Battle Inside the Intelligence Ministry

This is the third report of an intra-ministry purge, all from very reliable sources and analysts, and it's the clearest and most insightful interpretation. Here.

"The cause? Ministry officials had been told to compile a report, based on files and interviews of detainees, on whether the quest for a 'velvet revolution' by outsiders was responsible for post-election conflict. Their investigations produced the answer: No. There was no proof that “foreign” elements had instigated the protests as part of a plan for regime change."