New Yorker Article on UBL Raid- Fabrication?

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New Yorker Article on UBL Raid- Fabrication?

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Interesting read.

More than just the choice of MP7's was wrong with this article. :roll:

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Re: New Yorker Article on UBL Raid- Fabrication?

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Wow. Even journalists have posers.

I fell for it.... :oops:
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Re: New Yorker Article on UBL Raid- Fabrication?

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RangerX wrote:Wow. Even journalists have posers.

I fell for it.... :oops:
Don't think for a minute you are the only one.

It was littered with leaked intel report outtakes and other military lingo this guy was fed to make it believable. But the ultimate goal was political, which is why his fabrication is only half the story.
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