[GirlNextDoor]

"Of course the DOD releaed that information to the press, as opposed to the press digging it up from one of their "sources","

Did they?
If so, I sincerely hope it wasn't a "political" move!

[Sacajaweau]

Well, this note/call thing looks like the "motive" for the killings as it appears to be "threatening" according to one report which is what likely led to the school closings.

Sac

[Kerberos]

"If so, I sincerely hope it wasn't a "political" move!"

I saw one story which said that LE was under the impression that the information about the spy planes being employed would not be released, which makes sense, and then the DOD released it to the press.

The only rational that I can come up with which would explain why they would do that might be they were concerned that if the information got leaked to the press, that the liberals and the tin foil hat people would be screaming Posse Comitatus from the rooftops, so maybe it would be better to get that information out so as not to have to deal with a conspiracy afoot theory.

That would be somewhat of a political decision.