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snot

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4. The MSM frequently relies on "unnamed sources,"

Reply to druidity33 (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 01:21 PM

Nov 25

but that's only a problem re- Hersh?

Sometimes it takes time for corroboration for Hersh's stories to emerge, but comparing his record to others', I have more confidence in his reporting than in most others'

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Re- Seymour Hersh, Who Broke the My Lai Massacre, Abu Ghraib, & Other Stories Initially Denied but Later Corroborated [View all] snot Nov 25 OP

Thank you for letting us know about this. Dixiegrrrl Nov 25 #1

Yeah but... druidity33 Nov 25 #2

The MSM frequently relies on "unnamed sources," snot Nov 25 #4

Maybe read this piece? druidity33 Nov 25 #8

Sadly in his late years he now is fully untrustworthy... TomWilm Nov 25 #7

I have been very sorry to see a journalist I highly respected become responsible for writing some very Martin68 Nov 25 #9

I WroteThis When The Abu Ghabi Story Broke... It's A Song That I May Never Be Able To Sing... I Just Don't Know... MayReasonRule Nov 25 #3

Lots of respect for Seymour Hersh - especially the early reporting. It'll be interesting to see what Laura Poitras erronis Nov 25 #5

K & R bookmarked FakeNoose Nov 25 #6