Editors threatened with jail in Britain if they publish Bush memo

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British paper: Bush wanted to bomb Al Jazeera
White House calls allegation 'outlandish,' editors in Britain threatened with jail if they publish leaked memo.
By Tom Regan | csmonitor.com
A leaked memo in Britain has once again caused an uproar. This time, the British government has acted to prevent any further publication.
The Times of London reports that the attorney general of Britain has warned British papers that they will be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act if they publish details of a conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush in which Mr. Bush is alleged to have suggested bombing Al Jazeera, the Arab satellite TV channel based in Qatar.

The Guardian reports that this is the first time the British government has threatened to use the Official Secrets Act to prevent publication of the details of a leaked document. "Though it has obtained court injunctions against newspapers, the government has never prosecuted editors for publishing the contents of leaked documents, including highly sensitive ones about the run-up to the invasion of Iraq."

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http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1123/dailyUpdate.html


Ahh, democracy, alive and well in our allies I see...Although at least their journalists are trying to do their jobs.

[EFerrari]

1. Now we get to see how compromised their press is. n/t

[lonestarnot]

2. Why don't they just scan and email the memo to one of us?

[PDJane]

4. But, but, but

But this is a non-existent memo about a non-existent subject, remember????

[lonestarnot]

5. Oh sure... I see, another Project X

On edit shshshshshshshsh

[Jackpine Radical]

6. What? Are you trying to say Project X isn't real?!!

What am I going to do with all that falafel you told me to buy??!??!!

Edited to add:

Oh I get it now. Never mind.

[lonestarnot]

7. LOL Of course Project X is real! Whatsamatta for you! Oh yes

nevermind, I see you edited.

[ohio_liberal]

3. Leak it to someone in the US

They can't do anything to US journalists, right?