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> ... Israel publicly declined to confirm or deny any responsibility. But American and Israeli intelligence officials said there had been an Israeli role.
by fotta 6y ago
> ... Israel publicly declined to confirm or deny any responsibility. But American and Israeli intelligence officials said there had been an Israeli role.
- fortran77 6y agoAnd who are these alleged officials? That was my point.
- fotta 6y agoAssuming that the sources are trustworthy, and I trust the NYT in their due diligence on this, what incentive is there for the sources to lie about an admission of responsibility? Personally I don’t see one. If it was the opposite I might be more skeptical.
- celticninja 6y agoIn general these sources are known employees of these agencies whom the journalist knows and can vouch for. However the idea is they would never give up their name. These same people may sometimes be quoted directly but we don't know. So the journalist believes the source that's why it is printed. If it turned out to be demonstrably incorrect then next time you don't trust the journalist and the journalist doesn't trust the source. Remember this is a 2 way street. The intelligence agencies want everyone to know it was them, but they can't go claiming credit in public,so you get an unnamed source.
- budg6 6y agoThey could have done an anon twitch stream atleast. Its 2021...who needs newspapers and journos. They are outdated information surfacing systems.
- celticninja 6y agoYes because a random twitch stream is going to be believed. The newspaper and the journalist have credibility. If you dont understand how the media and politics/government work then I can't educate you on that in this comment section.
- Thorrez 6y agoEdward Snowden was originally an unnamed source. It's pretty common.