• SomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    The author’s evidence is that he has none, therefore it’s the perfect operation. Assertions presented without evidence may be dismissed without evidence.

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      It’s fair to be critical of Hersh’s use of anonymous sources, but it was those same anonymous sources that enabled him to cover the so-called “weapons of mass destruction” and “nuclear materials” used to justify the invasion of Iraq. It’s not like this article is coming from a journalistic non-entity. Hersh has a pretty stellar record as far as journalism uncovering government corruption.