Sentence:  He has an opposite belief when it comes to "<WSD>sourcerers</WSD>," a category in which he puts the Kissingers, the Haigs, and the Weinbergers -- people whose goal, as Mr. Smyser sees it, is to use the press, and ultimately the public, as a means to an end. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda