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In this case the M's practically verified the names by not contradicting the report ... they'd have been quick enough to issue a denial if those names were inaccurate...
Agreed -- it's got to be frustrating for them at this point, all the No's they keep getting. That frustration could definitely, IMHO, lead to their throwing the hands in the air and saying "We're offering our firstborn to try to get something done here! What's going on?!"