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jeffreyi

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15. +10000

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 11:57 AM

Sep 2019

I hope the guy survives. This is horrible third world tinpot dictator stuff. How quickly we have fallen. Maybe we were never all that high to begin with. For myself, the ny times really is a fail, I will never subscribe.

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Why The Times Published Details of the Whistle-Blower's Identity [View all] marble falls Sep 2019 OP

Weak. Dean Baquet goes to great lengths to protect White House aides dalton99a Sep 2019 #1

He doesn't run into "our intellegence professionals" socially at 'the club'. marble falls Sep 2019 #3

Not buying it ArcticFox Sep 2019 #2

The explanation as to why they published the madaboutharry Sep 2019 #4

CBS news tonite dweller Sep 2019 #5

How many decades before Deep Throat's identity was verified... lame54 Sep 2019 #6

Exactly. dalton99a Sep 2019 #7

Deep Throat was whistleblowing to the WaPo. This one is reporting to the Fed ... marble falls Sep 2019 #13

The NYT's claims that... lame54 Sep 2019 #14

At some point he needs to named. Something about facing our accusers ... marble falls Sep 2019 #17

The presedence set is the opposite lame54 Sep 2019 #18

I will take the CREDIBILITY bestowed on the whistleblower by intelligence IG. TYVM. MFGsunny Sep 2019 #8

The NYT is more about celebrity journalism than credible or responsible journalism dalton99a Sep 2019 #9

Cherry picking maxsolomon Sep 2019 #21

Bullshit, Dean Baquet, you lying amoral goon. RockRaven Sep 2019 #10

+1000. nt ecstatic Sep 2019 #12

+10000 jeffreyi Sep 2019 #15

The IG confirmed the person was credible, they didn't need vetting by the NYT as well. meadowlander Sep 2019 #19

Readers Corgigal Sep 2019 #11

So much speculation about WB identity can endanger others librechik Sep 2019 #16

Sure, NY Times, the whistleblower's credibility is rusty fender Sep 2019 #20