Roachboy, I would believe it if more than just the Times reported it as fact using an 'anonymous source.'
Do you have any other news outlet pushing this as fact that isn't referencing the Times?
BBC isn't reporting it. Nor is Sky News. Neither is UPI or AP. Or CNN. Or Aljazeera. Or....well, you get my point.
Call them old fashioned. They appear to be waiting for provable facts or a verifiable source.
I have given two of the many examples of 'anonymous sources' ending up being full of crap. And what have you given?......exactly.
Neither you nor Willravel have provided ANYTHING to show this 'anonymous source' is valid or accurate.
I just got an email from a Nigerian government official asking for help getting his money out of Nigeria. Sounds like I should forward it to you