WaPo's indiscriminate use of anonymity

By GottaLaff

Anonymous sources provided me with this excerpt:

Glenn Greenwald dissects a Washington Post article by Anne Kornblut and lists the sources for the article -- every one of them -- in the order she cites them:

"Obama aides pointed... administration officials said... a senior administration official said... officials said... a senior administration official said... senior Obama officials stressed... a senior administration official said... aides said... officials said... one senior administration official said... one senior official said... The official said... a senior administration official said... a senior administration official said... administration officials said... a senior official said."

Please follow the Greenwald link. His piece delves into a whole lot more than the sliver I've provided. Go. Now.

Here's a hint: