Knapp has indeed said he suspects Rockwell.  It's only natural, given that
1) Rockwell was "contributing editor" on a newsletter whose worst articles
the putatively upright Paul has strongly denied writing himself, and 2) if
Rockwell's denial (at 
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/01/10/who-wrote-ron-pa
ul-s-newsletters.aspx) were true, then he would surely name names and end
the scandal.  I doubt that Knapp particularly hopes it was Rockwell, as Tom
clearly has enough intellectual honesty not to only say things that have
ulterior motives.  I indeed would be tickled if it were Rockwell, but at
this point it hardly matters, since it was obviously someone that the kooky
paleolibertarians around Paul are trying to protect, and by doing so they
merely bring the taint onto themselves.  It would be specious to act as if
Paul's and Rockwell's denials are the end of the story, to be chalked up as
an impenetrable mystery.

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