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Title: Hillary Clinton's Private E-Mail Draws Scrutiny Hacker "Guccifer" first discovered backchannel receipt of intel info
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URL Source: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/docume ... -private-e-mail-account-897531
Published: Mar 4, 2015
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2015-03-04 04:28:33 by out damned spot
Keywords: Hillary, email
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MARCH 3--The disclosure that Hillary Clinton used a non-governmental e-mail address while she was Secretary of State originally came courtesy of “Guccifer,” the Romanian hacker now serving time in a Bucharest prison for his online attacks against scores of public figures. As TSG first reported in March 2013, “Guccifer” illegally accessed the AOL e- mail account of Sidney Blumenthal, who worked as a senior White House adviser to President Bill Clinton, and later became a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. When “Guccifer” (who was later identified as Marcel Lazar Lehel) breached Blumenthal’s account, he discovered an assortment of correspondence sent to Hillary Clinton at the e-mail address hdr22@clintonemail.com. The “clintonemail.com” domain was registered in 2009, shortly after her nomination to become Secretary of State. While Blumenthal, a longtime Hillary Clinton confidant, used her private e-mail to send personal messages (like a get well note after she fell at home and suffered a concussion in December 2012), he also forwarded the Cabinet member a series of “Confidential” memos about foreign policy matters. The “For: Hillary, From: Sid” memos, provided to TSG by “Guccifer,” address a wide range of topics in global flashpoints like Algeria, Turkey, Mali, and Libya. Blumenthal also provided Clinton with information about the European Central Bank, the Georgia elections, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The memos to Clinton carried titles like “Comprehensive Intel Report on Libya,” and included all-cap warnings that, “THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COMES FROM EXTREMELY SENSITIVE SOURCES AND SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE.” Blumenthal has not held a public post since leaving his White House job in January 2001. Each memo included a note on the sources of intelligence included in the document. One typical memo referred to “Sources with access to the highest levels of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the leadership of the Armed Forces, and Western Intelligence, diplomatic, and security services.” A January 15, 2013 memo on “Libya internal government discussion,” reportedly relied on “Sources with direct access to the Libyan National Government.” The memos offer no indication as to whether the intelligence gathered by Blumenthal was done at Clinton’s suggestion. Likewise, the hacked material does not include evidence of Clinton’s response to Blumenthal’s memos (which appear to have been prepared with input from Tyler Drumheller, a former Central Intelligence Agency official who ran covert operations in Europe). While he rummaged through Blumenthal’s e-mail account, “Guccifer” sorted mail sent to Clinton’s hdr22@clintonemail.com address. He then took a screen grab showing more than two dozen e-mails sent over a two-month period ending in mid- February 2013. Along with Valentine’s Day greetings and a mention of Clinton “walking in my neighborhood,” the subject lines of those Blumnethal e-mails include repeated references to “intel” shared with the Secretary of State. Other subject lines refer to “Q you raised” and “got your message a few days ago; I’m around whenev…” A February 17 e-mail included the subject line, “H: fyi, will continue to send relevant intel. Sid.” (4 pages)
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#4. To: out damned spot, TooConservative (#0)
When Hillary Clinton ceased to be Secretary of State, the official records she retained were removed from agency custody and became alienated. (44 U.S. Code § 3105) The records are not available to the agency for conducting business. The records have not been provided to the Archivist. For classified intel, think David Petraeus or Bradley/Chelsea Manning. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/44/3101 The head of each Federal agency shall make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency’s activities. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/44/3105 The head of each Federal agency shall establish safeguards against the removal or loss of records he determines to be necessary and required by regulations of the Archivist. Safeguards shall include making it known to officials and employees of the agency— (1) that records in the custody of the agency are not to be alienated or destroyed except in accordance with sections 3301–3314 of this title, and (2) the penalties provided by law for the unlawful removal or destruction of records. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/44/3106 The head of each Federal agency shall notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of the agency of which he is the head that shall come to his attention, and with the assistance of the Archivist shall initiate action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records he knows or has reason to believe have been unlawfully removed from his agency, or from another Federal agency whose records have been transferred to his legal custody. In any case in which the head of the agency does not initiate an action for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of time after being notified of any such unlawful action, the Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been made. http://www.archives.gov/about/laws/fed-agencies.html National Archives Records Management by Federal Agencies (44 U.S.C. Chapter 31) The head of each Federal agency shall make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency’s activities. - - - The head of each Federal agency shall establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. The program, among other things, shall provide for (1) effective controls over the creation and over the