[FairOpinion]

"(Debka)...has grown exponentially in size and buzz, now reaching approximately 150,000 regular readers and receiving over 1.2 million hits each week. The majority of the site's audience is American, with 30% logging on from Israel and another 8% from 96 other countries throughout the world.


Debkafile is self-supporting, establishing a revenue stream with subscriptions to its weekly e-mail newsletter (there are now several 100 readers paying $120 each year to receive in-depth analysis, details, and prognoses via e-mail that cannot be found on the Web site), along with money made by providing a customized news service for individuals and corporations.


Readers include military and intelligence officials, financial and academic leaders, as well as interested students and curious skeptics.

Although the Observer allowed that the accuracy of Debkafile’s information is difficult to assess, it noted that the site must be doing something right if so many military and intelligence officials, as well as journalists make up its core audience. "

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Above excerpt is from the article at the link you gave, which in general tries to bash Debka. BUT... A lot of influential people not only read Debka, but PAY, to read it. All those people wouldn't be paying out good money, if they didn't think it was worth it. Also intelligence officers wouldn't bother to read it, if it were pure fiction.

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FairOpinion wrote: BUT... A lot of influential people not only read Debka, but PAY, to read it. All those people wouldn't be paying out good money, if they didn't think it was worth it. Also intelligence officers wouldn't bother to read it, if it were pure fiction.

A lot of people pay to read the National Enquirer too.