"Does this theory also explain the national media's silence?"
I don't know if covering things up at this point is prudent on their part or not. I suppose it might be why they would suppress the story, but on the other hand the more information citizens are armed with the less likely these types of things will succeed. Of course, that's just my opinion - I am by no means an expert on any of this.
The statements being released get more bizarre. I hope it is ruse to not impede the investigation because if it is not, someone needs to answer for some of the statements made.
When you examine the facts of the case...its hard to come to another conclusion. The cops will say "no note"....no claim or blame. But I suspect each day that passes will bring out one more bit of the picture. MSM will likely have to admit something by Sunday...that we had a John Walker Lindh on our own territory...and he breathes no more.
This is an FBI ruse called CYA - they don't want to look bad. If they had caught the guy BEFORE this happened, they would have taken credit for preventing a terrorist act.