The Bush / Blair chat - Lying bastards alert

The President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the UK met in Washington DC on April 16th 2004.

This was the day after US defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, at a Pentagon briefing referred to Al Jazeera’s reports that the US assault on Fallujah was terrorising citizens and said the news station was broadcasting , “vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable” reports about the all out assault on the City of Minarets. “They are simply lying”, he is reported as saying.

As a result of the meeting a 5/6 (?) page document was prepared by UK Civil Servants, ( No 10 / FO ) which is presumably a standard procedure, as a record of any meeting of Heads of State.

This document apparently “arrived on the desk” of (now ex) Northampton MP Tony Clarke. He apparently discussed this with Peter Kilfoyle Labour MP and ex Minister of defence under Blair. Peter Kilfoyle claims the document discusses the assault on Fallujah and has raised two early day motions (House of Commons devices which seek supporters prior to debate / discussion in the House) to ask for the document to be published.

Kilfoyle is quoted in the Sunday Times today ...

"My concern is that the only conspiracy surrounding this was a conspiracy to level Fallujah," said Mr Kilfoyle. "He [Mr Blair] would say 'conspiracy theory'. That's been the American line and now he's adopting it. But if it is so fantastical, why are they prosecuting these two people this week?"

David Keogh 49, a Cabinet Office official, has been charged under the Official Secrets Act with passing the memo to Leo O'Connor, Mr Tom Clarke's former researcher. Both men are due to appear at Bow Street magistrates' court in London this week.
The Attorney General acting, “quite independently” has reminded Uk newspaper editors that publication of the contents of such a memo would be an offence under section 5 of the Official Secrets Act.

Tony Blair in Malta is quoted in the Sunday Telegraph today, (having refused a request from the managing director of al-Jazeera, Wadah Khanfar, for a meeting) seeking a lawerly refuge …

"Look, there's a limit to what I can say - it's all sub judice," he said. "But honestly, I mean, conspiracy theories…"

Last Tuesday Scott Mclellan the POTUS pooper scooper said, “

"We are not going to dignify something so outlandish and inconceivable with a response.”

Scaryduck gives details of the meeting last night Monday Nov 29th at the Frontline Club with Maguire of the Mirror, Al Jazeera MD and 2 penny chew looking Martin Bell discussing the memo. Doesn't seem to be reported in the MSM although there were hacks present.