Sam 

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It's not really clear to me from these emails that they were outright refusing to publish it, and forbidding it from being published elsewhere? It seems like your response escalated very quickly. Rather than 'I disagree with your commentary, I want to publish as is,' you assert that TI is not willing to publish, and then start insulting their editorial standards (rightly or wrongly). I really agree on the terrible way the media has handled this story, but tbh I would hate to be on the receiving end of an email like this.