I have great respect for @emptywheel but think it's highly unlikely Penn was working (at great risk) with the feds.https://twitter.com/bmaz/status/686310914795024384 …
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@emptywheel Not a critique - as I said, respect, more so for your effort. But working with US intel would totally wreck Penn's credibility. -
@TimothyS In any case, the danger would come as much from the cartel as to his reputation. But they already know he was there, if story true -
@emptywheel right - any journalist doing similar reporting would be suspect. for penn, though, the story would amount to a (DEA) sting. -
@TimothyS With added benefit that journo doing this would violate CIA's (flexible) rules abt journo as cover. RS did not pay for this. -
@emptywheel@TimothyS my theory: Wenner et al gave Feds a heads up, Feds said oh yeah? took over & ran sting & Penn didn't know. -
@chinahand That'd definitely work. Tho he did not know Kate originally: El Alto and Spiny put them together.@TimothyS
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@emptywheel@TimothyS I do wonder if anyone else does want to do that. They like the story where it is.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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