Posted on 09/12/2004 11:24:19 PM PDT by Cableguy
The Blogger Ace of Spades thinks he's uncovered something worth Drudge's sirens.
Bill Burkett, which Newsweek says CBS relied on for its story (but doesn't quite point the finger at regarding who gave the network the memos) "happens to also be a source for Jim Moore, author of "Bush's Brain," and Dan Rather's last "Source" interviewed during forged-documents defense."
The appearance of Jim Moore in CBS' report defending the documents was one of the oddest points. The guy has written a book slamming Bush. Big deal, everybody's done that, or so it seems when one walks into Borders these days. He's got no credentials, so far as anyone knows, in document forensics. No specialized knowledge. Apparently he's won an Emmy as a television news correspondent. Why is Rather dragging out this guy to make the defense?
Unless he helped pass on the documents. The memos originate with Burkett, who passes them on to Moore, who passes them on to CBS News producer Mary Mapes, who convinces Rather of their veracity.
Are Burkett and Moore the "solid sources" Rather was citing to defend the report?
Link to Ace of Spades for additional details: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/045480.php
Bump
Newsweek (which likes the word "discredited") has apparently begun an external investigation: it names "a disgruntled former Guard officer" as a principal source for CBS, noting "he suffered two nervous breakdowns" and "unsuccessfully sued for medical expenses."
Burkett, not Beckett
I am so awfully bad with names. My apologies.
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