Comments on: Iraq: the consequences of the surge http://seekerblog.com/2007/04/27/iraq-the-consequences-of-the-surge/ Seeking reliable, objective sources on economics and energy-policy issues Wed, 02 May 2012 09:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve D. http://seekerblog.com/2007/04/27/iraq-the-consequences-of-the-surge/#comment-483 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:34:53 +0000 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20070427/iraq-the-consequences-of-the-surge/#comment-483 Brian,

“official and unofficial opportunistic witch-hunting” — a keen insight, thanks.

]]> By: Brian H http://seekerblog.com/2007/04/27/iraq-the-consequences-of-the-surge/#comment-482 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:44:30 +0000 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20070427/iraq-the-consequences-of-the-surge/#comment-482 One of the spin-offs of successfully using evidence packets instead of anonymous accusations is that as time passes, and it is seen (?) that witnesses do not show up dismembered a few days later, more and more withheld information and evidence will appear, and respect for the process and the processors will climb sharply. Which is not the case with “intelligence packet” arrests, generally. That system has a nasty tendency to lapse into official and unofficial opportunistic witch-hunting and generalized paranoia.

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