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1. Not very interesting. Likely that Pakistan intelligence collaborated with USA. Not really important how bin Laden died or was buried.

2. Not at all implausible. Remember Stuxnet? Washington was evidently going to extreme lengths.

3. This one seems speculative but not implausible. Neoconservatism is closely linked with crazy religious beliefs.

4. It is established fact that the CIA flew Tibetan extremists to Colorado to train them in the 1950s. Nothing puzzling about this.

>>pphysc+(OP)
"It's possible, therefore it's true" is a bad standard of evidence.

Hersh's big scoops were all corroborated by other news organizations. None of these four have been.

>>ceejay+F3
I never said "It's possible, therefore it's true". All of your "debunks" are relying on the claims being prima facie absurd. I provided some evidence, and can provide more, of historical precedent.

The last one in particular is deeply embarassing and shows the Vox blogger has little grasp of history.

>>pphysc+b6
> I never said "It's possible, therefore it's true". All of your "debunks" are relying on the claims being prima facie absurd.

The burden of proof is on HIM. It isn't up for us to debunk what he's saying (though I'm sure many can), he has to prove it, and he hasn't. No single corroboration from other big sources? Seems odd.