An addendum:
There comes a point at which I throw up my hands at trying to follow all the machinations of sockpuppetry, aliases, joe jobs, etc. Life is too short, and I don't know that the detail is that revealing. But it is clear that everyone significantly involved in the "attack sites" controversy understands that at some level the anonymity of editors is a convenient fiction. Too many people come Wikipedia with an axe to grind, if nothing else. But also we see the curious use of sockpuppetry accusations not to prevent people from presenting multiple copies of themselves in (non-)votes, but to prevent specific real people from editing. Upon a little reflection I'm more concerned about cliqueishness than about identity, which I suppose plays into my prior determination that it doesn't matter whether the Cabal(tm) members know each other In Real Life.
At this stage in the internet game, the only real protection for one's real identity is not to play. I'm simply not convinced that making the trip to the "revelations" on WR more indirect is much of an accomplishment. Right now it's raising the awareness that they are out there to be found.