Fake Cable Labeled Writer a Spy for Iraq (washingtonpost.com)

Fake Cable Labeled Writer a Spy for Iraq (washingtonpost.com):

Friday, March 18, 2005; Page C01

Someone has gone to a great deal of trouble to produce a document accusing journalist and activist William Arkin of serving as a spy for Saddam Hussein.

The Pentagon says the supposed Defense Intelligence Agency cable is a forgery. Arkin says it's 'chilling' and is demanding an investigation. The NBC News military analyst says he became aware of the bogus document when a Washington Times reporter called about the spying allegation and sent him a copy.

'There are a lot of reasons, I guess, why people would want to do me harm,' Arkin said yesterday. One, he said, is the recent publication of his book 'Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World.' Another, he noted, is a series of past scoops that embarrassed the Bush administration."