“Hillary Clinton’s emails are back in the news — the fake news, that is. […] The article cites a message leaked by Wikileaks from when Clinton was secretary of state.”
“The new Wikileaks release shows the then Secretary of State ordering a war in Syria in order to overthrow the government and oust President Assad, claiming that ‘the best way to help Israel deal with Iran’s growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad.”
“But Clinton did not write the message in the email.”
“The message is a 2012 forwarded document from former diplomat James P. Rubin offering guidance on handling the situation in Syria. Clinton forwarded the message to an aide, asking him to print it out.”
“Although its content was characterized as an e-mail authored by Hillary Clinton, that is misleading. It appears that she actually received and forwarded an attachment from James P. Rubin. In all three documents (two forwards and an attachment) it is clear that Rubin authored and sent the commentary to Clinton, stating in his preface that the then-Secretary of State “may not agree” with his stance on Syria”.
Note: Yes, it is false to claim Clinton ordered a war in Syria, but true, the US poured money into the war in Syria as suggested in the email sent to Clinton.
Read more: “Clinton Email: We must destroy Syria for Israel” and Did Hillary Clinton Say ‘We Must Destroy Syria for Israel’ in a Leaked E-Mail? (archived)
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