I'd think a leak meant to innoculate JK would have gone to NYT..
But this way, we aren't supposed to suspect the alterior motive.
From the CNS article:
The government official also explained that the motivation for leaking the documents, "is strictly national security and helping with the war on terrorism by focusing this country's attention on facts and away from political posturing.
"This is too important to let it get caught up in the political process," the source told CNSNews.com.