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The facts presented in the FBI's statement were inconclusive enough to allow North Korea to deny the charges (which they have done). Assuming the FBI have no r
by j_lev 12y ago
The facts presented in the FBI's statement were inconclusive enough to allow North Korea to deny the charges (which they have done).
Assuming the FBI have no reason to lie, the more interesting question is "why did the FBI make a statement mentioning North Korea at all?"
The FBI could have chosen to not name the suspect. The only reason I can come up with is that the US is trying to send a message to the world (perhaps China specifically?) that the US is irrational, and may do something crazy at any moment.
The historical precedent would be the game of brinksmanship that played out over the Cuban missile crisis. Obama just doesn't have that sheen of crazy that Eisenhower had.
- mcnamara 12y agoThe Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when Kennedy was President, not Eisenhower. And you really only find that "convince the adversary we're crazy so they're too scared to do anything" strategy in the Nixon administration.
- j_lev 12y agoSorry yeah I don't know why I said Eisenhower. I stand by the assertion that the US was trying to come off as a little crazy in the Cuban Missile Crisis.