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  • On the post: Lead Investigator For CIA 'Torture Report' Explains Why It Was Necessary To Hijack A Copy Of The 'Panetta Review'

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2016 @ 09:14am

    Re: Re: "If Trump gets in..."

    Most everything you said may apply to Trump though we don't have any record to go on yet.

    Actually there's quite a lot in his record to go on. His comments on killing reporters and promoting violence against protesters who disagree with him for example. His love of Putin's "leadership." His promises to effectively end religious freedom.

    > She did not mind lying about the YouTube video being the cause of Benghazi

    That's a Republican fantasy. Based on her - not denying that that it was terrorism - but refusing to jump to conclusions on the day of the attack. Given that there were protests just hours earlier in Cairo that WERE based on the video, that was reasonable.

    > does not mind lying about her private email

    Agreed. On the other hand, that puts her in the same crowd as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. And Bush II, Cheney, Rove and anyone else connected to the White House email scandal. And 2016 candidates Jeb!, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Rick Perry and Bobby Jindal, who each have their own email scandals. Etc. Etc.

    The real question is why was everyone avoiding government email servers.

    > In fact she is the queen of lies.

    I'd never vouch for her honesty. But I wouldn't consider her any worse than anyone in the 2016 or 2012 or 2008 Republican primaries.

    Understand, I am NOT pro-Hillary. I'm just anti-denial.

  • On the post: Lead Investigator For CIA 'Torture Report' Explains Why It Was Necessary To Hijack A Copy Of The 'Panetta Review'

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2016 @ 08:24am

    Re:

    The US kidnapped more than 100 people from EU soil alone in the years after 9/11.

    As always turn-about is fair play. If another country bypasses the extradition system and kidnaps an American off an American street, the US won't have much justification to complain.

  • On the post: More Details On How Corporate Sovereignty Provisions, Like Those In TPP & TTIP, Are Dangerous

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2016 @ 07:47am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Another angle on ISDS...

    On paper, perhaps.

    As the Lone Pine Resources Inc. - NOT Lone Pine Resources Canada - reported to the US government upon creation

    We are an independent oil and gas exploration, development, and production company with operations in Canada within the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec and the Northwest Territories.
    [...]
    Our principal executive offices are located at Suite 2500, 645-7 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4G8, and our registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centreville Road, Suite 480, Wilmington, Delaware 19808.
    [...]
    We operate in one industry segment and our oil and gas exploration and production activities are exclusively within Canada.
    [...]
    Our principal executive office is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
    [...]
    The costs and expenses of our operations are denominated in Canadian dollars.

  • On the post: Lead Investigator For CIA 'Torture Report' Explains Why It Was Necessary To Hijack A Copy Of The 'Panetta Review'

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2016 @ 07:26am

    Re: Wait, you think only Trump?

    Well, that's one claim.

    Hillary voted for military action in Iraq. Which up to that point meant the occasional air strike and "Tomahawk therapy", NOT a full invasion and decade-long military occupation.

    And she voted for it based on Bush's promise that it was leverage for a push for a diplomatic solution (making Saddam Hussein readmit U.N. weapons inspectors.) Bush broke that promise and didn't allow time for the diplomatic approach to play out.

    And of course the vote was based on the evidence for Saddam's active WMD program - evidence which turned out to be a lie by the Bush White House.

  • On the post: Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Loses His Law License; Won't Be Filing Bogus ADA Lawsuits For Now

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2016 @ 11:53am

    > Anyway, Hansmeier has now had his assets liquidated in bankruptcy and his law license taken away. What's next?

    Hansmeier University?

  • On the post: More Details On How Corporate Sovereignty Provisions, Like Those In TPP & TTIP, Are Dangerous

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 04:40pm

    Re: Re: Another angle on ISDS...

    As I understand it a government leaving things as they were before the ISDS treaty was signed is generally safe. One making changes - new safety or environmental regulations for example - faces lawsuits over how those changes unfairly harm a foreign investor.

    It's worth mentioning that ISDS lawsuits won't necessarily come from foreign investors. The Canadian mining company Lone Star Pine sued the Canadian government for $250 million after the province of Quebec banned fracking. They were able to do so under NAFTA’s ISDS rules, using their Delaware-registered subsidiary.

    Woe betide America when its own corporations discover this trick.

  • On the post: More Details On How Corporate Sovereignty Provisions, Like Those In TPP & TTIP, Are Dangerous

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 03:08pm

    Re: Another angle on ISDS...

    • Russia could sue the US for making offshore management of electronic voting systems unreasonably difficult.

  • On the post: FBI Arrests Two Suspects Involved With Hacking Of CIA Director's Personal Email Account

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 01:13pm

    Re:

    Was it safe from Snowden?

  • On the post: FBI Arrests Two Suspects Involved With Hacking Of CIA Director's Personal Email Account

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 01:06pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    Unlikely. With a private server when you delete an email you can ensure that it stays deleted. With AOL not only are they probably keeping backups, but their "marketing partners" may have copies.

