[Paine in the Neck]

If I understand Schlussel correctly, she claims that Wallsten, the guy who wrote the LA Times article about the tape, never saw the tape but just re-wrote Schlussel's article. Thus, the Times is holding out not to protect Obama or a source but to protect Wallsten who Schlussel says plaigerized her article.

[dervish]

No. Schlussel says Abunimah gave Wallsten the tape.