Your response failed to answer the most basic question:
how did WND fabricate a ‘tale’? Did you slander WND or not?
That’s already been established. Read my article as I submitted it, and compare it to the article WND published. My article was clearly intended to lay this thing to rest. As written, it made a cohesive argument that the object in question remained in sight far too long to be a missile. WND knew my opinion on this from my submission as well as our phone conversations.
On the other hand, by their edits and additions, WND turned my work into an argument in favor of the missile conspiracy theory. They misrepresented my work.
If they wanted to publish another story propping up their failed missile conspiracy theory, they had every right to do so.
They did not have the right to cherry pick and re-write my article and turn it into part of their body of missile conspiracy theory rhetoric, and then put my name on it.
They should not have put my name on something that does not in any way represent that which I submitted to them.
That is grossly unethical on their part.
They have harmed my good name and reputation by publishing this fabricated report under my name.