A janitor or maid at Lucasfilm came upon some employees as they were working late into the night, trying to make the best home video release of Star Wars ever. She saw it on a TV -- either 4x3 or 16x9, it doesn't matter -- and noticed the black bars at the top and the bottom. (Remember, 16x9 is not the OAR of Star Wars, so even an anamorphic transfer on a widescreen TV will have a letterboxing effect.) Thrilled at her newfound "insider" status, she immediately leaked this information, but she knows nothing about video encoding or display, so she isn't entirely clear about what she is leaking. Then, like a game of Telephone, the news gets twisted and distorted until it hits Digital Bits, who erroneously report that the new DVDs will not be anamorphic.
In the event that my hopes are dashed, I will have a fun time arbitrating between the "Boycott inferior goods!" and "Support superior goods!" facets of my personality. But if I buy it, and it's not anamorphic, I will consider it faulty and freely download any future versions of the trilogy as upgrades to a recalled product. Sue me, George.