>Extortion and blackmail from state actors is precisely the thing the U.S. government is supposed to protect U.S. persons and corporations from, so a U.S. admission that North Korea has managed to "reach out and touch Sony Pictures" is bad news for the U.S. government, not good news.
The relevant actor in this case is not the whole US government acting on its own agenda, but departments of the federal government acting on theirs.
I already explained why it's great news for them - precisely because it engenders the same reaction that you just had. Good enough that they'd invent it even if it weren't true (just like yellowcake).
The relevant actor in this case is not the whole US government acting on its own agenda, but departments of the federal government acting on theirs.
I already explained why it's great news for them - precisely because it engenders the same reaction that you just had. Good enough that they'd invent it even if it weren't true (just like yellowcake).