Talk:Leonard C. Lewin

"Claim" versus "admit"
Per my edit comment, I changed two instances of Lewin "admitted" the report was a hoax, to Lewin "claimed" it was a hoax. I realize this word choice is contestable -- but the very distinction is the source of the controversy under discussion. Also, Lewin was not accused of being the author, thereby prompting some acknowledgment or "admission" of authorship. His name appeared on the title page. The salient distinction seems to be not Lewin's association with the Report -- which is uncontested and requires no "admission" -- but his claim regarding the Report's true purpose. The controversy is: was he telling the truth, or not? His authorship is definitely a claim, and only arguably an admission in the case that the controversy has been laid to rest; and the article delineates that it has not.

No matter what side of the debate one takes, the fact that there is a debate makes Lewin's authorship claims just that, claims. It seems that only if there were no controversy would "admitted" be more accurate than "claimed" here. Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Salon Essahj (talk • contribs) 19:39, 22 May 2010 (UTC)