We are becoming experts in word processing technology. Who knew? :>)
It's really arcane, and what's more, it's icing on the cake. If the forger had bothered to check out what model of typewriter was used for Killian's other memos, and typed up the memos on exact same model of typewriter, the memos could still be shown to be false by their conflicts and inconsistencies with authentic Killian documents. Different name used, different signature, different title, different format, different paper size, different abbreviations, inconsistent content (talking about the pressure for a transfer after the transfer had already occurred), etc.
All the normal forensic stuff - assuming the experts could get the original document. If there is one. CBS's current position seems to be that the they got a nth generation photocopy, and were well satisfied.
But it does making a fascinating story, watching such major figures put themselves into absolutely indefensible positions. And for what? For whom? Who is driving this strategy, if you can call it a strategy? |
