we've had the guy for almost 3 weeks before this came out. I suspect they already know their lines of communication have bee compromised
Yes, those leaders who worked directly with the geek knew he was arrested, but individual cells far from the center would not. Also, the issue is, why publicize this? If everyone in the terrorist network knew he was arrested, there would be no issue as to publicizing this, right?
This could also be disinformation to cover an asset which is still in place.