"Strictly Need To Know"
Webworm looks into the mysterious James Sved.
Hi,
Last week, I brought you the story of New Zealander Anna Wilding running for congress. The piece also documented a number of dubious claims Wilding has made over the years.
Two hours after I asked Wilding for comment on that story, I received a legal threat. Wilding alleged defamation, warning me that “US law strictly limits foreign involvement in US elections under the Federal Election Campaign Act.”
I guess in this case, I’m the “foreign involvement”.
But there was something else curious in Wilding's correspondence - a paragraph about her husband. I hadn’t asked about her husband. This came completely out of left field:
“My husband is a private individual who served as a civilian in the United States Navy’s nuclear program and is also an award-winning restoration architect in the United States whose work has received national recognition, including professional awards and appearances on commemorative postage stamps. He has never sought public attention or involvement in public life.”
“Huh,” I thought.
Who is this private individual involved in the US Navy’s nuclear programme, who is also an award winner, featured on a commemorative stamp, and has never sought public attention?
Turns out it doesn’t take much time to find Anna Wilding’s husband, who very much appears to have sought public attention.
