Glenn Frankel writes in the Washington Post this morning that British spies have been listening in on Kofi Annan’s conversations in the lead-up to the Iraq war.

Prime Minister Tony Blair branded Short’s allegations “deeply irresponsible” but refused to confirm or deny them, saying that to do so would violate his government’s policy of not discussing intelligence matters.

Yeah, deeply irresponsible to allege this, nevermind if it’s true.

What a screwy story.