Powerline's "Hindrocket" --
Reading British newspapers can be refreshing, in part because of the intelligence-related leaks that they report. Here in the U.S., there is only one kind of leak from the CIA and other intelligence organizations: those intended to damage the Bush administration. It seems that British spies have a different agenda, as their leaks are more often designed to alert the British public to the severity of the threat posed by Islamic terrorists.
[BBC] The UK's counter-terrorism chief has said leaks could "put lives at risk". Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke of the Metropolitan Police said people who did divulge sensitive information were "beneath contempt".
He made the comments in a speech, but did not specify where the leaks came from. Instead he used a recent anti-terror investigation in Birmingham as an example of when information was leaked to the media.
One source of divergence between Clarke and Powerline is that the former is not assessing every activity by whether or not it's beneficial to George W. Bush.
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