Memo leak poses risks, official says
Prime Minister Tony Blair’s foreign policy advisor, Nigel Sheinwald, said at the trial of two men accused of leaking a classified memo that such disclosures damage Britain’s international standing and put lives at risk.
David Keogh, 50, a codes expert, and Leo O’Connor, 44, a lawmaker’s aide, are accused of violating secrecy laws by disclosing a document relating to April 2004 talks between Blair and President Bush. Much of the trial has been closed to the public.
The Daily Mirror newspaper has reported that the memo referred to Bush suggesting the bombing of Al Jazeera television’s headquarters in Qatar. The White House has called the story outlandish.
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