[Molly Pitcher]

Just curious, but in general, how do we judge such anonymous analysis...there's the info, but it's outside most of our experiences?...There's very little biogragraphical info offered to help us assess the blogger's expertise, and so forth...

[Enchante]

Certainly we should take any anonymous analysis with plenty of salt, but then the same can be said for virtually anything that appears in the LSM - reporters pretty much riff off whatever their personal view happens to be and sprinkle in a few quotations (often anonymous sources) to lend credibility. I think this guy sounds plenty credible, because his points confirm lots of things about the Clinton administration that we know or suspect from many other sources. But then that's just my take as an anonymous freeper.... :^)

[Lijahsbubbe]

Just curious, but in general, how do we judge such anonymous analysis

I think Captain Ed is quite reputable and as he states, the anonymity is his idea.

[Dog]

This is the second time recently I have seen someone use the term 'Holiday from History'....I think there is someone moving this 'Able Danger' stuff into the public realm..

[HiJinx]

The nature of the intelligence business makes checking facts extremely difficult without having clearance and access to the information.

I can vouch for some of what the author says without getting specific. Now, if we were in a secure facility and you had clearance/access, it would be different.

[mercy]

I have judicious avoided blogs until just the last few days. I started going to Captain's Quarters on the advice of FReeper cautor. It was out of a great thirst to know everything I could find out about the whole Able Danger thing.

Now CQ has led me to two other blogs. You can get a very good sense of what the blogger is all about by just reading their site. Much of the content is assemblages from other sources and the way they put these sources together tells you a lot.

I believe over time one would come to know the blogger pretty well and have a real sense of their integrity or lack thereof.

As in all things crosschecking and comparison is the only way to asses what's what.