(08-29-2024 05:13 PM)TripleA Wrote: Hey Tanq, now that you've split hairs about the exact wording of the letter,
Split hairs on the language -- Im just noting exactly *what* the language was, and what the letter said. How dare someone note exactly what was actually in the letter, and how it differed from some schlobs claim of what it said?
Hate to tell you, the actual contents matter. I would hope that people would understand that. Wild that pointing out the actual contents vs oru's claim of what it said differed. Yes, how dare that those 'hairs be split'.
Maybe the facts are important. Perhaps to some they are superfluous. The latter seems to occur around here quite a bit, mind you.
Quote: I have a couple of questions.
1. Was their intent to convince the public that the laptop was very likely Russian disinfo?
2. Did they already know that the laptop was authentic?
1. Ill follow their words -- that it *may* be disinfo -- and their words were to to not make immediate conclusions. Funny that. Actual verbiage from the letter.
It seems rather counterproductive to admit that they have no evidence whatsoever in the letter itself if their intent is as you say.
As for the specific intent of any and all the 51, all in all, I am not able to tell. When they say in the letter that they themselves dont have any evidence, and they state that one should be careful in the conclusions that are drawn -- I cant see how the intent was to tag the laptop as what you note above.
They do state 'could well be', and then also include warnings about making that leap.
2. Indeterminate -- no one really did at that time.
Quote:Oh wait, I already know!. Yes, it was, and yes, they did.
Im quite unsurprised you already know.
Care to state evidence as to any of your conclusions above, or just your 'pull it out the thin air' opinion?