And Rondot, who was supposed to be interrogated again by the judges this week, now is asking for the "témoin assisté" statute (some kind of "investigated witness" statute, which allows him to get access to the judicial file, creates some formal rights during interrogations, but does not mean that he is suspected of anything). That might be a delaying tactic, or it may be a recognition that there are hopeless contradictions in what he's been saying.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

He may have been behind the documents passed on to Le Monde, but he certainly has to worry about getting caught in the whole thing. You do note some backpedalling on his side in recent days.

But then again, let's not forget this was all started by the vicious wars in the armaments world - the nasty fights between the Matra-Lagardère (now part owner of EADS) and Thomson (now Thales), and the in-fighting inside EADS for the top job. A number of people involved in that may have the goods and the motivation (revenge, etc...) to get them out, via Le Monde or other outlets.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes