User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-1600847-20121031011532/@comment-1600847-20121101191207

And yet it states: "...contact was established and he has proven his worth as an asset". That means he did work for them, however briefly, which means he's a hypocrite. Even one of his crowning moments, the Markarth Incident, was apparently orhcestrated by the Thalmor. I wouldn't be surprised if the Thalmor actually engineered the Stormcloak rebellion in an effort to weaken the Empire. Ulfric might not even know he's their pawn, but he is all the same. They're fighting amongst themselves while the Thalmor gain power. If the Empire wins, they'll be as strong as they were before the rebellion. If Ulfric wins, the Thalmor will face two weakened enemies and will have a much easier time conquering Tamriel.