[conservative in nyc]

It's only useful to a point. It was published seven days ago, and since then, a lot has come out (including Rice's statements) to suggest that the leak first came from the administration.

Such as what? I'd like to see it.

The Slimes leaked the story first. And they cite Pakistani intelligence. So does the CNN transcript posted by Nita Nupress at 47.

[Nita Nupress]

This is a long article worth reading.  http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101040816/story.html

Time Magazine
August 16, 2004

Target: America; An exclusive look at what investigators have discovered about al-Qaeda's plans for its next big attack

BYLINE: Bill Powell, Reported by Melissa August, Brian Bennett, Timothy J. Burger, Michael Duffy, Viveca Novak, Douglas Waller, Michael Weisskopf and Adam Zagorin/Washington; Helen Gibson/London; Ghulam Hasnain/Gujrat; Syed Talat Hussain/Islamabad and Tim McGirk/Karachi; Barbara Maddux

(snip)

In early July, according to a Pakistani intelligence official, Khan made plans to leave Pakistan, perhaps aware that investigators were onto him. But he never got the chance. On July 13, he was arrested in Lahore. Under the supervision of Pakistani authorities, Khan sent e-mails to other al-Qaeda members, who were unaware he had been arrested, allowing investigators to pinpoint the coordinates of key operatives. Khan's cover was blown when press reports last week revealed he was in custody. "We would have preferred it if his name had remained undisclosed by the Americans," says a Pakistani official in Karachi who was involved in monitoring Khan.

(snip)