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Maedhros

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54. See post #53.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 12:40 PM

May 2015

Multiple independent sources have corroborated parts of Hersh's story.

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Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh�s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

Why is this important? pnwmom May 2015 #1

And a country with a lot of complicated and shifting internal factions Recursion May 2015 #2

Links have been posted here with articles by journalists Mojorabbit May 2015 #40

Do you mind if I roll my eyes? Recursion May 2015 #41

No because it was exactly what I expected from you! nt Mojorabbit May 2015 #42

dupe Mojorabbit May 2015 #42

It's important because this is.... MaggieD May 2015 #3

You got that right. randome May 2015 #14

list them all- Parry, Palast, Bernstein, Rather, etc reddread May 2015 #21

Sorry, I'm only talking about Hersh, whose career seems to be paralleling Bernstein's. randome May 2015 #25

New Yorker, FTR OilemFirchen May 2015 #44

Exactly - the end justifies all means gratuitous May 2015 #24

It's important to me because our Gov't was not honest. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #29

BINGO! You can't build Democracy on lies. Octafish May 2015 #33

EXACTLY !!! - And Some People Are Pefectly Comfortable With Being Lied To... WillyT May 2015 #35

EXACTLY grasswire May 2015 #52

I like Hersh and have always admired his journalism but in this case, I don't think he published OregonBlue May 2015 #38

And here come the authoritarian "intelligence experts" whatchamacallit May 2015 #4

Like Forrest Gump's shrimp menu reddread May 2015 #5

It is all so sad and predictable. Vattel May 2015 #11

Yep... "What's The Big Deal ?" Abouth The Government Lying... WillyT May 2015 #39

Abu Grahib. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #58

Hey! We got bin Laden!! FlatBaroque May 2015 #12

I don't get why it matters. Sounds like "Benghazi" to me. Hoyt May 2015 #6

Post 11 was written for people like you. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #13

Heck, that's worse than the OP. That doesn't answer why it matters. Hoyt May 2015 #23

Here is one very important reason why this is important. TM99 May 2015 #7

It will be proven when there is, you know, proof. Or even evidence. randome May 2015 #16

So you have access to all the same sourses that Hersh had. interesting. nt Javaman May 2015 #26

If Hersh wants to be believed, he needs to publish evidence, not hearsay. randome May 2015 #31

LOL Javaman May 2015 #50

if true, we really do live in Orwell's world PowerToThePeople May 2015 #8

The only reason the Nation wants to take it seriously is it could potentially hurt Clinton wyldwolf May 2015 #9

Do regale us with tales of your advanced Bullshit Detector. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #17

Irrelevant reply wyldwolf May 2015 #19

That's right. Run away. Run away. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #20

That's right change the subject change the subject wyldwolf May 2015 #48

ahh yes, a well thought out retort. Javaman May 2015 #28

It doesn't take much thought to reply to irrelevant reply wyldwolf May 2015 #49

and again, attacking me rather than giving facts Javaman May 2015 #51

you seem concerned stonecutter357 May 2015 #10

Wait; would this be revelation of a.....government conspiracy?? WinkyDink May 2015 #15

Opus Dei. JaneyVee May 2015 #18

I don't believe anything.. sendero May 2015 #22

Though Hersh may have gotten a sentence right does not make his story correct. Thinkingabout May 2015 #27

It's all part of the grand narrative... CanSocDem May 2015 #30

Never seen a claim that bin Laden single-handedly did anything. OilemFirchen May 2015 #45

The facts in this report did not hold up to scrutiny Gothmog May 2015 #32

It holds up better that you think. Maedhros May 2015 #53

R.J. Hillhouse in 2011: ''The story of how bin Laden was found is fiction'' Octafish May 2015 #55

Unfortunately, the authoritarians will bow to whatever the Leader Figure says. Maedhros May 2015 #56

As those on the ends of the teeter totter glare at each other, the crooks get away with the cash. Octafish May 2015 #57

k and r nashville_brook May 2015 #34

The Nation should be embarrassed for printing such nonsense. tritsofme May 2015 #36

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #37

that also lines up with Bhutto saying he was dead by '07: when someone's "diasppeared" MisterP May 2015 #46

Anonymous retired Pakistani intelligence officer is his source? redstateblues May 2015 #47

See post #53. Maedhros May 2015 #54