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  • 2018-04-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Hillary Clinton Say 'We Must Destroy Syria for Israel' in a Leaked E-Mail? (en)
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  • Following controversial airstrikes on Syria in April 2018, a 2017 article published by repeat offender YourNewsWire.com with the claim that Hillary Clinton voiced support for destroying Syria in a leaked e-mail popped up and began to circulate again: The piece included a screenshot of what were purportedly Clinton's views taken from an e-mail, as well as quotes: A nearly identical claim (since deleted) was published by a separate site in March 2016. Both attribute the text of the purported e-mail to Clinton during her tenure as Secretary of State, a position she held for approximately four years between 2009 and 2013. The text is indeed a part of WikiLeaks' Hillary Clinton Email Archive, and the title search returns three documents in that data set. The same document was also available via FOIA.state.gov [PDF]. 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: (en)
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