Subject: Chat with Sam Apple
From: Sam Apple <samapple@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

me: hey, sam
me: Hastings just sent me this e-mail
me: hey dude, the military is about to launch a counterattack against the story. total b.s., of course. they all have lost their jobs, the top pr guy duncan boothby resigned in shame because he fucked up, and now, a week later, they've finally started to grasp for straws. Might make for an interesting blog at huffpo tho if you were so inclined! I'm about to get on a 14 hour flight, so will be out of pocket.
me: also this
me: look for barbara starr at cnn and the WaPo
me: I replied
me: As in, they'll be the conduit for the pushback?
me: He:
me: Yes, they are the ones who are working the story.
Sam: word
Sam: so he didn't respond to interview request?
me: no, I don't think he checked his e-mails, he sent me a new one without reply asking if I was still in NYC two hours back
me: but when he gets to NYC I can get an interview for you
Sam: cool
Sam: thanks