    To be thorough you do like some in Congress: Declare that you "don't use email." Then communicate through an aide's email account. Preferably on a private server.

  • On the post: FBI Arrests Two Suspects Involved With Hacking Of CIA Director's Personal Email Account

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 12:35pm

    Re:

    "All this?" It was an AOL account, not a secure FBI data center.

    Relevant XKCD

  • On the post: FBI Arrests Two Suspects Involved With Hacking Of CIA Director's Personal Email Account

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 12:31pm

    Nothing Changes

    I remember a young hacker being interviewed 30+ years ago....

    Q: When did you first realize that what you were doing could get you in serious trouble?

    A: That would be when the FBI knocked on our door.

  • On the post: Colin Powell's Email To Clinton About Personal Devices Shows Routing Around FOIA Is Business As Usual

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 04:04pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Typical Lying Democrats

    Poe's Law crosses the satire event horizon where Trump is concerned. As comedian Lewis Black said after watching the Trump/Palin meeting of the minds:

    >"And I thought, um, how am I supposed to make this funnier? What is my job now? How do you satirize what is already satiric?" Black asked. "This was the point in time, as far as I’m concerned, where we the American people reached the point where reality and satire finally intersected. That’s it.

  • On the post: Univision Execs Have No Backbone: Pull A Bunch Of Gawker Stories Over Legal Disputes

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 02:02pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Fix Or Recycle Dilemma

  • On the post: Colin Powell's Email To Clinton About Personal Devices Shows Routing Around FOIA Is Business As Usual

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 01:07pm

    Re: Typical Lying Democrats

    Hillary is going to win, barring a sudden illness.

    I've been away for a couple days; time to check the news. But first, a nice big cup of coffee....

  • On the post: Conviction Overturned In Case Of Rutgers Student Whose Roommate Committed Suicide After Being Secretly Filmed

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 10:29am

    Re: Re: Re:

    What was so embarrassing that you killed yourself? Not like everyone else is not having sex and doing the same things.

    It was a same-sex relationship. There's a large part of the US in 2010 where this could get you disowned by your family. And it wasn't just that Ravi recorded it. He was posting it on social media and inviting all to see it.

    > Throw his butt in jail for laws that cover the filming aspect.

    And that's what they did. Ravi was tried and convicted for invasion of privacy, attempted invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, tampering with evidence, witness tampering, and hindering apprehension or prosecution. He was not charged with a role in the suicide itself.

  • On the post: Univision Execs Have No Backbone: Pull A Bunch Of Gawker Stories Over Legal Disputes

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 09:49am

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    National importance.

    Clinton getting a BJ was declared to be of vital national importance by the Republicans. They did everything but demand that he get re-blown on the Senate floor. ("We must know exactly what happened!!!) Everything had to be done in public and under oath, and every word published.

    Contrast that with something NOT of national importance. 9/11 for example, and the investigation into what warnings the President received.

    The White House wanted to limit any appearance by the president to just one hour spent with two of the commissioners. Bush II did eventually meet with the Commission, but only under stringent conditions: Bush had to have Dick Cheney at his side, testifying at the same time; testimony was given in private and NOT UNDER OATH; no press coverage was allowed; and no recordings or transcripts were made of what they said.

    Hope This Helps!

  • On the post: Univision Execs Have No Backbone: Pull A Bunch Of Gawker Stories Over Legal Disputes

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 09:35am

    Re: Re:

    "Lawyers are just like any other people. There are good people and bad people. The people who come out the strongest against 'trial lawyers' are the big corporations' PR departments. They want the 'common folk' to think ill of lawyers, because the law -- as imperfect as it is -- is the only equalizer left. And it's being eroded rapidly. And people dissing lawyers all the time helps that process."
    - Lawyer on Slashdot

    Of course in the 15 years since that quote, here in Canada a least, things have changed. Lawyers are priced out of reach for much of the middle class. Self-representation is becoming the standard rather than the exception, against corporations and the wealthy who can afford them. The "equalizer" claim is no longer valid.

  • On the post: Univision Execs Have No Backbone: Pull A Bunch Of Gawker Stories Over Legal Disputes

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 09:14am

    Re: Re: Re:

    There's a CBC story today about how it's already impossible to find some parts for 2009 Ford trucks. Marked "obsolete" by Ford, even parts sourcing experts searching aftermarket parts sites can't find them.

  • On the post: Univision Execs Have No Backbone: Pull A Bunch Of Gawker Stories Over Legal Disputes

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 07:55am

    Re:

    It's just resting. Pining for the fjords.

  • On the post: The Super-Early Holiday Gear Sale (Plus Our New Math Is Not A Crime T-Shirt!)

    Roger Strong ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2016 @ 12:58pm

    Math Is Not A Crime

    ....depending on jurisdiction.

    Wikipedia: Illegal prime
    Wikipedia: Illegal number

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