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I think it is highly disingenuous of Greenwald to be angry that a news organization is quoting anonymous sources for their opinion as 1) the original NYT articl

I think it is highly disingenuous of Greenwald to be angry that a news organization is quoting anonymous sources for their opinion as 1) the original NYT article makes it very clear that it was just an opinion and 2) anonymous sources has very often been the bedrock of his own reporting (as in the original Verizon FISA story).

Amadou 13y ago
I think that is to confuse the form of something with the meaning of something. Anonymous sources for reports that are at odds with the powerful are anonymous for fear of retaliation if found out. Anonymous sources for reports that validate the powerful are anonymous for fear of discrediting "the message" if found out.
pessimizer 13y ago
Would you accept the opinion of the NYT about the NYT's use of anonymous sources, or would it be disingenuous of them to be upset about it? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22pubed.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22pubed.html?_r=0