I can imagine how TrueCrypt with all the features like the plausible deniability was a major pain in terms of 'national security'. And it is apparent the proje

I can imagine how TrueCrypt with all the features like the plausible deniability was a major pain in terms of 'national security'. And it is apparent the project was shut down by the original developer in a way that at best satisfies a gag order but doesn't actually hold up to scrutiny, so I see only two possible explanations for what happened: 1. An NSL with a gag order; 2. A nice lump sum of money in exchange for silence. Or of course a combination of the two which is the most likely. I don't blame the dev - he obviously spent years developing software which provided nothing in return. I can only say one thing - if you want to hide stuff from the big brother, don't use BitLocker! ;-)