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Fred Sanders

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2. They fell into the trap of parroting Fox speculation based on the rumours reported to a private

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:48 PM

Jun 2014

intelligence firm paid to provide information, and, viola, information they prided in droves.

The truth of that information is an entirely different matter than the propaganda value.

The source of this juicy gossip, from the article, "That account, provided by a former senior military officer briefed on the investigation into the private’s disappearance,.....".

WTF does that even mean?

Sloppy reporting, with the sloppiness admitted, but no one cared in the rush to judgment the media is famous for in America.

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On June 2nd it was The New York Times that reported there was a note.... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #1

They fell into the trap of parroting Fox speculation based on the rumours reported to a private Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #2

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