I go with conman. Thanks for taking the time to run this item down.
Flotsam jetsome,
I think I said much the same thing..somewhere upthread...
Anytime somebody claims “the (fill in the agency name) said this or that”
It is a problem, because said agency will “neither confirm nor deny” such statement.
So anyone can claim anything and NOBODY can verify it (unless it came from snowden or similar folks).
:(