http://blog.linode.com/2010/01/15/linode-and-the-google-cybe... "No Linodes were involved in malicious activity related to this event. In fact, it was Google itself that chose to use Linode to aid in their investigation of the attacks"

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html suggests otherwise.

So, McAfee identifies a single node as "associated" with the incident: li107-40[dot]members[dot]linode[dot]com. And Linode has a post which specifically references a single node being associated but under Google's control and not malicious control at all times.

Doesn't appear to me that there's any contradiction. There is no evidence that a Linode was used for anything malicious. There is evidence that a Linode was used.

From the cert page:

"the following malicious domains were identified"