maintenance and use of records in the conduct of current business; (2) cooperation with the Archivist in applying standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, promote the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; and (3) compliance with sections 2101-2117, 2501-2507, 2901-2909, and 3101-3107, of this title and the regulations issued under them. - - - When the head of a Federal agency determines that such action may affect substantial economies or increased operating efficiency, the head of such agency shall provide for the transfer of records to a records center maintained and operated by the Archivist, or, when approved by the Archivist, to a center maintained and operated by the head of the Federal agency. - - - An official of the Government who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in such official’s custody, may certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by such official or such official’s predecessors to the Archivist, and may authorize the Archivist to certify to facts and to make administrative determinations on the basis of records transferred to the Archivist, notwithstanding any other law. - - - The head of each Federal agency shall establish safeguards against the removal or loss of records the head of such agency determines to be necessary and required by regulations of the Archivist. Safeguards shall include making it known to officials and employees of the agency-- (1) that records in the custody of the agency are not to be alienated or destroyed except in accordance with sections 3301-3314 of this title, and (2) the penalties provided by law for the unlawful removal or destruction of records. - - - (a) FEDERAL AGENCY NOTIFICATION.—The head of each Federal agency shall notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, corruption, deletion, erasure, or other destruction of records in the custody of the agency, and with the assistance of the Archivist shall initiate action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records the head of the Federal agency knows or has reason to believe have been unlawfully removed from that agency, or from another Federal agency whose records have been transferred to the legal custody of that Federal agency. (b) ARCHIVIST NOTIFICATION.—In any case in which the head of the Federal agency does not initiate an action for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of time after being notified of any such unlawful action described in subsection (a), or is participating in, or believed to be participating in any such unlawful action, the Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been made. - - - Chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of this title do not limit the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States with respect to prescribing accounting systems, forms, and procedures, or lessen the responsibility of collecting and disbursing officers for rendition of their accounts for settlement by the General Accounting Office. = = = = = = = = = http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/bulletins/2011/2011-03.html National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) December 22, 2010 TO: Heads of Federal agencies SUBJECT:Guidance Concerning the use of E-mail Archiving Applications to Store E-mail EXPIRATION DATE: November 30, 2013 1. What is the purpose of this bulletin? This bulletin is a re-issuance of NARA Bulletin 2008-5, Guidance concerning the use of e-mail archiving applications to store e-mail. The guidance issued in 2008-05 remains unchanged with the exception of minor editorial changes, changes to the expiration date, and references to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) found in the bulletin. The bulletin provides guidance to Federal agencies on using e-mail archiving applications and similar technologies for managing e-mail records. It advises agencies that: If an agency decides to use e-mail archiving applications to manage Federal records the agency is responsible for addressing those areas where the applications do not meet the requirements of the Federal Records Act and applicable NARA regulations. 2. What is e-mail archiving? E-mail archiving generally refers to applications that remove e-mail from the mail server and manage it in a central location also known as an archive. Information technology professionals use the term "archiving" to mean the copying or transfer of files for storage. In general, these applications collect in a central repository the e-mail (which may include attachments, calendars, task lists, etc.) of some or all agency users. E-mail archiving applications typically require little to no action on the part of the user to store or manage the e-mail records. Once messages are stored, authorized users are able to search the repository. 3. What is the status of e-mail messages as Federal records? E-mail messages are records when their content (including attachments) meets the definition of a record under the Federal Records Act. See also 36 CFR 1236, and specifically 36 CFR 1236.22, which provides additional requirements for electronic mail. 4. What are the requirements for managing e-mail messages as Federal records? Recordkeeping systems that include electronic mail messages must: Permit easy and timely retrieval of both individual records and files or other groupings of related records; Retain the records in a usable format for their required retention period as specified by a NARA-approved records schedule; Be accessible by individuals who have a business need for information in the system; Preserve the transmission and receipt data specified in agency instructions; and Permit transfer of permanent records to the National Archives and Records Administration (see 36 CFR 1235.44 - 1235.50 and 36 CFR 1236.20). [...] 10. Where do I go for more information? If you need general information about the contents of this bulletin, please contact ERM@nara.gov. DAVID S. FERRIERO
#6. To: A K A Stone, nolu chan (#5)
Don't get your hopes up. She will look right into the camera a arrogantly state that she did not have sexwill relations with those emails and that she never aksed anyone to lie. And guess what.........all of the MSM will swear to it.
