Posted on 10/16/2004 12:11:38 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
WASHINGTON - Weeks after Texas National Guard officials signed an oath swearing they had turned over all of President Bush's military records, independent examiners found more than two dozen pages of previously unreleased documents about Bush.
The two retired Army lawyers went through Texas files under an agreement between the Texas Guard and The Associated Press, which sued to gain access to the files. The 31 pages of documents turned over to AP on Thursday include orders for high-altitude training in 1972, less than three months before Bush abruptly quit flying as a fighter pilot.
The discovery is the latest in a series of embarrassments for Pentagon and Texas National Guard officials who have repeatedly said they found and released all of Bush's Vietnam-era military files, only to belatedly discover more records. Those discoveries — nearly 100 pages, including Bush's pay records and flight logs — have been the result of freedom of information lawsuits filed in federal and Texas courts by AP.
A Texas National Guard spokesman defended the continuing discoveries, saying Guard officials didn't find all of Bush's records because they are disorganized and in poor shape.
"These boxes are full of dirt and rat (excrement) and dead bugs," said Lt. Col. John Stanford. "It's a tough task to go through archives that were not set up in a way that you could easily go through them."
Two Texas officials had signed sworn affidavits insisting they reviewed the files and released copies of all that related to Bush's 1968-73 Guard service, however.
The newly released documents include a January 1972 order for Bush to attend "physiological training" at Laredo Air Force Base in Texas. His Texas payroll and attendance records, released earlier, show Bush was credited for active duty training for the three days involved.
Note: This changed nothing that Bush has reported and there is no mention of Kerry not signing the 180 for release of his military records.
It concerns me that they'll find a "smoking gun" a few days before the election... you know, another forged document, only more sophisticiated than the CBS forgery... not leaving enough time to expose the hoax... AP is out for blood.
Nothing but rat droppings........:o)
JOHN F'n KERRY SIGN YOUR SF180 YA GUNDECKING SH*TBIRD !
If the MSM had devoted half the effort they have put in to find the President's records to unearth Kerry's military records they might actually have ended up with a real story!
Notice that bias?? remember, Bush fulfilled all his flying hours requirements. Now see the juxtaposition of this sentence?
Ahhh. That's much better.
Sounds like they found nothing out of the ordinary or we would be seing Dan Rather at the CBS studio in his Pajamas delivering the breaking news
So, the dems HAVE seen the records!
Also note: The media has never even cared about getting Kerry's records.
So when is the voting public going to start asking for Dork's records?
I've had more than enough of the microscopic inspection of president Bush's records, yet Dork may have possibly been given a Bad Conduct Discharge and then hidden it. What's more important?
Ya beat me to it. (kinda)
Are you kidding me? They are still on this story when Kerry hasn't even signed for 180? The bias is getting ridiculous now.
Dan Rather said they should quit whining and just type new ones.
And Kerry won't sign the 180...because then his entire discharge story comes out in the open...and its the kinda story that kills your election chances.
Do these so-called reporters realize just how much damage they are doing to themselves???
No- they really do think we're all that stupid.
My, do they have a lesson coming.
Hey, we're the only ones who can claim the pajamas, he's not smart enough to wear pajamas like us!
I'm sure the oath promised they had turned over everything of which they were, or could have been, aware.
Do they care? Heck no, they are being paid well! Trust me on this one!
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