Bush authorised Iraq 'leak', White House aide testifies

Former chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, Lewis "Scooter the squealer" Libby, has told prosecutors that President George Bush authorised the dissemination of previously classified intelligence about Iraq's purported weapons arsenal to the media . In court charged with obstructing a federal leak investigation, Libby testified that he had been given permission to share the contents of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) about Saddam Hussein's weapons capabilities.

He also said he was authorised to talk about Joseph Wilson, a former ambassador who had been publicly critical of Mr Bush's conduct over Iraq. Mr Libby's claims are contained within court papers that were made public yesterday.Read more here!