[Lady Heron]

A warning to who?

[Miss Marple]

That is what I am trying to figure out. If the Taliban had contacted Putin and said they wanted help, he would have simply said "the Taliban." Therefore those losers can be ruled out.

So, WHO was Putin contacted by? WHY won't he say who it was? WHY did President Bush just let it hang in the air without a comment?

Choices for nations or individuals being warned that Putin has told Bush and their secret is no longer safe:

France
Syria
China
Iraq(although since Saddam is gone I think he would have named them)
Germany

And now, getting to individuals who might have called Putin telling them they were going to help Afghanistan against the Americans:

Jesse Jackson
Bill Clinton
Madeline Albright
Al Gore