Ari Fleischer is the helpful insider - 1 short definitive reason:

[politicaholic]

2003 SOTU - Bush tells the 16 word lie about Nigerian Yellow cake.

February 3rd, 2003 - IAEA receives Joe Wilsons report on Nigeria.

March 19th, 2003 - Ari Fleischer in a surprise move announces his retirement.

July 14th, 2003 - Ari Fleischer retires.

July 14th, 2003 - Bob Novak reveals Valerie Plame's identity.

July 15th, 2003 - Scott Mclellan starts a new era of incompetance under a fire storm of unanswered questions.

The timeline...look at it. It's too coincidental to NOT be true.


http://www.answers.com/topic/ari-fleischer
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/29/novak.cia/

[peacetalksforall]

1. He may have been tired of writing permissions for Gannon. n/t

[drmom]

2. Hmmm...it's logical...

but it would be much more interesting if it were Jen or Barbara...

[garybeck]

3. all I can say is this is better than any mystery novel ever written. n/t

[billr]

4. Dang

I was just going to guess one of the twins.