The Globe's coverage, like that of other media, is so disappointing here. It seems to be easy for government spokesmen to manipulate the news.

Two things stand out for me. First is the outrage of people like Mr. McCain that anyone should meddle in an American election. That from a country that has admitted meddling (to put it mildly) in dozens, if not hundreds, of elections overseas since at least 1952.

Second, does no-one at the Globe read alternative news sources? A former UK ambassador (full disclosure: to a Central Asian country, and now an ally of Assange)  has said they have met the Democrat insider who leaked the info. Certainly no evidence has been publicly presented to demonstrate that the leaks came from Russian sources. There may be reasons for this, but it does leave us having to trust administration-appointed spokesmen for US intelligence agencies. Not exactly objective sources.

We do not know the facts here. We do not yet have enough evidence to make a judgment.