Re: [cryptome] Re: U.S. Hacked Into Iran’s Critical Civilian Infrastr ucture For Massive Cyberattack

[Michael Best]

If being "gov-friendly" is by itself enough to cast suspicion of bias, then
the same should be assumed of all "gov-unfriendly" outlets.

That's why it's important to look at the data. The source shouldn't be
ignored, but analysis shouldn't begin and end with that.

See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well


On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 8:22 AM, John Young <jya at pipeline.com> wrote:

> Maybe, maybe more cyberwar milking pretense.
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> Gibney is a gov-friendly outlet. So is James Ball.
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> At 08:04 AM 2/16/2016, you wrote:
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>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/us-hacked-into-irans-critical-civilian-infrastructure-for-ma#.bs1KQY7Nr
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>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/us-hacked-into-irans-critical-civilian-infrastructure-for-ma#.bs1KQY7Nr
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