Excellent point.
Supports my thesis, as well.
I believe it is proceeding despite Obama. I believe some mass is building up forcing him to let this out inch by inch as the pressure rises until such time as plausible deniability defense can be raised. The Democrats still think they can contain this otherwise, this would have blown up nuclear style some months ago.
Hillary has made enemies within the State Department and within the CIA and G*d knows where else. I think the whispers are coming from other places rather than Obama.