I believe Burkett is the forger. There are small clues such as the (previous freeper posts) of the phrases he has used in postings on the internet that have been retrieved by googling. Also the use of "army" NG terms vs. air force NG terms in the memos. I do think the documents have been around since at least early August and possibly early this year. I think all the chief "Rats" have been aware of these documents for a while and that it is common knowledge - was supposed to be the "October Surprise" Estrich and others talked about. The 60 minutes broadcast pre-empted the official season beginning, which was supposed to be next week. My 2 cents...
He also (as he says) burned the originals. Why? It only makes sense if he is the forger. Also, in one of his rants in August he says that "we" reassembled the files. Who is we - but it is clear to me that reassembled = forged.
I agree. I think, clearly, Burkett forged the documents out of frustration over the Swiftees. On the 13th he was claiming he had no such documentation and week later he is calling the Kerry campaign with "information" to counter the Swiftees! Also, he first said the source was some National Guardsman named Cook or something. (That was what he told See BS and USA today before the documents were exposed as forgeries.) Now, that they have been exposed as forgeries, he comes up with this crazy story about Lucy and how he BURNED the originals! The man is a NUT! "CYA" is not only the title of his forged memo -- it is the mode he is in now!
He's the fall guy for a powerful team. The kind smart enough to hire a PR firm to put shills on FreeRepublic.
How soon before some of them come forward and talk? They have families, right. And they know and some will talk. This is going to get better and better. BOO!!!
I'm one who highlighted the favored phrase of Burkett - "run interference" - coming out of Killian's mouth in the CYA memo. And Michael Dobbs of the WaPo found THAT AND other dead ringers.
Burkett is the forger.
Unless the forger framed Burkett in case the forgeries were caught, by using Burkett's published lingo to hide his/her own guilt. Then gave Burkett the memos, & he ran with them.
What else is feasible?