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Monday, December 1, 2008 12:00 AM

NBC and McCaffrey's coordinated responses to the NYT story

Emails obtained between NBC executives and the retired General further underscore NBC's gross indifference to journalistic ethics.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 02:46 PM

    Now that I've been quoted calling McCaffrey's PR dude Weinerboy...

    ... can we make it official??

    It's the person's self-interest and proximity to these documents which leads me to trust him/her for this limited purpose.

    -- GlennGreenwald

    Indeed, and I would say that the fact that whistle blowers, if we're to put this source in that category, generally work AGAINST their own self-interest, endangering their positions and treatment within their organizations, is why there is significantly more latitude in how much these sources can be trusted, in comparison to the punditry/on-air lobbyists.

    —Liberal Illuminati Read Liberal Illuminati's other letters

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