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▲The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding (bbc.com)
16 points by cwwc 1 hours ago | 3 comments
duxup 14 minutes ago [-]
I always wonder how reporters get folks who have these tangential connections to powerful / terrible people to talk after they refuse. It's an impressive skill.
chneu 9 minutes ago [-]
They just keep trying. It's not uncommon for people to talk after 3 or so attempts. Humans want to talk.
mhh__ 9 minutes ago [-]
I assume it's often parallel construction
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