Going Nuclear Over Leaks

[maddezmom]

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 11, 2006; 8:10 AM

So President Bush says these stories about contingency plans to bomb Iran are just "wild speculation."

In other words, they are not authorized leaks.


in other words, it's okay when the president okays the leaking, as when he wanted Scooter Libby to put out selective secret info on Iraq to counter Joe Wilson, but not when others in his administration leak about Iran.

Now I, for one, don't think it's a coincidence that Seymour Hersh and The Washington Post reported on the same day that the U.S. might nuke Iran to stop its bomb-building program. I see two possibilities:

a) The White House wants this out because it's very effective saber-rattling aimed at getting Tehran to the bargaining table.

b) Military or administration sources who believe Bush might actually bomb Iran want to torpedo the program through leaks.

more:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/04/11/BL2006041100453.html?nav=rss_politics

personally, I think it is a combo of A & B. :shrug: