2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Newly Released Emails Confirm Clinton is to Blame for Libya Disaster [View all]UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)The latest tranche of Clinton emails recalls her pivotal role in the U.S. intervention.
BY BRANKO MARCETIC
ow that Libya has descended into chaos, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is at pains to dispel the notion that, as secretary of state, she led the U.S. intervention that toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Yet the latest tranche of emails from Clintons private server, released by the State Department on October 30, shows theres one individual who would strongly object to those efforts: the Hillary Clinton of 2011 and 2012.
A report in June by the New York Times revealed that in August 2011, Clintons advisors had urged her to take credit for what was then seen as a military success in Libya. Now, the newly released emails show that the former secretary of state was herself intent on emphasizing her key role in the affairand that her team used cozy relationships with the media to help her do so.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/18592/new-clinton-emails-expose-collaboration-with-media-on-benghazi-coverag1