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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (28 children)

Hmmm… seems like Lenny has been discovered…

Check out these sources, folks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (27 children)

I actually took the time to read through the article, now I wish I hadn't. The whole thing reads like a spy novel conspiracy theory so I had to look up the site... and sure enough, they are actually rated as very low on factual reporting based on their frequent conspiracy theories. I do find it interesting that their rating is also "Far-Left Biased",makes me feel like this whole article was an attempt to shift that back towards center.

Then again, it was also expected. OP posts at least one article a day weakly attempting to bash the Biden administration, so this is par for the course.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

And the torture of prisoners in Iraq, as well.

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