"This Story Isn't About Sex" - Justin Raimondo

[Me.]

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“This story isn't about sex - although Gannon's reported sideline as a gay escort (or was his "journalism" the sideline?) could figure even more prominently as the personal and the political meet and merge in this case. It's about a bitterly fought internal power struggle inside the Bush administration, pitting the neoconservative clique centered in the office of the vice president and the civilian upper echelons of the Pentagon against the remnants of resistance in the intelligence community, in the top ranks of the military, and in the diplomatic corps. It's about the lies the former told in order to bamboozle Congress and the nation into a disastrous conflict in the Middle East - and the crimes they committed in covering up the lies. It's a story about the neocon "alternative" media - such as "Talon News" and its many proliferating clones in cyberspace and the world of print and television - the purpose of which is to refract and distort images of an unjust and increasingly troubling war into the illusion of "victory." It's about payola pundits and media whores who swallow the party line without question and without even charging a fee. If Gannon is a plant, then what about the other right-wing screamers and ranters with an identical agenda and tactics who are, in many cases, just as sleazy?

Who planted Gannon in the White House press pool, and gave him all that access - and to what purpose? Clearly part of the scheme was to lob softball questions at a beleaguered White House press secretary facing a barrage of pointed questions about the war and the Bush administration's many scandals. However, the idea was also to debunk and distract attention away from the questions that were beginning to be raised not only about the Plame matter, but also about the series of outright fabrications that represented a great deal of this administration's case for going to war. That case had been made by influential neocons now facing scrutiny from Congress and the Justice Department, and Gannon served as their personal pitbull, going after Wilson and other debunkers of the neocons' war myth.: cont…



“If we follow the slime trail left by Gannon and his sponsors all the way to the end, we'll stand face-to-face with the real authors of the Iraq war, and the full record of their crimes in the reckless pursuit of power and imperial glory. Gannon may be a minor player in all this, but then so was the Watergate burglary a minor escapade - the unraveling of which eventually led to the resignation of Richard M. Nixon and a general disillusionment with the neoconservative agenda of global interventionism.” Cont…

What I wrote last winter about the Plame case applies equally to l'affaire Gannon:

"This case is about much more than the outing of a CIA agent: It's about a cabal of ruthless liars who stopped at nothing - not even treason - to achieve their goals, and kept lying (and committing forgery) even after they were caught. It's about a bogus war fought on account of faked 'evidence.' It's about the hijacking of American foreign policy on behalf of interests that are neither American nor morally defensible." - Justin Raimondo



http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a1392.htm

[H2O Man]

1. Good article.

It is curious that without the sex, the mainstream media would have dropped the story .... if they had even picked it up to begin with. Gannon's web-sites have gotten more press than the federal court decision per Miller & Cooper.

[Me.]

2. I Agree

without the sex this story would have been given a pass, but as anything connected with this admin, there is much more going on, so much being hidden beneath the bed covers.

[Mandate My Ass]

3. Of course it's not, hence that is where they are focusing all the attentio

Almost identical to the "forgery" aspect of the TANG documents Rather was fed. Take one tiny and preferably irrelevant detail and pretend that is what the issue is about. Sad thing is, it works.

[wolfgirl]

4. kick n/t

[Me.]

5. Such A Busy (call) Boy

Another thread here at Du features an article by Wayne Madsen which tracks many of Gannon(?)'s activities and the ties which connect him to the RW.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1607858


http://www.onlinejournal.com/Media/021805Madsen/021805madsen.html

[newscott]

6. All I can say is

Holy Crap!!

But the * administration has done such a good job of defanging the "independent" media that no one will believe this story has deep roots unless and until it ends up in court. And what are the odds that it will happen anytime soon.

An interesting note from Justin Raimondo's column is that he says there are DOZENS OF JOURNALIST CONTRACTS UNDER EXAMINATION!!!!!!!

[Me.]

7. Would Love To Know Exactly Who

and Welcome to DU

[Toots]

8. I thought it was all about Christianity

At least that is what Gannon is now saying. He is being picked on because he is a christian. I guess his behavior is typical of christians then since he wants to bring religion into this.

[Me.]

9. kick n/t