LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The head of Al-Jazeera has asked British Prime Minister Tony Blair to release a memo that reportedly shows President Bush talking about bombing the network.
The Mirror, a British tabloid, said last week the memo included a transcript in which Blair talks the president out of thoughts of attacking the Arab-language news network's Qatar headquarters.
"Al-Jazeera is in the foremost of free form and democracy in the Arab world and therefore this news that we have heard is very concerning," Wadah Khanfar told the BBC in an interview. "So we demand a proper explanation and we would like to know the facts about this letter."
British newspapers and broadcasters say they have been warned that publishing the memo might be a violation of the Official Secrets Act. The attorney general now says he was only suggesting that they get legal advice before publication and not trying "to gag" them.
