And this is all true, why? Because somebody said so or wrote it? This is what I don't get - hanging on to every word of these reporters, and I mean that going both ways, liberal and/or conservative. Where is the proof of this? Statements in an article that contain words such as "reportedly" and "a US official" (no name, of course) doesn't hold water with me. If it's all true, I agree, it is concerning. But most of the "news" reporting today wouldn't pass muster in a HS journalism class.