That classified State Department report appears to have been-- or may well have been the source for the information that Rove and others were then dishing out to reporters. And if that's the case, there still may be -- we don't know yet, but there still may be an instance where classified information was provided to reporters.
Since Isikoff knows darned well that it only appears to be what all the dadblasted 'journalists' and drooling Dims want it to be, why not just conjure up a bit of magic, sleight of words, if you will, get the verbal fog machine going and by golly, you've got Rove in handcuffs before the end of the first act! (pssst! Don't leave during intermission. The second act is called 'Impeachment' and they're taking the show on the road.)
Hilariously creative job of exposing Isikoff's hijinks in theatric terms, arasina...
I can almost hear Elmer Fudd singing, 'Kill the Wabbit' (the "Ride of the Valkyries").