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Here are some links describing incidents where Glenn Greenwald has taken quotes out of context:

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/dear-fellow-liberal2

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/on-the-mechanics-of-defam...

https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/803464221786677248

Edit: And just to add in this particular case I'm in agreement with you, his arguments do seem compelling.




I've only read the first two stories, but I'm struggling to see how they reflect badly on Greenwald. The context does not change the meaning in either context.


This is not the right place for this discussion, but in both cases the accusations in the pieces retweeted by Greenwald (Harris as 1. a bigoted "scientific racist", 2. a "genocidal fascist maniac") are not supported when Harris' quotes are seen in context.

Greenwald's condemnation of The Guardian's summary of Assange's interview seems accurate. But Greenwald's assessment of Harris, and his tweets in that matter, seem very biased.




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