Architect Under Pressure

Karl Rove must be thrilled the heat's temporarily off him now that the President has launched his War on Fair Questions. But not so fast - here comes the Boston Globe with an article about a letter signed by sixteen intelligence vets. Yes it was sent to the White House and yes, they aren't commenting because of the ongoing investigation. $Q: ''We are asking that you immediately suspend the clearances of all White House personnel who spoke to reporters about [Wilson's] affiliation with the CIA. They have mishandled classified information and no longer deserve the level of trust required to have access to this nation's secrets," the former officials, some of whom were covert operatives, wrote to Bush. Looks like the old Ethics Course trick didn't throw the bloodhounds off the trail.