Jeff Gannon "Entertained" Tony Blair

Liberty Think | March 4 2005 - It's the question even the mainstream-left AMERICABlog wants to know of GOP operative and male prostitute "Jeff Gannon": "In what capacity did you entertain Tony Blair during his visit on July 17, 2003?"

The question arises because of a note in the minutes of a meeting of the TKE fraternity chapter at West Chester University's alumni association.

"Gannon" had been participating in chapter affairs under the identity of "J. D. Guckert," an alumnus of the chapter.

The Aug. 24 2003 minutes report of a July 17 advisory board meeting that "JD Guckert was busy entertaining the Prime Minister of Great Britain (not a joke)."

And in the story Gannon filed, he seems to have been present at the Blair / Bush news conference, and possibly even their "private meeting." [end quote]

Liberty Think | March 4 2005 - Url:http://tinyurl.com/3zyzb

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FPF - And here's the article the incurably servile White House keeper Gannon/Guckert concocted about it: the dates fit and there was a private meeting too.

Blair Speaks to Congress, Briefs With Bush

By Jeff Gannon

Talon News - July 18, 2003

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to Washington on Thursday to address a joint session of Congress. In a speech interrupted by 17 standing ovations, the British leader spoke about Iraq and the overall war on terrorism.

"In the end, it is not our power alone that will defeat this evil. Our ultimate weapon is not our guns, but our beliefs," Blair said.

Blair dismissed the idea that the actions taken in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo are anti-Muslim saying, "There is a myth that though we love freedom, others don't; that our attachment to freedom is a product of our culture; that freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law are American values, or Western values; that Afghan women were content under the lash of the Taliban; that Saddam was somehow beloved by his people; that Milosevic was Serbia's savior."

The Prime Minister voiced a sentiment similar to President Bush when he said, "Ours are not Western values, they are the universal values of the human spirit."

Following his address to Congress, Blair joined Bush in the Cross Hall at the White House. There, the Prime Minister and the President made remarks and fielded a few questions from the British and American press.

Bush recognized the importance of the long-standing relationship with Great Britain. In speaking of the war on terror, Bush said, "From the outset, the Prime Minister and I have understood that we are allies in this war, a war requiring great effort and patience and fortitude. The British and American peoples will hold firm once again, and we will prevail."

The President defended taking action in Iraq. "The regime of Saddam Hussein was a grave and growing threat. ... As long as I hold this office, I will never risk the lives of American citizens by assuming the goodwill of dangerous enemies."

Bush addressed the difficulties of rebuilding Iraq saying, "The creation of a strong and stable Iraqi democracy is not easy, but it's an essential part on the war against terror. A free Iraq will be an example to the entire Middle East, and the advance of liberty in the Middle East will undermine the ideologies of terror and hatred."

Blair echoed those sentiments. "It's going to be a hard task. We never expected otherwise. But as the President has said to you, ... the benefit of that reconstruction will be felt far beyond the territory of Iraq," Blair said.

The first question taken by the two leaders addressed the disputed intelligence used in Bush's State of the Union address. When asked if he would "take responsibility for those words," the President responded, "I take responsibility for putting our troops in action. ... I take responsibility for dealing with that threat [of WMDs]. ... I take responsibility for making the decisions I made."

Blair chimed in with a defense of the intelligence, saying, "The British intelligence that we had we believe is genuine. We stand by that intelligence."

"In case people should think that the whole idea of a link between Iraq and Niger was some invention, in the 1980s we know for sure that Iraq purchased round about 270 tons of uranium from Niger," Blair added.

Both leaders firmly agreed that weapons of mass destruction would eventually be found in Iraq. Bush said, "There's no doubt in my mind."

Bush and Blair concluded the joint press conference and met privately before the Prime Minister departed Washington for Japan.

President Bush left shortly thereafter for Crawford, TX.

[end item] - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/52ftw

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On the web Daily Kos publishes a Gannon/Guckert timeline by "Silence": '' I have been creating a timeline as a means of keeping track of events during the Jeff Gannon/James Guckert saga. Here's the current timeline: - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5xrc7 [end item]

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Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
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The Dutch author this far has worked abroad 4 decades for international media as a foreign correspondent, of which 10 years - also during Gulf War I - in the Arab World and the Middle East. Seeing worldwide that every bullet and every bomb breeds more terrorism ! - At present 'Persona non Grata' in Holland :-)

He who travels far will often see things
Far removed from what he believed was the Truth.
When he talks about it in the fields at home,
He is often accused of lying,
For the obdurate people will not believe
Inexperience, I believe,
Will give little credence to my song.

'Journey to the East' - Hermann Hesse

'The war in Iraq is illegal' says the United Nation's Secretary General Kofi Annan - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5pl2v

A 55' seconds 'sound bite' concerning the US-Israeli 'Dogs of War' 'bringing democracy' everywhere. Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5u98v

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