Why issue a warning? It allows the bad guys to get a court order enjoining the release on some grounds like "public interest" or "national security" or something like that.
When things like this happen, I just assume it's part of the plan/movie, it serves more than one purpose and I'm confident at this point all of these players have personal security protection by the white hats. It's important to remember how big this operation is, it spans multiple countries around the world, thousands of operators who only know his/her role.
Why issue a warning? It allows the bad guys to get a court order enjoining the release on some grounds like "public interest" or "national security" or something like that.
It also give them time to get to him.
Why?
Because it keeps us distracted
This
Cue the circus music
It feels like a "look over here" moment. We'll see soon enough.
Look, squirrel!
When things like this happen, I just assume it's part of the plan/movie, it serves more than one purpose and I'm confident at this point all of these players have personal security protection by the white hats. It's important to remember how big this operation is, it spans multiple countries around the world, thousands of operators who only know his/her role.