The nature of secrets

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, a senior Blair adviser, has told a court that the leak of the minutes of a meeting between the British PM and the Decider(TM) in which the two allegedly discussed, with some seriousness, bombing al-Jazeera damaged "Britain's international standing" and put lives at risk. If fact he went further and suggested that these discussions must remain secret irrespective of the "illegal or morally abhorrent the nature of their discussions".

I find this argument specious and dangerous. In reality what suffers the most damage here is not Britain's but the standing, reputations and future legacy of Blair and the Decider(TM).