Jello,
Re: "Note that the big opportunity to kern in the CYA memo ..."
Looks like CBS will be "retracting" soon -->
Source Pulls Support for Memos on Bush Guard Service
"WASHINGTON — A key source who was named to back up CBS News' claims about
the authenticity of documents used in a report on President Bush's (search) Air
National Guard service has recanted his support, saying the network got the information wrong.
Retired Major Gen. Bobby Hodges (search), a key source behind a "60 Minutes"
story that claims Bush shirked his guard duty, said that now that he has seen
the memos, he does not believe they are authentic. Hodges told FOX News that
CBS did not call him until two days before the piece aired on the network last
Wednesday night, and never offered to show him the memos. He said the network
only wanted to discuss their content, not their authenticity.
CBS, however, is standing behind its report that Bush refused a direct order
to take a required medical examination and discussed with the late
Lt. Col. Jerry Killian (search) how he could skip drills in order to go work
on a political campaign. The memos, which carry the signature of Killian, who
was commander of Bush's Texas Air National Guard (search) fighter squadron,
are disputed by Killian's son and wife, who said Killian did not keep records like
the ones of which CBS had copies. Killian died in 1984. Bush served in the
Texas Air National Guard from 1968 to 1973."
Make It So,
Yousef |
