Seth's internet panties are twisted because a journo wrote a hit piece. He is a lawyer, call the owner not the lackey. I had a bizarre hit piece by DW and I called the board of directors who then immediately acted. The DW reporters "stood by their source" but never contacted me
Smear pieces are a reality because they can get away with most of them. Here is one by three journos that work for the New York Post. Placed to coincide with a lawsuit linked to a failed Erik Prince project when Reno wouldn't shit money. nypost.com/2019/01/07/cou…
Here is another silly smear piece linked to a contentious meeting I had with Dorian Barak and Erik Prince. Again not Wiener laptop or Hunter Biden porn level quality but an example of how the internet works. alekboyd.blogspot.com/2013/05/credib…
here is the offending article. cjr.org/special_report…

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