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Reporting like this is so unconvincing because all the sources are anonymous and there is no way to corroborate the assertions of the rep...

Reporting like this is so unconvincing because all the sources are anonymous and there is no way to corroborate the assertions of the reporter. It's as though he asking us to accept a story told by the Easter Bunny and confirmed by the Tooth Fairy. The explanation of why all the subterfuge is necessary is quite unconvincing. If you consider each of the reasons separately they make little sense. Given that the US SpecOps community is nearly completely Republican in its sympathies it makes no sense that this story would go unleaked by those elements. This version of the events also requires a vast conspiracy within the journalist community that has widely reported on the story from the perspective of numerous SEALs. Finally, what of all the injured SEALs on the crashed helo. No medevac, no casevac, no reportage. The US would definitely sacrifice a dozen lives to keep advanced stealth technology out of the hands of other governments. Fails Occam's Razor miserably.

Posted by slr555 on May 11, 2015, 2:05 AM

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Reporting like this is so unconvincing because all the sources are anonymous and there is no way to corroborate the assertions of the rep...

slr555May 11, 2015, 2:05 AM

Reporting like this is so unconvincing because all the sources are anonymous and there is no way to corroborate the assertions of the reporter. It's as though he asking us to accept a story told by the Easter Bunny and confirmed by the Tooth Fairy. The explanation of why all the subterfuge is necessary is quite unconvincing. If you consider each of the reasons separately they make little sense. Given that the US SpecOps community is nearly completely Republican in its sympathies it makes no sense that this story would go unleaked by those elements. This version of the events also requires a vast conspiracy within the journalist community that has widely reported on the story from the perspective of numerous SEALs. Finally, what of all the injured SEALs on the crashed helo. No medevac, no casevac, no reportage. The US would definitely sacrifice a dozen lives to keep advanced stealth technology out of the hands of other governments. Fails Occam's Razor miserably.

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