I believe that the most likely explanation is a clever and ballsy scam artist reaching for a payday.
Still, it’s a lot of fun to believe that it’s real!
Radar has learned that some of the topics discussed in the email appear to include everything from Benghazi to the Algerian hostage crisis with subject lines such as:
H Libya security latest. Sid (with attachment)
H FYI, best analysis so far of hearing Sid, about the latest security
in Libya
H Algeria latest French Intel on Algeria hostage Sid
H Latest French Intel in Algeria hostage Sid (with attachment)
H Latest Libya intel internal govt discussions high level (with
attachment)
H HIGHLY IMPORTANT! Comprehensive Intel Report on (with attachment)
Probably someone outside of the country from Russia or China because who wants to draw the attention of the USA government on this issue?