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htwaterx

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htwaterx··on Blowing Holes in Seymour Hersh's Pipe Dream
While interesting, the author appears to be nitpicking. It does not really refute Hersh's story, because these minor inconsistencies appear in any news article, including the NYT.

It is irrelevant whether Hersh gets all details right, the important thing is whether his source is correct on the big picture or not.

It seems to me that the veracity of Hersh's claims cannot be decided by textual analysis, but rather by another investigative reporter who would travel for months to Florida, Norway, etc. and try to dig into the story. But who will finance that? Who would dare that?