Actually what I'm most shocked by is the UK government's actions... threatening legal action for breaching the Official Secrets Act is probibly the worst thing to do to kill the story - I mean come on you might as well announce the documents are true in the House, issuing a statement like that...
Now personally if they are true I'd like to read the transcript - it'd give some interesting insight into Bush's and Blair's thinking and policy.
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Not too surprising, given that U.S. forces have bombed al-Jazeera before, though they claimed that it was unintentional. This memo makes that even harder to believe.
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Well in their defense it was a warzone... at worst I'd say it was a trigger happy tanker.
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I'm glad they are considering all options, and hopefully choosing the best ones.
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Which options? Deciding how to deal with what is becoming a damaging story by more or less confirming it by making the legal announcement... best case the story proves to be only partially true - or slanted somehow... worst case it is true and serious questions arise regarding UK support of US policy - afterall it's hard to justify having to talk an ally out of a war crime (I don't know how bombing journalists in a neutral allied country could be justified under any international law).