User blog comment:Draevan13/Ulfric's suspicious Thalmor Dossier/@comment-2040576-20121216081414

Here is my opinion, and yes I am a Stormcloak fanboy, but I am willing to look at this open-mindedly.

It is notable that Ulfric is listed as an uncooperative asset. This immediately makes a strong argument against your theory, because it could (notice, I am not jumping to conclusions and only saying could) mean that he is an asset to them for whatever reason (most likely the rebellion) but he does not cooperate with them. Kind of like how one company could have an asset in the form of an incompetent marketer in their competition company. They would have no power over him, but his actions might benefit them.

I think Zelron made an excellent point about the Markarth Incident, so I have no need to comment on that.

I don't think the rebellion was necessarily orchestrated by the Thalmor, but there is no doubt they had a hand in it. The Markarth Incident only brought the onset forward a couple years/months, I think the rebellion was inevitable.

What goes without a doubt, is that during his capture the Thalmor mislead and manipulated Ulfric, which also makes a strong point against your statement that he was "Not an unknowing helper, but a willing participant in their schemes". They manipulated Ulfric, and like everything wrong in Tamriel (this is fanboy Stormcloak speaking now :P), had a hand in causing the rebellion.

also want to comment on an outrageous statement I saw below. Rikke is a Nord, and worthy of Sovngarde. She fought hard for what she believed in and was somewhat of a hero. Maybe not all Nords would have agreed with her choices, but then again, who is to say she is wrong and the Stormcloaks are right, and vice versa? Being an Imperial Soldier means you are in the army, not an Imperial. So she hasn't lost her racial status, she is still a Nord and thus, Sovngarde awaits at her death.