See http://timlambert.org/2003/10#1012 if you want to follow any of the links in the post below.
Benny Smith has replied to Andrew Ackerman's article that suggested that Benny Smith was really Michael Bellesiles. Smith has a good argument against one of the pieces of evidence pointing to him being Bellesiles--he has turned up a website that has the new cover art for the new edition of Arming America. The fact that this wasn't available from the publisher or Amazon had pointed to Benny Smith being close to Bellesiles. Now, there is something odd about Smith's responses to the questions about how he learned about the cover art. Despite repeated questioning, he didn't post the URL until Ackerman's article appeared--it seems like he was playing games with us. Of course, none of this proves that Smith isn't Bellesiles. Based on all the other things that he has posted I still believe that it is likely that he is Bellesiles but the case is not as strong now. -- Tim
