It's a little more sinister than that but no less dirty tricks.
Recall that a day or two before these top secret "torture techniques" were released, Obama allowed a Gitmo inmate to make a personal call to al-Jazeera where he described in detail his being tortured. That story made headlines around the world.
A few days later, Osama releases secret memos on Bush's torture techniques.
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Thank you for the reminder, I forgot about the phone call. That makes it even worse. The toilet is flushed and we are circling the bowl.