Unless the chat logs are open to public (of course, after removing the sensitive or personal information as claimed to exist), there would be no way of telling

Unless the chat logs are open to public (of course, after removing the sensitive or personal information as claimed to exist), there would be no way of telling what's true and what's not. Lamo is indeed a "Look at me" guy and the quotes in that audio interview totally contradict his statements to news sites and agencies about his journalist hat and confidentiality cover and what not .. it was bldy convenient of Lamo to call Poulsen about him being detained involuntarily and then the whole Manning saga a few day later esp. considering the fact that he was in contact with Manning before May 20. And what journalist doesn't bother to open emails from a potential whistleblower/informer.