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Originally Posted by Bill Ryan
When I met Miriam a few days before the interview, I was instantly struck by her honesty and integrity, which shone through her in our private meeting. I felt a strong personal connection with her (as did Kerry from the very start, but that was the first time I had met her).
She's a strong presenter on camera, but this belies her sensitivity: after the cameras were turned off she was in tears for several minutes, such was the intensity of the previous couple of hours for her.
While those were private moments, it seems that for some that kind of outtake might have been valuable to help evaluate her sincerity and vulnerability.
The text describing the interview (before it was published) was written by me. Kerry had thought it might be a little too strongly worded. The reason I'm relating all this here is to share my own personal journey relative to Miriam's testimony: starting out doubtful and wondering where Kerry was going with this... and ending up paying extremely close attention to her story, which I continue to do. I'm delighted we met her and interviewed her and I am convinced her story is important.
Very best to all, Bill
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We, the viewers, already got a boat-load of tears -
during- the interview.
Now, after the interview, Miriam might have a sense of guilt after telling her lies (a possibility) in front of the camera.
Or Miriam might have a sense of inadequacy of her performance, knowing that she will have to report back to her USA/Russian Pys Op group (another possibility).
How do you know what triggered the tears?
Thanks for your attention Bill. Great to hear from you.