Well said Derek. I'd add that the General's responses had just enough authenticity that I believe he probably authored the original content. But, I suspect it went through a process something like this before it was released:
1st Draft:
YGTBKM! But seriously, I'd love to have a strategy like the Chinese and harness you guys into some kind of ass kicking civil cyber patrol but you know I can't, turns out that would be illegal. Oh well. But hey, if you kick a little ass and I didn't ask you to, what can I do about it? By the way, you didn't hear it from me, but there is a list of interesting IP addresses stego-hidden in my bio picture at af.mil, get the big jpeg one.
2nd Draft after once over by his deputy:
YGTBKM! But seriously, I'd love to have a strategy like "some other places" and harness you guys into some kind of really good civil cyber patrol but you know I can't, turns out that would be illegal. Oh well. But hey, if you kick a little ass and I didn't ask you to, what can I do about it? Please email me for a list of interesting IP addresses.
3rd Draft after legal review:
YGTBKM! LOL! I CAN haz cheezburger!
4th Draft after second deputy review:
YGTBKM! LOL! But seriously, I'd love to have a strategy like some other places and harness you guys into some kind of really good civil cyber patrol but you know I can't, turns out that would be illegal. Oh well. But hey, if you kick a little ass and I didn't ask you to, what can I do about it? Really, email me.
5th Draft, PAO Approval:
Mmmmm... Cheezburger.
Final Draft after corrections:
YGTBKM! LOL! I like your enthusiasm, but you know the Air Force neither encourages nor condones criminal activity.