99^th in continuing blog series on the administration push to war. The controversy over the bogus Niger story and the leak of Valerie Plame’s name continues to heat up. While top administration officials including Condoleezza Rice make public appearances in defense of the administration, a new string is added to the White House bow in the person of James Guckert/Jeff Gannon, an unusually overt media ally in White House press gatherings.
July 24-31, 2003:

 
July 24, 2003 – A CIA attorney notes the possibility of crimes in the exposure of Valerie Plame Wilson. CIA reports possible ...   more »