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To: mph who wrote (15965)	9/10/2004 10:14:42 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Hmm, counterfeit and forgery laws don't seem to quite get there, either section 498 or related 499. Too specific as to the types of military documents covered. Perhaps something having to do with election laws, then? Or something on the state level, perhaps. But in any case, it seems that knowingly or carelessly using forgeries in this instance would make a defamation case strong - and I don't think it's a stretch to conclude "actual malice" here. Not sure pursuing such an action would be a good idea, though. Perhaps the "court of public opinion" will sufficiently punish CBS and whoever fed them the forgeries (if we could find them out). Would be nice to be able to force CBS to divulge its source, but hard to do if you can't implicate them as an accomplice in a crime, I'd think. BWDIK?