This is a complex story that rests on more than a dozen anonymous sources — many of which are sharing classified or highly sensitive information, making on-the-record comments impossible without repercussions.
Most of the principals declined to make on-the-record comments.
The authors indicate that Taliban officials fear retribution if they make on-the-record statements opposing Al Qaeda.
He tried to negotiate a better deal without success, asking EMI for a commission on the sales they were making on the records he had produced, a memory that really seems to rile him: "I hate money-men.
Should there be any truth in the views expressed by the anonymous sources, why were the comments not made on the record?
Corbyn's team said the list was sent out by mistake by a junior staff member, but the leader later appeared to stand by the substance of the allegations, saying all the remarks had been made on the record.
Asked about the document, Bill Burton, a spokesman for Mr. Obama, said: "We did give reporters a series of comments she made on the record and other things that are publicly available to anyone who has access to the Internet.
"Even if I were to accept Citizens United, Justicee Breyer continued, "this court's legal conclusion should not bar the Montana Supreme Court's finding, made on the record before it, that independent expenditures by corporations did in fact lead to corruption or the appearance of corruption in Montana.
I was able to get a hold of this internal posting and it's out there now, but it would be encouraging (as argued well recently by Kara Swisher) to see these kinds of statements made "on the record" — and for them to be made by more people at that table.
The news of a favorable security determination was completely unexpected, especially after all of the derogatory comments that my supervisors at all levels had officially made on the record over the years regarding my trustworthiness, reliability, and judgment.
