[Izzy Dunne]

the worm, which had been developed by the United States and Israel

Mr. Obama decided that the cyberattacks should proceed.

None of this was public knowledge before now, was it?

I mean yes, there was speculation and intelligent guesswork, but no confirmation...

So why is it in the papers now?

Let me guess: We'll see a story about how those CompSci courses at Harvard paid off as he personally rewrote a critical subroutine in the code.

We'll see a story about how Barry-O came in off the golf course, sat down in front of a computer screen, and gave the order "Let's do this thing" to launch the attack.

[UCANSEE2]

Here is a 'secret' picture of the 'meeting' where Obama said, "should we shut this thing down?"

[mojito]

So why is it in the papers now?

The Barry/Axelrod axis has decided to enlist the ever willing NYSlimes in a series of stories designed to show that Barry is some kind of tough hombre. Earlier this week, it was "Barry - Master of Drones." Now this. And of course, as you note, cyber warrior Barry gets all the credit.