Official Secrets

"Katharine Teresa Gun,

"you are charged with an offence

"contrary to Section 1, Subsection 1

"of the Official Secrets Act of 1989

"and that you did knowingly and intentionally

"disclose top secret intelligence information

"contrary to the said act."

How do you plead?

Guilty or not guilty?

- What? - The neighbors will hear.

Let's move over.

- Better? - Better.

And what about the situation of persuading the people?

Because it's very, to put it mildly

uncomfortable to go to war with 73% against.

If people are being asked today do you support a war,

my answer to that is we're not at war today.

I think especially, obviously, if the UN pass

the second resolution, as I believe they will

if the inspectors carry on saying he's not cooperating,

I think public opinion is in a different place.

When your correspondent was saying

the war is inevitable, war is not inevitable.

It depends on Saddam.

If he cooperates with the inspectors,

if he says how much material he's got,

if he cooperates fully with them,

then the issue's over.

But he's not doing that at the moment.

Bloody liar.

They're all bloody liars.

You know, actually, I don't think they are.

I don't think the weapons inspectors are lying.

This and international terrorism

are the two big security threats.

- Want coffee? - No, thanks.

We were told, we were given to understand

that what these inspectors were gonna come up with was

evidence of weapons of mass destruction,

chemical, biological and nuclear.

What we know is that he has this material.

Oh, my God, we don't know that. We don't know that.

I mean, he just keeps repeating the lie.

You sure it's a lie? Saddam's a psychopath.

Yeah, well, just because you're the Prime Minister,

it doesn't mean you get to make up your own facts.

Do you think you have the goods on him now?

I've got no doubt at all that he's developing these weapons

and that he poses a threat.

- Be at the cafe by 4:00. - I can fetch you at 5:00.

No, no, no. I was gonna get the bus. I love you.

Love you.

Yes.

You know he has a place in Devon.

He wants to take me surfing with his dog.

- Is that a bad thing? - No, it's a great dog.

Okay.

When was the last time you got away?

Oh, don't know, three or four weeks ago.

We went hiking in Yorkshire.

Oh. Shall we all go hiking together?

Yeah, that would be lovely. With the dog?

Mmm.

Oh!

Oh, thank you.

I'm starving.

I've been here since 5:00,

listening to a Russian embassy staffer

trying to bribe a North Korean defector

who's been downloading some kinky shit.

- Very arousing few hours. - You're disgusting.

It's for the Queen and country.

MI6 thought the Korean was one of ours.

I just proved he's not.

GCHQ, 1. MI6, 0.

Katharine.

I need your Beijing report for the Foreign Office.

They start trade talks next week.

Yeah, on it.

"As you've likely heard by now

"the Agency is mounting a surge

"particularly directed at the UN Security Council members

"minus US and Great Britain, of course

"for insights as to how membership is reacting

"to the ongoing debate RE Iraq.

"That means a QRC surge effort to revive,

"create efforts against UN Security Council members,

"Angola, Cameroon,

"Chile, Bulgaria and Guinea."

Andy.

Did you get this NSA e-mail?

Are the Yanks really asking us to dig up personal shit

on UN Security Council delegates?

"They want the whole gamut of info

"that could give US policy makers an edge

"in obtaining results favorable to US goals."

Christ, they wanna fix the vote.

"This effort will probably peak in the middle of next week

"following the Secretary of State's presentation

"to the UN Security Council."

Powell's gonna argue for war.

And they're gonna blackmail the smaller nations

to make sure they get it. Fuck.

Excuse me. Question.

Yeah.

Uh, this NSA memo, our people approved it?

Yes, that's why it's been forwarded.

The Americans want us to help them get a UN resolution for war?

By next week?

It's a joint UK/USA operation.

UKUSA. Right. Got it.

Hey, ours not to reason why.

Everything good today, Mrs. Archer?

Yes, thank you. Very good. Very, very good.

I'll see you again tomorrow, yes?

Yes.

Thank you, dear.

- Hey. - Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, it's been a long day.

I need ten minutes. Want something to eat?

No.

You working this weekend?

Could we go somewhere, get out of town?

Sorry, janum, I'll get next weekend for sure.

A question for the President if I may.

What is the status, in your view, of any second resolution?

Is it something that you think is worth

spending time and energy trying to assemble?

Just let me reiterate what I just said.

This is a matter of weeks, not months.

Any attempt to drag the process on for months

will be resisted by the United States.

- Can we watch something else? - No, no, this is important.

Secretary Powell will make a strong case

about the danger of an armed Saddam Hussein

and he will also talk about Al-Qaeda links.

Come on, there are no credible links

between Saddam and Al-Qaeda.

...really do portend a danger...

- I'll turn it off. - No, no, no, no, no.

Please, I need to watch this.

I need to know what they're saying.

I mean, yes. Yes, Saddam is a dictator,

but he is not a religious nut.

I mean, why would he risk arming Al-Qaeda

and have them turn against him? It doesn't make any sense!

Fine, but yelling at the TV

isn't going to make any difference.

They can't bloody hear you.

- Where you going? - To read a book.

You see, my vision shifted dramatically

after September 11.

I realized the world has changed.

My most important obligation is to protect

the American people from further harm.

And I will do that.

Thank you all very much.

- Love you. - Love you.

Don't forget to check in at the station.

What are you gonna do?

- I don't know. - Read a book.

I'll be back by 7:00 latest.

- Mr. Gun. Signing in? - Yes, thank you.

When will you know if you can stay?

They don't say.

Could be weeks. Could be months.

You never know with immigration, do you?

- I know. - Thank you.

Hi, Jasmine, it's Kath.

Uh, are you around today?

I'd love to come and see you.

- Kath. - Hi.

Oh, come here.

Hello.

Targeting who?

The UN Security Council.

Particularly the non-permanent members

who could swing the vote in favor of war.

Jesus.

Maybe it's time to quit.

You know, they say if you stay at GCHQ

for more than five years, you never leave.

I've still got two to go then.

So you've still got a conscience.

Are you still organizing against the war?

Does GCHQ have a problem with that?

- What? No. - Give me your phone.

I've already taken the battery out.

- I called you from a payphone. - Sorry.

Go on.

I just thought...

...if I could get you a copy of the memo,

then maybe you could get somebody to look it over.

I don't know, a journalist,

someone in the anti-war movement.

Look, if the press think it's nothing, fine.

At least my conscience is clear.

Your conscience?

Kat, you're asking me to collude in a breach