[Shermy]

"He was cooperating with interrogators on Sunday and Monday and sent e-mails on both days," the intelligence source told Reuters. Khan was moved to a new location on Monday evening, he said. U.S. officials revealed Khan's name in anonymous briefings with journalists after New York and Washington were put on high alert for a possible al Qaeda attack.

Ridge did this to protect criticism of him perhaps? If so, very bad show.

[meenie]

Conducting foreign policy and intelligence operations via the different media sources is very bad policy. Leaks and counter leaks confuse foreign nations while confusing the electorate in the upcoming election.

[Just mythoughts]

"Ridge did this to protect criticism of him perhaps? If so, very bad show."


Read very carefully, "IF" it were Ridge or the administration this article would have said that, however in order to imply such it says "U.S. officials".