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  •  Ah, but: (none / 0)

    ... then who was it that knew what to type, that would have Knox verifying that she typed personal memos with that content?  How many people would even know that Killian had CYA memos with those contents typed up?

    Someone who saw the original documents?  Burkett?  Someone else?

    •  Wacky theory #23 (none / 0)

      CBS has had the original memos all along. They produced the reproductions themselves to try to taint the documents and give the WH an opening to deny all of it -- both the memos and the underlying events (best case, Bush says he was never directly ordered to take a physical). Then Dan Rather whips out the originals and proves Bush is lying.

      But this is so wacky that even I don't believe it. :p

      Creative destruction is our middle name. --Michael Ledeen

      by Utah for Dean on Wed Sep 15, 2004 at 03:04:48 PM PDT

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    •  the memos are near identical (none / 0)

      I'm wondering if at some point somebody scribbled the memos from the copies onto notes, or if the original handwritten memos are somehow around.

      These memos have too many personal touches to seem to be wholly made up from a long memory.  I'd put more credence that somebody scribbled notes, and then reproduced the memos, or Killian kept his handwritten memos, or copies, and the CBS memos were reproduced from these.

      free the information

      by freelixir on Wed Sep 15, 2004 at 03:18:42 PM PDT

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      •  It's so strange (none / 0)

        Did somebody reconstruct these from memory, or did they have the originals and decide they would look more authentic if they recreated them? If I was Dan Rather I'd be calling my source (Burkett, or whoever) to get to the bottom of this. If Rather thinks these are copies or transcriptions of the real memos (which I think they are) then he should come out and say it.

        Clearly, the memos were similar enough to fool Hodges when they were read to him over the phone. And Knox says they are accurate except for a few typo errors. I wish that whoever made these reconstructed memos would just release the original ones, if they have them.

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        by existenz on Wed Sep 15, 2004 at 04:31:27 PM PDT

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    •  What about Knox herself? (none / 0)

      She hates Bush, typed the originals that have since been destroyed, and could have most easily recreated them of anyone. That was a long time ago, who would have an advantage in that regard? The person who created the memo, or someone who had read it?

      Perhaps she wanted to remain in the shadows but now that the memos may really tank, she is stepping forward to change the subject.

    •  Who Knew (none / 0)

      My vote: Killian himself. As his secretary has said, his original CYA file had probably been tossed after he retired. When he retired, Shrub was even more of a nobody than he is now; I'm sure Killian didn't give his letter a second thought at the time. Later, however, he may well have wanted that letter back, once the Georges Bush became even more prominent. And if there's one person around who would have known what was in those memos, it was Killian himself.


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      by Ray Radlein on Thu Sep 16, 2004 at 01:27:13 AM PDT

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