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Gannon reportedly knew about Iraq attack four hours before it happened --by John in DC - 2/18/2005 (americablog.blogspot.com) "A news producer for a major network just told me that Gannon told the producer the US was going to attack Iraq four hours before President Bush announced it to the nation. According to the producer, Gannon specifically told them that in four hours the president was going to be making a speech to the nation announcing that the US was bombing Iraq. The producer told me they were surprised that Gannon, working with such a small news outfit, could have access to such information, but 'what did you know, he was right,' the producer said today. The producer went on to say that Gannon often had correct scoops on major stories, including information about Mary Mapes and the Dan Rather BUSH/AWOL scandal that this news outlet got from Gannon before any had the information publicly."

Doubts About White House Reporter Recalled --Ari Fleischer said Thursday that a reporter calling himself Jeff Gannon who presented questionable news credentials from an obscure Internet organization, Gopusa, aroused suspicions at the White House a few years ago. ...Since it became known last week that Gannon had hid his real identity, reports on some Web sites and in The Washington Post linked James D. Guckert ("Gannon") to sexually explicit Web sites that have fueled the story and embarrassed White House officials who for years waved him into the building.

Lawmaker presses White House on 'Jeff Gannon' --Conservative former reporter has links to gay escort service --With the mystery of "Jeff Gannon" deepening, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., yesterday renewed her call for the White House to explain its relationship with a conservative ex-reporter linked to an online gay escort service. Slaughter said the relationship between the White House press office and "Gannon," whose real name is James Dale Guckert, was "anything but typical." The White House should "stop the stonewalling and come clean," she added, following up on her initial request a week ago.

Bush's Barberini Faun --by Maureen Dowd "I am very impressed with James Guckert, a k a Jeff Gannon. How often does an enterprising young man, heralded in press reports as both a reporter and a contributor to such sites as Hotmilitarystud.com, Workingboys.net, Militaryescorts.com, MilitaryescortsM4M.com and Meetlocalmen.com, get to question the president of the United States? Who knew
that a hotmilitarystud wanting to meetlocalmen could so easily get to be face2face with the commander in chief? ...I know the F.B.I. computers don't work, but this is ridiculous. After getting gobsmacked by the louche sagas of Mr. Guckert and Bernard Kerik, the White House vetters should consider adding someone with some
blogging experience."