Don't mean to criticize Debka here, but I believe they are more credible than Hersh.
Just in case anyone has forgotten, Hersh is the one that claimed we suffered a large number of battle deaths in the first raid we made outside of Kandahar.
The guy LIES. He is intent on trying to discredit the armed forces, Donald Rumsfeld, and our war effort.
Why any intelligent person here would even consider believing him in this matter is mind-boggling.