tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post1304013371700393482..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Should We Care Whether There Are Indictments In The Russia Hoax?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76700004905902221712019-09-08T21:47:18.488-05:002019-09-08T21:47:18.488-05:00The big "sources and methods" security i...The big "sources and methods" security issue is that almost all electronic communications devices that are connected to the internet are capable of being remotely controlled and monitored by surreptitious entities. As an example, there is now software that permits 911 call centers to access the location of incoming calls. Using this locus, other active EC devices within a 100 meter Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21661114175664192792019-09-08T14:52:42.237-05:002019-09-08T14:52:42.237-05:00In virtually every case where redactions were made...In virtually every case where redactions were made and were later unredacted we've seen that the redactions had nothing to do with protecting sources and methods. It was CYA.<br /><br />As Humphrey Applebee explained: The Official Secrets Act isn't to protect secrets--it's to protect officials! mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53259808624055138172019-09-08T14:50:30.721-05:002019-09-08T14:50:30.721-05:00Excellent.Excellent.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16344863418524689862019-09-08T14:49:21.616-05:002019-09-08T14:49:21.616-05:00Three years on or more, and they have yet to ident...Three years on or more, and they have yet to identify any national security issues that are too sensitive to discuss with the nation. Russian internet bots? Attempted recruitments? That's nothing in the big scheme of things. And, after all, this is OUR nation--not the FBI's. We the people have a right to know about our security. Of course we don't want to compromise sources and mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-3534788401476643452019-09-08T14:35:25.629-05:002019-09-08T14:35:25.629-05:00So if Oval Office communications are now part of a...So if Oval Office communications are now part of a computer network, then what are the chances that some of the Trump WH leaks have been through compromised West Wing networks?Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905249632807445459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43561761782883344722019-09-08T14:20:32.189-05:002019-09-08T14:20:32.189-05:00I think that a critical distinction in the prosecu...I think that a critical distinction in the prosecution/non-prosecution analysis that needs to be made relates to whether there are bona fide national security interests involved.<br /><br />The answer to this question is largely obscured by the establishment's 'Russia Bad' paintbrush. <br /><br />If it turns out, as seems more than likely, that there is no national security component,Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-2533066950182303582019-09-08T14:11:39.787-05:002019-09-08T14:11:39.787-05:00I have a sentencing recommendation for the judge: ...I have a sentencing recommendation for the judge: for each complicit in political espionage, install a permanent, 24x7 public webcam in their cell. It's Dantean justice; it not only turns the fish-eye around, but can claim the noble goal of protecting them against the scourge of these sad and random drive-by suicidings. <br /><br />Crowd-sourced public monitoring could even be called a new Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-1093951316184047092019-09-08T13:20:06.987-05:002019-09-08T13:20:06.987-05:00Comey showing leadership, eh?Comey showing leadership, eh?mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-26832490571094406212019-09-08T13:19:38.737-05:002019-09-08T13:19:38.737-05:00To me, rolling the FISA abuse into the bigger cons...To me, rolling the FISA abuse into the bigger conspiracy of defrauding government of honest services is a total no-brainer. In fact, IMO, framing in that context strengthens the FISA related charges and even makes them easier for a jury to understand.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9568743933398829562019-09-08T13:17:11.007-05:002019-09-08T13:17:11.007-05:00Good. IMO, Barr can cut through any supposed class...Good. IMO, Barr can cut through any supposed classification so-called problems. That's definitely an area in which if there's a will there's a way.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82094609733723516772019-09-08T13:05:55.728-05:002019-09-08T13:05:55.728-05:00The predictable response to disclosure without pro...The predictable response to disclosure without prosecution will be, "Well, if what we did was so wrong, why weren't we prosecuted? So, you owe us an apology."Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-90461793238678407622019-09-08T13:01:00.062-05:002019-09-08T13:01:00.062-05:00Totally agree. Apropos of this, I guess John Ratcl...Totally agree. Apropos of this, I guess John Ratcliffe told Maria Bartiromo (washex.am/2kyxBFu) that McCabe should be indicted as a blow against a two-tiered system of justice. The key thing here is the case against McCabe is strong. If we prosecute people to make a political point even though a case is weak, then we become what we hate. But this isn't the case here, so not to indict would Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-42176641542041030782019-09-08T12:46:44.612-05:002019-09-08T12:46:44.612-05:00I couldn't agree more with this entire reply, ...I couldn't agree more with this entire reply, and the part from "Since most" and after gets to the heart of the issue, at least for me, better than anything else I've heard so far, from anyone.Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68744828543081140102019-09-08T12:21:32.443-05:002019-09-08T12:21:32.443-05:00I think Dyer is misled by failing to understand th...I think Dyer is misled by failing to understand that there are perfectly viable prosecutive theories that can encompass a broad conspiracy narrative. All that evidence would come in, and we don't have secret trials here. Well, not much. Since most of the supposedly classified stuff is actually made up stuff, I see no problem about introducing it. The only sensitive stuff is the fact that our mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-14643416452677066042019-09-08T12:17:50.748-05:002019-09-08T12:17:50.748-05:00I totally agree. Dyer is right that we need to kno...I totally agree. Dyer is right that we need to know the full truth--and there I disagree with her that there could be stuff too classified to release. I call BS on that. But without prosecution there is no reason to trust the Establishment ever again.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66126440560155114802019-09-08T12:03:43.776-05:002019-09-08T12:03:43.776-05:00It's hard to see how finding out more about wh...It's hard to see how finding out more about what happened is in tension with forming a master narrative and bringing indictments. I see a positive correlation, not negative. If DOJ took some crazy position like "don't worry about understanding things better - just find us ways to prosecute," it would be different, but there's just no way that's what's happening. Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78658355383409836722019-09-08T10:39:25.050-05:002019-09-08T10:39:25.050-05:00One of the lessons of the Epstein episode is that ...One of the lessons of the Epstein episode is that when crime goes unpunished (or in Epstein's case, he got a slap on the wrist is 2007 verses hard prison time), the pattern of criminality not only continues but accelerates. Such would be the case if the coup conspirators are given a metaphorical slap on the wrist by Barr/Durham rather that do real prison time. And the next coup would likely Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.com