At what point did you answer that simple question of - well why didn't they just say they are not motivated to continue the project any longer, but instead say Truecrypt is not secure.
I'm not sure you can apply Occam's Razor here. You will only break your blades as you search for a simple answer.
Maybe he was pissed.
Maybe he really didn't want to support it any more, and would feel really bad if people's stuff got compromised on his watch, so he wanted everyone to stop using his stuff as hard as possible.
Maybe he was pissed.
Maybe he really didn't want to support it any more, and would feel really bad if people's stuff got compromised on his watch, so he wanted everyone to stop using his stuff as hard as possible.