So let me see if I understand the 2 biggest hot button topics on DU

[ronnie624]

20. The U.S. Attorney General's words in 2010:

- "there are ... other tools at our disposal." Holder added that he had given the go-ahead for a number of unspecified actions as part of a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks. "I personally authorised a number of things last week and that's an indication of the seriousness with which we take this matter and the highest level of involvement at the department of justice,"

- "I don't want to get into what our capabilities are. We are looking at all the things we can do to try to stem the flow of this information."

Clearly the U.S. government has mounted an intensive campaign aimed at neutralizing Wikileaks and Assange. High ranking government officials say as much. There can be no doubt that this effort carries over into other agencies like the State Department and the CIA. This renders the 'conspiracy theory' meme nonsensical.