Cryptocrats and Kleptocrats

Mr. Justice Aikens has ruled that the British populace must pipe down, fuck off and leave its leaders to do as they please. Or, as the Guardian puts it:

Secrecy ruling by judge on Blair-Bush talk

Richard Norton-Taylor Wednesday July 19, 2006

The public must be prevented from learning the contents of a conversation between Tony Blair and President George Bush about the conduct of the war in Iraq - crucial evidence in a forthcoming official secrets trial - an Old Bailey judge ruled yesterday.

Any discussion of an already partially leaked document - in which Mr Bush purportedly said in April 2004 that he wanted to bomb the Arabic satellite TV station al-Jazeera, and Mr Blair expressed concern about US military tactics in the Iraqi city of Falluja - must be heard behind closed doors, Mr Justice Aikens ruled. He also banned the public and the media from hearing the prosecution's arguments on the grounds of national security.

Defence lawyers who have seen the four-page document argue that its contents are at most embarrassing...

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