and as someone said to me yesterday (in an economic context) "a crisis is a terrible thing to waste."

 Main Entry: cri·sis 
Pronunciation: \ˈkrī-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cri·ses  \ˈkrī-ˌsēz\
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek krisis, literally, decision, from krinein to decide — more at certain
Date: 15th century

3 a: an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending ; especially : one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome <a financial crisis> b: a situation that has reached a critical phase <the environmental crisis>

Clearly we have pushed the envelope far enough so that something has changed, for HuffPost to have taken this step.  That is a sign that the situation may be increasingly seen as critical from the point of view of the cover-up.  For many years many of us have talked about the importance and significance of reaching "critical mass", and many of us have also acted with an eye to preparing for that tipping point.  "They" would have preferred not to have to play this LIHOP card but we have forced their hand in the matter, to our credit!  It doesn't mean we're out of the woods, it just means that we're on the right track and making progress.  If indeed they are going to enact "plan B", they know that they will be vulnerable--that's why it was "plan B" and not "plan A"--so we should be even more careful now than we have been in the past to avoid the traps they will be setting.  On the other hand, we can hope that being as brazen and haughty as they seem to be, they will have not totally thought through the pitfalls of their "plan B", which may lead to some pleasant surprises for us down the line...