"The sources relied on in the article today were never in a position to understand Theranos’ technology and know nothing about the processes currently employed

"The sources relied on in the article today were never in a position to understand Theranos’ technology and know nothing about the processes currently employed by the company." This is exactly the problem! Nobody has sufficient information to judge Theranos's technology outside the company, and they're asking the scientific community and public to accept their claims at face value because they've submitted some documents to the FDA.