"Interestingly, it is well known in the intelligence circles that Seth Rich and his brother, Aaron Rich, downloaded the DNC emails and was paid by Wikileaks for that information."
You're making a logical fallacy that's called an appeal to authority. This guy is a former admiral. So what? We are answering a question of fact here, not a question on maritime maneuvers or naval warfare or anything where an admiral would have expertise.
How does it make him different from any other 90 year old on the internet pushing a conspiracy theory? He retired from the Navy 31 years ago and he has an opinion? Why is his opinion more valuable than others?
I will engage his argument.
He starts off with a claim that Devin Nunes exposed unethical behavior and maybe crimes at the DOJ. This is a highly dubious statement and he provides no evidence. This is opinion.
He some how connects this to Seth Rich. I think this is rhetorical sleight of hand.
He then fudges his facts
Washington Metro police detectives claim that Mr. Rich was a robbery victim, which is strange since after being shot twice in the back, he was still wearing a $2,000 gold necklace and watch. He still had his wallet, key and phone. Clearly, he was not a victim of robbery.
He is underplaying the police theory. The police have always said it was an attempted robbery. As evidence they point to the fact that Rich's watch band was damaged as someone tried to remove it and he resisted.
This has all the earmarks of a targeted hit job.
Lawyers call this assuming facts not in evidence. And he doesn't provide any backup for this claim. He jumps to a complete non-sequitur and some more assumptions
However, strangely no one has been charged with this horrific crime, and what is more intriguing is that no law enforcement agency is even investigating this murder.
Why is this strange? This sort of thing happens all the time. A staple of True Crime TV is the unsolved murder. He claims the cops aren't investigating without providing support for this.
He then passes along this unsourced rumor
According to other open sources, Metro police were told by their “higher ups” that if they spoke about the case, they will be immediately terminated. It has been claimed that this order came down from very high up the “food chain,” well beyond the D.C. mayor’s office. Interesting.
He then jumps to a different crime and calls it a twist in the Seth Rich case. And he just goes for it at the end and piles on the bullshit. AND HE FINALLY PROVIDES A SOURCE. And It's Ed Butowsky. Which leads me back to my original question.
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Are_we__sure ago
Why would anyone believe Ed Butowsky?
kaptklok ago
Better excerpt :
"Interestingly, it is well known in the intelligence circles that Seth Rich and his brother, Aaron Rich, downloaded the DNC emails and was paid by Wikileaks for that information."
This from a former admiral.
Are_we__sure ago
Why do you think he would know anything special about this case?
Better because it telling you what you want to believe.
kaptklok ago
Why it's better? Because he's a former admiral. In a different setting you would agree to that.
Are_we__sure ago
You're making a logical fallacy that's called an appeal to authority. This guy is a former admiral. So what? We are answering a question of fact here, not a question on maritime maneuvers or naval warfare or anything where an admiral would have expertise.
How does it make him different from any other 90 year old on the internet pushing a conspiracy theory? He retired from the Navy 31 years ago and he has an opinion? Why is his opinion more valuable than others?
I will engage his argument.
He starts off with a claim that Devin Nunes exposed unethical behavior and maybe crimes at the DOJ. This is a highly dubious statement and he provides no evidence. This is opinion.
He some how connects this to Seth Rich. I think this is rhetorical sleight of hand.
He then fudges his facts
He is underplaying the police theory. The police have always said it was an attempted robbery. As evidence they point to the fact that Rich's watch band was damaged as someone tried to remove it and he resisted.
Lawyers call this assuming facts not in evidence. And he doesn't provide any backup for this claim. He jumps to a complete non-sequitur and some more assumptions
Why is this strange? This sort of thing happens all the time. A staple of True Crime TV is the unsolved murder. He claims the cops aren't investigating without providing support for this.
He then passes along this unsourced rumor
He then jumps to a different crime and calls it a twist in the Seth Rich case. And he just goes for it at the end and piles on the bullshit. AND HE FINALLY PROVIDES A SOURCE. And It's Ed Butowsky. Which leads me back to my original question.