Guard Memo's traced to Texas

[link|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24635-2004Sep15.html|Washington Post]

Documents allegedly written by a deceased officer that raised questions about President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Tex., according to another former Guard officer who was shown the records by the network.

The markings provide one piece of evidence suggesting a source for the documents, whose authenticity has been hotly disputed since CBS aired them in a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sept. 8. The network has declined to name the person who provided them, saying the source was confidential, or to explain how the documents came to light after more than three decades.

There is only one Kinko's in Abilene, and it is 21 miles from the Baird, Tex., home of retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who has been named by several news outlets as a possible source for the documents.

This makes Burkett the most likely source, but it's not a given yet. If it is Burkett it would be bad news, since if Burkett had the real documents he would have released them long ago.

In a related development, White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted that more documents regarding Bush's National Guard service may soon be released. Asked whether officials in the White House have seen unreleased documents, McClellan called that "a very real possibility." Other officials with knowledge of the situation said more documents had indeed been uncovered and would be released in the coming days.

This will be what, the third or fourth time they have released the last of Bush's guard records.

Jay

Post #174,560 by JayMehaffey 9/15/04 11:09:53 PM Reply	Guard Memo's traced to Texas [link\|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24635-2004Sep15.html\|Washington Post] Documents allegedly written by a deceased officer that raised questions about President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Tex., according to another former Guard officer who was shown the records by the network. The markings provide one piece of evidence suggesting a source for the documents, whose authenticity has been hotly disputed since CBS aired them in a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sept. 8. The network has declined to name the person who provided them, saying the source was confidential, or to explain how the documents came to light after more than three decades. There is only one Kinko's in Abilene, and it is 21 miles from the Baird, Tex., home of retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who has been named by several news outlets as a possible source for the documents. This makes Burkett the most likely source, but it's not a given yet. If it is Burkett it would be bad news, since if Burkett had the real documents he would have released them long ago. In a related development, White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted that more documents regarding Bush's National Guard service may soon be released. Asked whether officials in the White House have seen unreleased documents, McClellan called that "a very real possibility." Other officials with knowledge of the situation said more documents had indeed been uncovered and would be released in the coming days. This will be what, the third or fourth time they have released the last of Bush's guard records. Jay
Post #174,574 by deSitter 9/16/04 2:46:03 AM Reply	Something very weird is going on here -drl
Post #174,661 by tuberculosis 9/16/04 1:28:21 PM 8/21/07 12:41:04 PM Reply	I suspect Rove This actually serves the Reps better than the Dems - it ties up the news distracting them from reporting the real issues in the campaign by sending them on a witch hunt. Additionally, it makes the Dems look like cheaters. If the documents are genuine (which you will never prove) it doesn't matter. If they are fake, it give Reps the high ground. If Rove did this, its a very good dirty trick as it delays the discovery of the truth about Bush's service (not that most people haven't made up their minds already on this) and muzzles the Dems message. That was lovely cheese. --Wallace, The Wrong Trousers Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 12:41:04 PM EDT Expand All History

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