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Seymour Hersh is a conspiracy nut. He believes USSOCOM is run by Opus Dei. Opus Dei actually had to release a statement.

He is also one of the most important investigative journalists of the last 100 years. The two roles are not mutually exclusive.

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“Many of them are members of Opus Dei,” Hersh continued. “They do see what they’re doing — and this is not an atypical attitude among some military — it’s a crusade, literally. They see themselves as the protectors of the Christians. They’re protecting them from the Muslims [as in] the 13th century. And this is their function.”

My understanding of that statement is that he meant that they were deeply religious and were members op Opus Dei, not that there's a secretive organization that's controlling USSOCOM.

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