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The FBI's emerging, leaking case against Ivins

The more revelations there are in the Bruce Ivins case, the more questions there are.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, August 5, 2008 10:34 AM

    @oomex

    It is also possible that the leaks--released for good or ill, info or disinfo--are themselves spun by media to generate more sensation and create hot front page stories.

    I can't help feeling that way a lot, too. They're so eager to advance the narrative, they probably don't need a whole lot of pushing or show much skepticism

    "Who gave you this scoop"

    "Oh, the night-time janitor at the lab"

    "The janitor?"

    "Yes, but he's a government janitor"

    "And sort of a scientist, if you think about it!"

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