August is notoriously the traditional if unofficial month away for movers and shakers in Washington, D.C., including most prominent individuals in the news media. In August 2002 the campaign to get war with Iraq rolling continues, with the noise machine ramping up in support of the White House both inside and outside major news outlets.
August 15-31, 2002:

 
Aug. 15, 2002 – The personnel who gave the much questioned August 8 briefing in Doug Feith’s office again give the same briefing, about a supposed relationship between the Iraq regime and al-Qaeda, to Director of ...   more »