Two to stand trial in 'Downing Street Memo' leak

[sabra]

http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/01/10/memo060110.html

Two to stand trial in 'Downing Street Memo' leak

Two men who leaked a document suggesting U.S. President George W. Bush considered bombing Al-Jazeera television have to stand trial.

The memo says Blair dissuaded Bush from bombing Al-Jazeera TV in Qatar (CP File Photo)
David Keogh, a British civil servant, is accused of passing a memo to Leo O'Connor, a former parliamentary researcher. The memo, which came to be known as the Downing Street Memo, was then leaked to a British newspaper last November. It alleged that Bush spoke of targeting Al-Jazeera's headquarters in Qatar in a meeting he had with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House in 2004.

Keogh has been accused of "a damaging disclosure" of international information. O'Connor, a former employee of a Labour MP, is accused of receiving and releasing illegally disclosed information.

Both men have been charged with violations of the Official Secrets Act.

[stepnw1f]

1. So The Memos/Minutes Are Legit!!!!

Thanks assholes for destroying another Right Wing myth!

[rodeodance]

3. you betcha--think the media cares?

nope

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. You beat me to it! An admission that it was an actual exchange.

I wonder how much of this will be covered by our MSM? MKJ

[seriousstan]

4. This is not the "Dowing Street Memo"! Have even we forgotten???

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. DSM II

Electric Bugaloo.

[seriousstan]

6. I think it only muddies the waters and dilutes the importance of DSM.

When it reaches DSMIII it will have "jumped the shark" for the general public.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. Both revelations were important.

:shrug:

[seriousstan]

9. Then they should be distinguished with different monikers.

Want proof? When was the last time you heard anything about DSM? How will adding confusion to the discussion help?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. The last time?

Just moments ago.

[Jacobin]

8. !!

What the Fuck has happened to Britain?

I mean, WTF?

They are heroes. They have proven that two leaders of two countries committed a war crime...invasion of a country on a pretext

[julianer]

16. Britain has always had repressive

secrecy laws. But they are very hard to enforce, with juries notoriously unwilling to convict people who have leaked in the public interest.

These charges show the govt either hasn't learned its lesson or that it is trying desperately to enforce a practically unenforceable law.

Craig Murray's recent leaks have gone unpunished - the govt knows it will never get a jury to convict someone who has exposed the govts role in torture - Catherine Gunn's charges were dropped once it seemed likely that a court case would reveal the Attorney General's legal advice about the Iraq invasion.

I doubt this will get to court and, if it does, it will be very damaging for the government and very unlikely to result in convictions.

[mom cat]

10. And how many will stand trial for bombing Al Jazeera?

[seriousstan]

12. Al Jazeera was bombed? Do you have a link?

[mom cat]

14. Remember the Al Jazeera location that was hit in Bagdad at the beginning

of the war, after they had twice called in their coordinates to the Coalition forces? The cameraman and another reporter were on top of a building that got hit.I do not have the link, but it should not be to hard to find.

[lovuian]

13. This just confirms to me that England is a dictatorship...

Its COMPLETELY under control ... this is going to be an embarassing trial for Blair...

[savemefromdumbya]

15. Have our members of Congress asked Bush about this?

if he was going to bomb using his magic executive powers

[Triana]

17. Oh that's right. Punish the people who reported the crime...

...instead of the CRIMINALS.

[stepnw1f]

18. Kick!

I'm surprised as to how quiet this thread is.