The Attorney General of the UK has threatened the Guardian with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act (think PATRIOT act but semi-rational) if it publishes more of the leaked memo detailing the contretemps between Shrub and Blair over Bush wanting to bomb Al Jazeera. It is the first known episode where prior restraint has been used in the UK (at least PUBLICLY).
There have been rumblings all afternoon that this memo might be fake or inconsequential or written by Hillary (okay, I made that one up). The squashing of it so forcefully tends to add credence to its authenticity and importance.
At least, Faux News won't have to worry about being bombed. Altho it's not an altogether bad idea.
Update: Apparently (just to add to the probably authenticity argument), the poor shnook who leaked the memo is being prosecuted under the OSA. More to come, no doubt.
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