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"Rathergate" Scandal Takes New Turn - (Col.David Hackworth was "secret source!)
A.I.M.ORG ^ | JANUARY 13, 2005 | CLIFF KINCAID

Posted on 01/13/2005 5:05:51 PM PST by CHARLITE

Cliff Kincaid, editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM), commented that, "Rather's reference to Abu Ghraib, in the context of preparing the bogus attack on Bush, demonstrates that the agenda of Rather and CBS was not only to sabotage Bush's re-election campaign but to undermine the war in Iraq. They were looking for 'big' stories to hurt the U.S. at home and abroad. The Abu Ghraib story on CBS inflamed the Arab/Muslim world against the U.S., inevitably costing the lives of more American soldiers in Iraq at the hands of fanatical Muslim terrorists."

AIM and Romerstein drew attention to another bombshell in the report--that CBS used David Hackworth to vouch for the authenticity of the fake documents. The report says that Hackworth, who writes a regular column running under the title "Defending America," accepted the fake memos used by CBS as legitimate and taped an interview for broadcast saying so.

In what can only be seen as a major blow to his credibility as a spokesman on military affairs, the CBS report (page 96) says that Hackworth was interviewed by Rather for the Guard story "as an expert to evaluate the documents that Mapes obtained from Lieutenant Colonel Burkett."

(Excerpt) Read more at aim.org ...


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To: MinuteGal
Hackworth lost it for me when he started defending the indefensible: Scott Ritter.
61 posted on 01/13/2005 8:46:24 PM PST by DB (©)
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To: FreedomCalls

There is evil all around us. We need to be on guard lest we are manipulated by a charlatan.....and Hack is that and worse.


62 posted on 01/14/2005 3:00:01 AM PST by OldFriend (PRAY FOR MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH)
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To: elli1
The report from The Panel not only mentions him but also has a transcript of the interview w/ him on the 'documents'...an interview that was intended for the 60 Minutes broadcast but wasn't used. Hackworth comes off as being both stupid & an asshole, not that that's a surprise.

Agreed. My intention was to indicate that C-BS News (Rather) has never made mention of it, that I know of. I never watch C-BS. I caught it on FoxNews a few days ago. I gave up watching network news 15 years ago. At that time, I said the news folks were telling us how to think.

63 posted on 01/14/2005 3:46:12 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04
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To: wasp69

PING HACKWORTH..............


64 posted on 01/14/2005 3:54:47 AM PST by pointsal
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To: OldFriend
There is evil all around us.

and FReepers are identifying those evil individuals...bump!

65 posted on 01/14/2005 4:05:37 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Bushbacker1
Yes...I saw your other reply after I had posted mine...shoulda' read the whole thread before posting. My hair stood on end when I read the Hackworth portion of the Panel's report--was a tad overeager to express my opinion of him. Anyway, I watch very little television &, for me, reading Hack's comments in the transcript was a defining moment of what he is--having registered a mixed opinion before.

I 'think' that some part of the Hackworth interview was broadcast later on CBS...but not in the September 8, 60 Minutes 'story' and that this is referenced in The Panel's report. Can someone confirm? Read the entire report on the morning/ afternoon it was released--overload of information to process so I may be mistaken in my recall.

66 posted on 01/14/2005 5:42:47 AM PST by elli1
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