If the story is espionage, but it isn't actually espionage then the story is bogus, flimflam, propaganda. Made to make you believe, i mean look, we asked all these experts too. And you are not an expert on this, so better believe us.
I thought the point of espionage is complete plausible deniability. For all you know it could be part of a bigger (psy)op to see what "lights up" when people go about sharing analyzing, critiquing this _news_..
Don't be so quick to judge -- I _think_ it could all be BS too. eg: getting hooked into ufo's and alien conspiracies as a kid until Mick West came along with real pragmatic analysis.
