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Mossad Kiwi Leaks and Conspiracy Theories

Amazing how a stupid media rumor sparks a flurry of queries and denials. Case in point: New Zealand, where --…

By Pesach Benson July 20, 2011
Mossad Kiwi Leaks and Conspiracy Theories

Amazing how a stupid media rumor sparks a flurry of queries and denials.

Case in point: New Zealand, where — allegedly — Mossad spooks hacked the national police computer system, only to die in February’s Christchurch earthquake.

Amir Mizroch demolishes the Southland Times‘ allegations.

Prime Minister John Key denies the spies, which, of course, further fuels kooky Kiwi conspiracy theories, right?

UPDATE 12:21 pm: Why am I not surprised that The Guardian just can’t help itself when it comes to these stories?

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Pesach Benson

Pesach Benson

A Baltimore native, Pesach was with HonestReporting from 2011 to 2020. He edited the Israel Daily News Stream and authored the e-book, Red Lines: HonestReporting’s 8 Categories of Media Bias. Before moving to Israel in 1995, he worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Jewish Times. Pesach has a B.A. in political science from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he was executive editor of the campus newspaper.

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