I don't trust Anonymous0wn3r but I distrust GoDaddy just the same. Of course those aren't the only two answers, it could have been external and not Anonymous0wn3r as well.
I searched for those tweets mentioned in the Techcrunch article (first from GoDaddy and first from AnonymousOwn3r on this topic) and the time stamps are:
* GoDaddy: 10:35 AM - 10 Sep 12
* AnonymousOwn3r: 11:57 AM - 10 Sep 12
So, AnonymousOwn3r does not seem to have announced the attack before it happened.
Yeah, with a name/handle like Anonymous0wn3r they sound very trustworthy. If they claimed they had a hand in something, it must be true.