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2023-03-31 06:53:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4F6EC222CC806B2A87DB3C6EFA869B8337AF168B0753FA17AA0E48A943B2EDB1
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This claim is based on a memo Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal sent in April 2011 to share anonymous intelligence about France’s motivations for bombing Libya. The credibility of Blumenthal’s intelligence is dubious, and he is known for “conspiracist” views. https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy9d49/libyan-oil-gold-and-qaddafi-the-strange-email-sidney-blumenthal-sent-hillary-clinton-in-2011 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/is-hillary-clintons-oldest-confidant-also-her-biggest-threat
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