Preempting peace

The Observer continues its reporting on the US-led spy scandal at the UN last winter with two articles from yesterday's edition (here and here).

Not surprisingly, the paper concludes that the effort was intended to undermine any moves for peace with Iraq, and preempt any offers that might have headed off the invasion.

In a sane world, the woman who exposed this political scandal, Katharine Gun, would be a hero, not a villain at risk of being sent to jail.