By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--June 29, 2015
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According to a report published this weekend, not only did Hillary lie about the YouTube video but she also lied when she said she turned over all of her non-personal emails. ....And at least a few of the emails that she did manage to turn over were sanitized to downplay some politically uncomfortable realities.
As the Washington Examiner reports:Hillary Clinton withheld Benghazi-related emails from the State Department that detailed her knowledge of the scramble for oil contracts in Libya and the shortcomings of the NATO-led military intervention for which she advocated. ...For example, one email Clinton kept from the State Department indicates Libyan leaders were "well aware" of which "major oil companies and international banks" supported them during the rebellion, information they would "factor into decisions" about who would be given access to the country's rich oil reserves. The email, which Clinton subsequently scrubbed from her server, indicated Clinton was aware that involvement in the controversial conflict could have a significant financial benefit to firms that were friendly to the Libyan rebels.So, if the progressive left is still interested in chanting "no blood for oil" their current inevitable presidential candidate offers them the perfect excuse. One can't help but wonder how many of the "friendly firms" were contributors to a certain "foundation" which many have accused of being a middle man for Hillary's influence-peddling. Most of these new revelations are tied directly to emails between Clinton and her close confidant, Sid Blumenthal, who gave a closed-door testimony to Trey Gowdy's select committee a couple of weeks ago. ...But wait! Like a Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman commercial, there's more! Hillary didn't just withhold and delete emails, she also selectively altered those she did turn over:
For example, in July 2012, Clinton removed paragraphs from a Blumenthal memo that warned "simply completing the election...and fulfilling a list of proper democratic milestones may not create a true democracy." Blumenthal also wrote — in sections that Clinton deleted before providing the document to State — that the government would likely be "founded on Sharia," or Islamic laws. The group advocating to implement Sharia, Ansar al-Sharia, is a designated terrorist group that played a role in the Benghazi attacks. But Clinton hid how much she knew about that development. Clinton withheld another email that showed she informed Blumenthal of a "very good call" she had with the new Libyan president, Mohammed Yussef el Magariaf. She deleted another, in which she called a memo about Magariaf's intention and history "a keeper." Clinton did not include in the batch published by the State Department last month an exchange in which she prompted Blumenthal to provide her with "more intel" about French and British involvement with Libyan leaders.Frankly, if we were talking about any Republican - conservative or establishment - this would end their candidacy. It would probably destroy the likes of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Martin O'Malley too. Hillary, though, is the left's great, white, female, geriatric, hope. Most of the mainstream left-wing media will ignore this revelation and protect her. However, there are some big-time cracks forming in their resolve.... According to liberal standard bearer Ron Fournier, the White House is "disgusted" with Clinton's behavior: Please. Don't insult our intelligence. If the White House is disgusted with anything, it's that she got caught. As Joe Scarborough, and the folks at HotAir point out; if the Obama administration really had a problem with this, they'd sic the DOJ on her. So far, we've heard nothing but crickets and gay pride coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, so it's hard to believe that they're all that upset.
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