[Smogger]

Putting two and two together, let's assume a friendly ear in the Bush administration or CIA received word of the contents of the tape from the CSM, and then noticed the ABC tape was missing some of the content discussed

I think that's a good guess. She is ALSO ABC'S PRODUCER IN PAKISTAN!

[tort_feasor]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3742-2004Oct27.html
"A network producer obtained the tape over the weekend from an intermediary in Pakistan -- who charged a $500 transportation fee -- and ABC's New York headquarters got a feed of the video Monday, network executives said."

We snagged their sattelite feed and ABC tried to snooker the government.