone.
Yes, but as Sec of State, I’m sure that is one of the jobs she has for her people to do. Just bcause it isn’t in the job description, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.
Saudi’s funding al qaeda is no secret.They said they would stop— YEAH right. We are funding the very terrorists we are suppose to be fighting. The Clinton’s Global Initiative needs looked into.
http://grendelreport.posterous.com/critics-slam-obama-administration-for-hiding
http://www.nysun.com/national/saudis-arabs-funneled-millions-to-president/5137/
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2010/11/saudi_arms_deal.html
http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/category/topic/clinton_global_initiative
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/bill_clintons_china_connection.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/world/29diplo.html
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