"This time it appears aimed at derailing the U.S.-North Korean agreement that administration hardliners think is appeasement."

Hey, isn't that exactly one of the conclusions I arrived at, WITHOUT having read the source you pointed me to? I still stand by my observation that this may be an attempt to embarass Bush (or maybe McCain) by hardliners in their own party. At any rate, the conducting of foreign policy by controlled intelligence leaks is already known to be a tactic of this Administration, one that has already led us to disastrous results. You can't blame people for being wary of the boys who cry wolf.

I'm sorry I don't share your sense of outraged vindication, but I tend to feel the Cirincione interpretation is just as valid as any other. I'm not saying he must be telling the whole truth, but I know for a fact the other side has lied to me already.