June 28, 2005
How Britain's "Deep Throat" Leaked the Memos
"He was just a friend. So I had no great expectations of the meeting we arranged in a quiet West End bar. I was just expecting a convivial drink, with the usual exchange of gossip, the catching-up on how our lives were going.
Almost immediately it was clear that this time it would be something more. The place was empty, but my friend chose the most secluded spot he could find. He was clearly nervous...
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Ministry of Defence figures for the number of bombs dropped on southern Iraq in 2002 show that virtually none were used in March and April; but between May and August an average of 10 tons were dropped each month, with the RAF taking just as big a role in the "spikes of activity" as their US colleagues. Then in September the figure shot up again, with allied aircraft dropping 54.6 tons."
~Too bad Hollywood no longer makes (can sell) movies about the press. Maybe MerchantIvory will turn this story into a smaller, more 'insular' British version of All the President's Men? It could happen.
[image via amazon.com/ not with story]