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"officials" aren't a single person either.
by webkike 10y ago
"officials" aren't a single person either.
- revelation 10y agoSo name them. No US official will tell classified info on some agency phone, so it is always the opinion of the administration that is being repeated. But papers like WP and NYT allow "officials speaking on the condition of anonymity" to claim any number of things and slander whoever without even the remote possibility of supporting documentation. It's not even about access, there is no access to be had, just more PR that didn't hit the wire. The only journalist who got classified info from a gov official in the last years was the mistress of Petraeus writing his biography, and even he realized that mere words are useless so helpfully supplied his notebook and docs.
- Retra 10y agoWhy? You already know everything about who gets what classified info and what journalist's internal processes look like. Surely you have access to the names of officials who hold public office in the relevant departments and agencies.
- glasz 10y agoyou're right. it's a bunch of folks without a spine to stand up straight and oppose lies and question "facts" thereby supporting and carrying forth the myths. some may fail simply because of bureaucracy but still all of this happens because the majority are desperate sheep.