This is all about Rather. He pushed for this and CBS was stupid enough to let him. The fact is, anybody with a hint of skepticism would have caught this obvious forgery or the idea that Barnes was LG AFTER Bush joined the TANG. It's almost sad.
He's also a big Fidel Castro fan.
I still keep coming back to the point that the PO Box is 34567. Couldn't they have come up with something more original?