>Why would the feds go out on a limb like that if they weren't absolutely sure?
Because the military is likely angling for extra funding for its 'cyberwar' divisions and they would like for that pesky torture stuff to be yesterday's news.
Because the military is likely angling for extra funding for its 'cyberwar' divisions and they would like for that pesky torture stuff to be yesterday's news.
I can easily see the American government blaming NK because that would (and has) generate media attention and push the torture report out of the spotlight.
That torture report is one of the best gifts they could have given the terrorists. They now have undeniable proof that America tortured people. Even if we put that aside, torturing people is what America prosecuted other war criminals for, and here they are flaunting their own rules. Consequently, they've lost all credibility and moral high ground.
I think being wrong about blaming NK is much easier to brush off than being caught red handed violating the ethics that your own country established just decades prior.
Think about it, if they're wrong about NK, everyone who suspected that is just going to go "I knew it." and everyone else will wonder how they could have blamed NK without being certain. Repercussions? None. Benefits? The People have forgotten about that whole torture thing. Win Win for the WhiteHouse.