yeah- this guy had a staffer who posted a piece in The Village Voice about the MOAB in which he claimed:
It could only be dropped by a cargo plane (false- can be dropped by B2)
It was a "dumb" bomb (false-uses GPS/"Waffle" vanes to direct it)
Since it could only be dropped by cargo planes, which are vulnerable to AA, it was to be used against people who could not shoot back, thus it was unfair. (not even going to bother whith that one.
Went to GSOs website, and noticed they had a "begging Cup" banner up. Emailed him, asking why he would have such a twit on his payroll, when said twit was, well, a twit who would make them look bad. He eamiled back and said (approx) "we have many diverse opinions amongst out contributors"
LOL! Sounds like the reasons the NYTs listed for not firing Jayson Blair.
That aside, this is a logical outcome of the internet. A fellow nowadays has access to a lot of intelligence. Much can be gleaned simply from reading foreign newspapers. This wasn't possible for the average person just a little while back.
As a an ever increasing premium gets placed upon timely and accurate intelligence and prognostications, intelligence gathering will become a very lucrative and competitive business. With the technology that's readily available out there and the mountains of money at stake we may eventually see private intelligence companies outstrip our government versions. It's a weird thought but we might see the CIA one day "outsourcing" their intel gathering requirements to the private sector.
What'll be interesting is when turf wars develop and the private spooks start knocking each other off.