Hillary Clinton's CNN Soapbox

First, a blast from the past:

* Here's what Hillary Clinton said about a case involving a 12-year old victim in America:

Hillary Clinton has said she was obliged to defend an accused rapist out of professional duty when she was a lawyer in the 1970s - a case in which she was ready to discredit the 12-year-old victim. She even intimated that she knew the accused was guilty by revealing her shock that he passed a lie detector test. Mrs Clinton was given the case in 1975 when she ran the University of Arkansas’ legal aid clinic. The accused was Thomas Alfred Taylor, 41. ... The audio recording in which Mrs Clinton laughs about the case was published on YouTube by the Washington Free Beacon. She is heard chuckling as she describes how her client beat a lie detector case. She said: ‘I had him take a polygraph, which he passed – which forever destroyed my faith in polygraphs.’ She also appeared to find the fact that a crime lab accidentally threw away bloodied underwear funny – it was DNA evidence potentially linking Taylor to the crime. Court documents show that Mrs Clinton's case was to be based around discrediting the victim. She wrote: 'I have also been told by an expert in child psychology that children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences and that adolescents in disorganized families, such as the complainant’s, are even more prone to exaggerate behavior.' However, in the end, the missing evidence meant the case against Taylor collapsed. In the end he pleaded guilty to a lesser offence. Clinton said: 'Got him off with time served in the county jail, he’d been in the county jail for about two months.' After hearing the recording, the victim, who has not been named, told The Daily Beast: ‘Hillary Clinton took me through hell. I realize the truth now, the heart of what you’ve done to me. And you are supposed to be for women? You call that [being] for women, what you done to me? And I heard you on tape laughing.’  Source - Daily Mail - here.

Then to CNN:

* Here's what Hillary Clinton said about Russia & Gaza:

Hillary Clinton: Putin 'bears responsibility' in downing of MH17 July 25, 2014 -- Updated 2120 GMT (0520 HKT) (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin bears at least some responsibility for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday. "I think if there were any doubt it should be gone by now, that Vladimir Putin, certainly indirectly -- through his support of the insurgents in eastern Ukraine and the supply of advanced weapons and, frankly, the presence of Russian Special Forces and intelligence agents -- bears responsibility for what happened," she told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview that will air Sunday. Clinton's comments come just over a week since Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. Pro-Russian militants have been accused of downing the plane using Russia-supplied armaments and of interfering with the subsequent investigation at the crash site. ... "We have to up the sanctions that are required. The United States has continued to move forward on that, Europe has been reluctant," Clinton told. "They need to understand they must stand up to Vladimir Putin." Her comments came as the Pentagon warned that Russia is preparing to transfer more powerful weaponry into Ukraine, a move it said could happen at any time. ... Has Israel committed war crimes? In a wide-ranging interview, Clinton also discussed the ongoing violence in Gaza as Israel's ground incursion entered its second week. Asked about the warning Wednesday by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay that war crimes may have been committed, and whether Israel has used excessive force, Clinton said she did not agree with the war crimes assessment. ... Full @  Source - CNN - here.

But what's this:

* Here's the US unsupported claims re Russia:

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf "During a press briefing ... State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf accused Russia of firing artillery across the border into Ukraine, but refused to give any evidence supporting her claim."

Did Clinton say:  "if there were any doubt"?

Harf had the opportunity to dispel doubt and nail Russia ... but refused to give any evidence to support the US claim.

Somehow I have trouble believing what this lot represent.

Does anyone think Clinton and crew really give a flying cookie about the welfare of Ukraine?