Reply #1: It's the one about Bush wanting to bomb Al Jazeera [View All]

[muriel_volestrangler]

It's not that the British government itself explicitly says Bush is insane; it's just that's the impression any reasonable person would get from reading it (Bush's spin merchants just said he was 'joking').

Today's Daily Mirror report on this:

Details of the memo had already been revealed exclusively by the Daily Mirror and are therefore in the public domain.

But although our story was flashed around the world and is freely available on the internet, the judge ruled it could not be repeated in reports of the trial.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=bush-memo-pair-jailed&method=full&objectid=19083862&siteid=89520-name_page.html

It's a farce, since the Mirror's original story, including the names of the leakers, is still available on the internet, as well as all the stories referring to it at the time; but the judge thinks that stopping explicit references to the contents in stories about the court case will somehow preserve the dignity of British-American relations:

PRESIDENT Bush planned to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera in friendly Qatar, a "Top Secret" No 10 memo reveals.
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Yesterday former Labour Defence Minister Peter Kilfoyle challenged Downing Street to publish the five-page transcript of the two leaders' conversation. He said: "It's frightening to think that such a powerful man as Bush can propose such cavalier actions.
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The memo, which also included details of troop deployments, turned up in May last year at the Northampton constituency office of then Labour MP Tony Clarke.

Cabinet Office civil servant David Keogh, 49, is accused under the Official Secrets Act of passing it to Leo O'Connor, 42, who used to work for Mr Clarke. Both are bailed to appear at Bow Street court next week.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16397937&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive--bush-plot-to-bomb-his-arab-ally-name_page.html