12-06-2010, 10:07 AM
Might be an elaborate counter-intelligence operation: cables weren't leaked to wikileaks, Assange isn't sure what's in the terabytes of stuff unsifted, fake arrest in Kuwait, supporting role by "white-hat" former hacker, wikileaks springs for defense fund, DoD probes deeper into the inner workings, wikileaks is publicly discredited or information gleaned is used later.
Might be the intel person gave the info to the former hacker, claimed he had given it to wikileaks, too, and asked for advice, whereupon former hacker felt he had been implicated by simply revceiving the information, decides it's a counter-intelligence operation and preemptively snitches out the operative who supplied him the information. Information might or might not have been sent to wikileaks in this scenario.
Might be Wikileaks is protecting sources by not revealing existence of State cables at this time.
When Wikileaks did release US embassy Iceland cables and personal profiles of Iceland politicians, US State went into heated investigation, claimed no embassy cables had even been intercepted before (obviously not true). Heated investigation by State Dept security/CIA could involve elbaorate counter-intelligence operations such as described above.
Might be as reported, doubtful though.
Might be the intel person gave the info to the former hacker, claimed he had given it to wikileaks, too, and asked for advice, whereupon former hacker felt he had been implicated by simply revceiving the information, decides it's a counter-intelligence operation and preemptively snitches out the operative who supplied him the information. Information might or might not have been sent to wikileaks in this scenario.
Might be Wikileaks is protecting sources by not revealing existence of State cables at this time.
When Wikileaks did release US embassy Iceland cables and personal profiles of Iceland politicians, US State went into heated investigation, claimed no embassy cables had even been intercepted before (obviously not true). Heated investigation by State Dept security/CIA could involve elbaorate counter-intelligence operations such as described above.
Might be as reported, doubtful though.