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To: LindyBill who wrote (68643)	9/9/2004 7:36:06 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793656

Now that we pretty well can rule out that these docs were "true," the fascinating thing will be to watch how the various parts of the media handle them. I see we have already have a post that CBS claim of "experts" is gone. Now it's "people who knew him." Ah, well, yes, how about Killian's son? Does he fit the bill? ABC News reporting that he does not believe the memos are true. Nice to see ABC dumping on Dan the Man. abcnews.go.com The authenticity of newly unearthed memos stating that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War was questioned Thursday by the son of the late officer who reportedly wrote the memos. "I am upset because I think it is a mixture of truth and fiction here," said Gary Killian, son of Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, who died in 1984. Gary Killian, who served in the Guard with his father and retired as a captain in 1991, said one of the memos, signed by his father, appeared legitimate. But he doubted his father would have written another, unsigned memo which said there was pressure to "sugar coat" Bush's performance review. "It just wouldn't happen," he said. "The only thing that can happen when you keep secret files like that are bad things. ... No officer in his right mind would write a memo like that." News reports have said the memos, first obtained by CBS's "60 Minutes II," were found in Jerry Killian's personal records. Gary Killian said his father wasn't in the habit of bringing his work home with him, and that the documents didn't come from the family. CBS stood by its reporting. "As a standard practice at CBS, each of the documents broadcast on "60 Minutes" was thoroughly investigated by independent experts and we are convinced of their authenticity," CBS News said in a statement. The White House distributed the four memos from 1972 and 1973 after obtaining them from CBS News. The White House did not question their accuracy.