I don't really think he was going the thought experiment route. He seems to genuinely believe what he writes. For example: "The NSA was most likely able to pen

I don't really think he was going the thought experiment route. He seems to genuinely believe what he writes. For example: "The NSA was most likely able to penetrate Hacking Team's network and steal the same data. The agency probably did it years ago." Nothing too ambiguous about that assertion.