I think it's funny people don't believe it's him.

He was a respected member here for a long time. It's a hero level account that hasn't been used since he started at GAW. Now he's using it after he obviously left!
He's giving you guys the real info, without implicating himself... I guess some folks just have to be spoon fed?
We've seen all sorts of crap happening with hacked accounts and whatnot, so some skepticism is not surprising. Having said that, between your and cooldgamer's confirmations and Jonah's e-mail I'm reasonably sure it's him.
Now if we could just get some answers to those burning questions...