This is old news, but still pertinent. John Le Carre thought that the US had gone mad way back in January 2003 (seems like years ago, doesn't it?) I wonder what he thinks now. We may find out soon, as he is apparently about to publish a new spy novel that concerns Iraq and the current state of the inter-relationships between the US and UK intelligence networks, a theme to which he often returns with great insight. And of course, it will be a cracking good read, if nothing else.
I found this as I was working on my "bookstore" page, which is greatly improved since yesterday if you want to take a look.