“They’re Forged As Hell”
Earl W. Lively was director of operations of the Texas Air National Guard in the 1970s when CBS’ apparently fake memos were supposedly produced. His take on the memo’s authenticity?
They’re forged as hell. . . . And there’s no way that Jerry Killian would have written what they’ve come up with.
Newsweek, meanwhile, has an article fueling speculation that the source of the documents might be Bill Burkett. Burkett is a former TANG officer who became ill during a mission to Panama in 1998 and blamed then Gov. Bush for his failure to receive proper compensation for his illness.
Four years ago, Burkett claimed that he witnessed an incident at TANG headquarters where records related to Bush’s service were destroyed. Burkett claims he saw records related to Bush thrown into a 15 gallon trash bin.
Furthermore, the Ace of Spades blog notes that Burkett has previously claimed that some of the documents he saw destroyed were signed by Killian. Burkett posted on a web site discussion board,
Of the files that I saw within the 15 gallon waste can were numerous documents which detailed why 1LT George Bush was grounded from flying including a two-page counseling statement signed by LTC Jerry Killian.
The odd thing is this post was made on August 14, 2004.
If Burkett is the source, why not disclose that? Because Burkett is easily discredited. His hatred of Bush goes into the irrational, such as this essay peddling a conspiracy theory about how Mossad gave the Bush administration precise details, including a timeline, about the 9/11 plot the week prior to the terrorist attack. Burkett also claims that Bush personally doctored Burkett’s TANG records.
Source:
Bush Guard papers ‘forged’. Hugh Aynesworth, Washington Times, September 12, 2004.
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Sep 12th, 2004
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