Two to stand trial for Al-Jazeera memo

? A judge on Tuesday ordered two British men to stand trial on charges of leaking a government memo in which President Bush reportedly suggested to British Prime Minister Tony Blair bombing the headquarters of the Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera.

Civil servant David Keogh, 49, and Leo O’Connor, 42, a lawmaker’s former researcher, were charged in November with breaching the Official Secrets Act. Both men are free on bail awaiting trial.

The court has not revealed the contents of the document.

The Daily Mirror reported that the memo revealed details of a conversation between Bush and Blair at the White House on April 16, 2004. According to the newspaper, Blair argued against Bush’s suggestion to bomb Al-Jazeera’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar. The Daily Mirror said its sources disagreed on whether Bush’s suggestion was serious.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan called the newspaper’s claims “outlandish and inconceivable.” Blair has said he had no information about any proposed U.S. action against Al-Jazeera.