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2005

Gannon’s own statements suggest he fed exclusive stories damaging Bush opponents to networks

Gannon’s own statements suggest he fed exclusive stories damaging Bush opponents to networks; Bragged of feeding Rather story

2/18/2005

Gannon bragged about feeding damging stories to media

Rep. Slaughter: Every day brings a new revelation

by John Byrne, Raw Story editor

According to his own accounts, the disgraced White House reporter writing under the pseudonym Jeff Gannon bragged about feeding an exclusive story discrediting President Bush’s opponents to a major news outlet, RAW STORY has learned.

In addition, a producer at an affiliate of the major networks told AmericaBLOG’s John Aravosis that they had also received notice of the story, and another story as well–the exact time for the beginning of the U.S.-led “shock and awe” campaign in Iraq–four hours before President Bush announced it to the nation.

Gannon also claimed to have had access to a highly confidential CIA memorandum naming CIA agent Valerie Plame, a CIA agent who was outed by syndicated conservative columnist Robert Novak.

On none of the stories–Plame, Mapes and the start of the Iraq war– did Gannon actually break the story. This allows for the possibility that Gannon pretended he had information he did not have.
The producer’s account, however, suggests Gannon was used to plant stories in the mainstream press, stories that the White House could not have placed themselves without taking damage politically.

“Gannon’s stuff was always golden,” the producer told Aravosis. “How does this small news outfit get this info?” ... Read much more at http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=98

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http://www.onlinejournal.com/Media/021805Madsen/021805madsen.html or http://tinyurl.com/59lyv


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