Hillary Clinton said the construct of her secret communication network was specifically because she only wanted to carry one device – obviously she lied right out of the gate.

The Associated Press has gained a total of FOUR emails from a FOIA request regarding correspondence between Hillary Clinton and her personal aide Huma Abedin search term “drone strikes”.

The emails show the Clinton led U.S. State Department focused an inordinate amount of time and energy discussing articles written by the media. It would appear at least a substantive portion of time in/around the State Dept was spent reviewing what reporters were writing about U.S. foreign policy outcomes.

One of the emails (Sept 18th 2011 – last in the pdf below) shows Hillary answering a question about floral arrangements amid a chain email discussing Pakistan’s efforts to battle the Taliban. Ms. Abedin responds curiously.

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The Clinton response to the security leak article is interesting. Showing she wanted to follow Leon Panetta’s lead (CIA) in warning staff about leaks.

This was three months before the Benghazi attack and while to the AP it might not seem relevant it actually sets a backdrop for considering how twitchy the State Dept was about leaked information coming to the surface.

~ The Benghazi Brief ~

Remember, Benghazi via ‘Operation Zero Footprint’ was a joint operation known only to The State Department and CIA (Clinton and Panetta).    Secretary Hillary Clinton and CIA Director Leon Panetta were responsible for constructing the entire covert-end of the Libya arms operation.

Outside of the Clinton considerations – the date on the discussion email, “McCain Update”, as well as the substance itself, about Senator John McCain in Egypt/Libya is also interesting.