You Can't Leak THAT!

It's official, two Brits have been charged in the leaking of a secret British memo containing details of a conversation between Tony and George, as well as troop activities and so forth.

The two men have been charged for a breach of the UK's 'Official Secrets Act.'

Here is The Guardian's take on why the memo is so damaging, and some background on Bush's alleged 'obsession' with al-Jazeera. It also highlights a Rado Four program that had a British MP, one Lord Goldsmith explaining why he had warned news outlets not to publish the contents of the leaked memo.

And here is the Mirror's exclusive story that started this whole affair.

Apparently, it is perfectly okay to leak some official secrets - both British and American - but not others.

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I also want to point the reader toward Seymour Hersh's latest New Yorker piece. As I've noted in this blog on deveral ocassions, expect an announcement from Bush slightly altering the traditional 'stay the course' message tomorrow.

Hersh makes the claim that boots on the ground may be replaced by much greater use of airpower. According to Hersh, this is a subject of much debate in Washington, and is far from settled.

There is a lot more detail on Bush's mental state as well. Not his currently observed mumbling and apparent stupor, but the long-term rigidity of his thought processes.

As is the norm for Sy Hersh, it's a great bit of journalism.