"NOYB" wrote in message
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How would YOU know the difference between the truth, and an axe to grind.
Would knowing a general's name tell you this?


Perhaps.

OK. Name one or two whose comments you'd find questionable.



And I'm not choosing who to trust. I'm just choosing to trust people
who go "on the record" vs. those who don't.

There's no logical reason for the truth of a statement to be based on
whether a person gives his name or not.

Maybe not. But it doesn't allow for cross-examination of the accuser. If
a general made a claim that may or may not be true, he ought to be able to
(and required to) support that claim under close examination by the
public.

Exactly how would you determine whether a specific general's remarks were
accurate. Remember that he's in Iraq and you're in Florida.