Tom Daschle is deeply saddened as well.
Posted on 09/09/2004 12:16:21 PM PDT by Hank All-American
Okay, guys and gals. As a former Air Force officer and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), I have reviewed the documents released by CBS and can say with a high degree of confidence they are fake.
1--the month in a military date is always three letters. August is spelled out.
2--no one issues an "order" through a "memo." Maybe a letter, but nothing as informal as a "memo."
3--the signature (initials) of Lt. Col. Killian is clearly a cut-and-paste job. The last letter ("K") is cut off at the top, where two lines start to curve toward each other in a loop. Impossible to to do by hand. This signature was cut from another document and pasted or taped on the document.
4--No letterhead. Do you really think commanders typed out a the squadron on every letter? No. Letterhead was used.
5--No way there were superscripts back then. No way. Even if it was theoretically possible (which it wasn't), the national guard isn't exactly an early-adopter of technology. This ability wasn't even available at any price for several years.
Conclusion. I think they're fake. As a lawyer, I can also tell you this kind of thing is far more common than people think.
If this is any indication of how low the media will go to slime Bush, then we can expect a very eventful October.
[ 1--the month in a military date is always three letters. August is spelled out. ]
Obviously crafted by someone who didn't serve.
Could this be a good case for libel or something more serious for President Bush? I hope so. Wasn't the guy who came up with this mess convicted of some crimes? I'm sure he would know how to find a forgerer.
This is fasinating! This deeply saddens me that the democrats would sink so low as to lie...poor dan rather, he must be deeply saddened too.....
Think it was the use of "wing-dings" that really clued them in. ;>
NEXT!!!
I knew these documents weren't Kosher>i
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Tom Daschle is deeply saddened as well.
Can anyone tell me what a proportional spaced font is?
Bingo ! NO correspondence in the military is official unless it is on letterhead.
What did Kerry Know? When did he Know IT!
These silly attacks are not hurting Bush. But they will accomplish one thing, that is making people sick about hearing attacks about military records. And that's what this is all about, using Bogus attacks on Bush so people don't want to hear legitimate attacks on Kerry.
Wing-dings! LOL!
I think a lot of us retired folks, who were in in the 70s know better. There weren't any computers back then. We used (in 1976) old typewriters, and the first shop I was in had two. One was a selectric, the other was an older electromechanical affair that didn't work well. The other shops next door had various types. NONE of them were "printers" like we're used to using today, and none of them had the same type of font (except the IBM Selectrics).
God, I hope this can be proved. Rather would be ruined. Then, hopefully, someone will start a REAL discussion about media bias.
Which by the way is the case in order to prevent FORGERIES, FAKES, and LIES.
Bush won't sue, but I think if this turns out to be true (fakes), 60 Minutes is finished.
And I'm sure it SURPRISES you, too, huh.
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