- - - - - - Note: Hillary left office February 1, 2013 - - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guccifer Guccifer (real name Marcel Lazar Lehel) is a Romanian hacker who is responsible for a number of high-level security breaches involving both current and former members of the United States government. The hacker first appeared in news media in February, 2013 after The Smoking Gun reported he was responsible for hacking the AOL account of Dorothy Bush Koch, sister of former president George W. Bush. Family photos of former president George H. W. Bush, who was in the hospital at the time, were circulated to the internet. He also circulated a self-portrait painted by George W. Bush, depicting the former president taking a shower. Guccifer has gone on to hack a number of AOL, Yahoo, Flickr and Facebook accounts, giving him access to information about current and former high-level government officials. In January 2014 he was jailed in his native Romania for seven years for hacking emails of Romanian officials including the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service. Hacking of politicians' accounts Guccifer later hacked Colin Powell's website and accessed years worth of his correspondence from another AOL account. The correspondence included personal financial information as well as e-mails to George Tenet, Richard Armitage, and John Negroponte. The hacker also targeted U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, a senior UN Official, members of the Rockefeller family, former FBI and Secret Service agents, as well as the brother of Barbara Bush, CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz, and former Miss Maine Patricia Legere. On March 20, 2013, USA Today reported that Guccifer had successfully hacked the e-mail account of former aide to president Bill Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal. He distributed private memos sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton involving recent events in Libya, including the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attack. Before distributing the memos, he copied and pasted the text into his own new documents, then reformatted them with pink backgrounds and comic sans font.The hacker's IP address was traced to Russia, however there was no certainty as to whether this was his actual location or whether he had used a proxy to hide his true location. In early May 2013, Guccifer hacked into online accounts owned by two members of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as accounts owned by Adam Posen and his wife and another owned by a former Federal Reserve Board official. [snip]
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest 44 U.S. Code § 3101 - Records management by agency heads; general duties
44 U.S. Code § 3105 - Safeguards
44 U.S. Code § 3106 - Unlawful removal, destruction of records
§ 3101. Records management by agency heads; general duties
§ 3102. Establishment of program of management
§ 3103. Transfer of records to records centers
§ 3104. Certifications and determinations on transferred records
§ 3105. Safeguards
§ 3106. Unlawful removal, destruction of records
§ 3107. Authority of Comptroller General
NARA Bulletin 2011-03
Although e-mail archiving applications may provide business benefits to an agency, e-mail archiving applications can be limited in their capabilities to keep and organize records according to records management laws, regulations, and policies; and,
Provide for the grouping of related records into classifications according to the nature of the business purposes the records serve;
Archivist of the United States
#5. To: nolu chan (#4)
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#7. To: A K A Stone (#5)
Guccifer
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