If it was a US official, it's treason.
Perhaps Dubya's single biggest mistake was keeping on all those Clinton holdovers in State and the CIA. The kind of experience and expertise they brought to the table were the kind we're better off without.
Witness Joe Wilson.
Say, I wonder if Senator Kerry was in the loop on this one? Did he decide to attend a briefing?
But let's calm down for a moment and reflect. Antiwar.com is not the most trustworthy source, and the New York Times is going through some troubled, er, times.