1. Here's the thing with Seymour Hersh: he has great sources among mid-level policy makers at CIA & elsewhere. A strength & a weakness.
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3. When Hersh was saying USA on verge of attacking Iran, it's possible that he was serving as a conduit for gov't bluster.
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@HeerJeet That sounds very unlikely. That's not exactly Sy's style.
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@HeerJeet Need to distinguish this "dependence on government sources" from, say, Woodward's.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet the quality of a TNR writer complaining about a Sy Hersh piece also depends on many things, Jeet. and it has a (shitty) history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Hersh's sloppy 1986 book on the shoot down of KAL 007 was a good example of this problem w his sources... -
@HeerJeet I.e. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v08/n18/rw-johnson/secondary-targeting … about problems with Hersh's account...
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