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State of iowa just a few moments ago. To be clear, its not accurate to say the fbis criminal ifquiry into her email use is reopened. A big question is what exactly the fbis additional work on the matter means for clinton legally. The news was such a surprise, even the white house was blind sided by this. Edward lawrence is on capitol hill right now, and edward, you have brandnew information about what the evidence the fbi found here. This was a to everyone. The white house, the republicans and democrats. This is a letter thats in question here. We understand that the investigation is a separate investigation that was not into clintons email server. Into huma abedin and Anthony Weiner. That reveals some emails that could possibly be related to the case. James comey alludes to that fact. He says that newly discovered emails were found that could be pertinent to the investigation. Congress from fbi director james comey puts Hillary Clintons email controversy back in the spotlight. Comey w
And weve only just begun as a community to grapple with a world in which even nonstate actors will be able to get anything the internet. Second, the sizes of battlefields will expand. The proliferation of precision munitions and the isr network that supports employment are increasing the effective range of military units. Our adversaries will not only be able to get what they can see but also strike u. S. Forces actually over longer and longer distances. Third, concealing military forces will become more difficult. More actors are developing sophisticated capabilities designed to find and target their adversaries. On future battlefields find the enemy will be much easier than hiding from him. I believe these features are the operating environment, ubiquitous munitions, larger engagement zones a more transparent battlefields are clearly apparent today. For instance, the obvious hesitancy on the administrations part to assert freedom of navigation rights in the South China Sea in my mind