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	Killian documents - dKosopedia
		The documents were the basis for a 60 Minutes Wednesday segment that aired on September 8, 2004, presented by CBS anchor Dan Rather.
		The majority of typewriters available in 1972 used fixed width fonts, and most of the authenticated documents from the TexANG were typed using fixed width fonts commonly associated with typewriters; one document released by the Pentagon on September 24, 2004 used a proportionally-spaced font somewhat similar to the font used in the Killian memos [75].
		The majority of independent document authentication experts contacted by the major news media and bloggers have indicated a strong likelihood that the Killian memos are forgeries constructed with the use of modern word processing software and printer technology, and "aged" using multiple generations of copying to blur the characters.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Killian_documents (9249 words)

	Mary Mapes \| Documents
		I wanted the panel to know that far from simply taking documents and rushing them onto the air, we had done a complicated and multifaceted check on how these new documents fit with the ones we knew to be real, and used that comparison in making a judgment that the story was ready to air.
		Document and handwriting analyst Marcel Matley felt very strongly that this signature was a classic Killian signature, where the lieutenant colonel had a habit of turning the tail of the “y” at the end of Jerry to the top of the “K” on Killian.
		In the previous Killian document, when Colonel Killian references the “recent activity is out side his rating period,” it is clear tha t the May ’73 activity is what he is referencing.
	truthandduty.com /documents.htm (4739 words)

	Authenticity Backed on Bush Documents
		After CBS News on Wednesday trumpeted newly discovered documents that referred to a 1973 effort to ''sugar coat" President Bush's service record in the Texas Air National Guard, the network almost immediately faced charges that the documents were forgeries, with typography that was not available on typewriters used at that time.
		Analysts who have examined the documents focus on several facets of their typography, among them the use of a curved apostrophe, a raised, or superscript, ''th," and the proportional spacing between the characters -- spacing which varies with the width of the letters.
		Bouffard, the Ohio document specialist, said that he had dismissed the Bush documents in an interview with The New York Times because the letters and formatting of the Bush memos did not match any of the 4,000 samples in his database.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines04/0911-02.htm (1144 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't Authenticate Papers
		The analysis shows that half a dozen Killian memos released earlier by the military were written with a standard typewriter using different formatting techniques from those characteristic of computer-generated documents.
		In a CBS News broadcast Friday night rebutting allegations that the documents had been forged, Rather displayed an authenticated Bush document from 1968 that included a small "th" next to the numbers "111" as proof that Guard typewriters were capable of producing superscripts.
		In fact, say Newcomer and other experts, the document aired by CBS News does not contain a superscript, because the top of the "th" character is at the same level as the rest of the type.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A18982-2004Sep13?language=printer (1508 words)

	Rather Tedious
		The woman who described herself as Colonel Killian's right hand during much of the 1970's, Marion Carr Knox, Colonel Killian's secretary, flew to New York this afternoon to tell us she believes the documents we obtained are not authentic.
		Killian at the time and accurately portrays events that were taking place in connection with then-Lt. Bush's Texas Air National Guard service.
		Knox discredited the Killian documents on 60 Minutes, CBS News continued its vigorous defense of the documents in its September 15 Statement.
	www.intellectualconservative.com /article3786.html (1143 words)

	MyDD :: Why no federal investigation of the CBS papers??
		Killian wrote a memo about this stating what he did and his reasons, calling for convening of a flight board and forwarded it up the chain of command, as he was required to do.
		Killian had to write a memo to his superiors concerning his actions on that day--it is the base document that these 2 confirmation orders are confirming.
		Killian is confessing to a crime--falsification of documents i.e.
	www.mydd.com /story/2005/7/14/121950/744 (16155 words)

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		I became interested in the documents originally because of the lowercase “L” and the number One’s throughout the document.
		Note that in the Killian document, each lower case “a” is slightly different from the others.
		Refers to instances where the Killian memos exhibit appear to have printed using a mechanical device which would produce variations such as darkness and smudging and inconsistencies in how characters appear that are characteristic of typewriters.
	www.javaskyline.com /analysis/killianfont.html (2400 words)

	t r u t h o u t - CBS Refutes Allegations of Forgery; Bush Guard Documents Real
		"In addition, the documents are backed up not only by independent handwriting and forensic document experts but by sources familiar with their content," the statement continued.
		Document and handwriting examiner Marcel Matley analyzed the documents for CBS News.
		And the documents being analyzed outside of CBS have been photocopied, faxed, scanned and downloaded, and are far removed from the documents CBS started with.
	www.truthout.org /docs_04/091104W.shtml (909 words)

	Byron York on George W. Bush & National Guard Documents on National Review Online
		The document — with Killian's signature — was among a thick stack of papers from Bush's Air National Guard years released in February by the White House.
		For example, none of the documents released by the White House bears the letterhead "111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron/P.O. Box 34567/Houston, Texas 77034," and yet that is at the head of two of the CBS documents.
		But on the two CBS documents with Killian's name on them, he is simply called "Lt. Colonel" or "Lt. Colonel/Commander." Judging by the earlier documents, it would have been somewhat out of character for Killian to refer to his rank without mentioning the Texas Air National Guard.
	www.nationalreview.com /york/york200409100809.asp (1100 words)

	WorldNetDaily: CBS News denies Bush docs forged
		Spokeswoman Kelli Edwards said she was aware of the charge that the documents, purportedly produced in 1972 and 1973, appear to have been forged with a modern word processor.
		Killian, who died in 1984, was Bush's squadron commander in the Texas Air National Guard.
		Among the assertions "60 Minutes II" derived from the documents – four memos Killian wrote to himself – were that the commander was pressed to "sugar coat" a performance evaluation for Bush and that Bush did not follow an order to report for a physical.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40376 (1430 words)

	Killian documents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The documents were presented as authentic in a 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast aired by CBS on September 8, 2004, during the 2004 US presidential campaign, but had not been properly authenticated by CBS and were subsequently characterized as likely forgeries by a number of expert forensic document examiners (see: Killian documents authenticity issues).
		The documents had been obtained by CBS News producer Mary Mapes from Lt. Col.
		Killian endorsed the rating officer's evaluation of Bush, which in part described him as "an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Killian_documents (6530 words)

	Media Matters - Trees everywhere, forest nowhere in sight: Media ignores witnesses who confirm memo content
		The 86-year-old former secretary to Colonel Killian says she typed all of his documents at the time, that the CBS documents are fake, but that they do reflect some of his viewpoints back then.
		That's exactly what Colonel Killian's former secretary told ABC News today saying she believes the documents are fake but Peter they do reflect some of what her boss thought of Lieutenant Bush at the time.
		Documents admitted into evidence wihtout testimonial verification are the bane of a trial lawyer's existence.
	mediamatters.org /items/200409150007 (3659 words)

	Bush Documents Debate Rages On
		Controversy about the authenticity of memos obtained by CBS News's "60 Minutes" continued to be an unusual campaign issue, one focused on Texas National Guard personnel and the mechanics of early 1970s typewriters.
		The network is adamantly defending the authenticity of the memos, saying experts who examined the memos concluded they were authentic documents produced by Mr.
		And the documents being analyzed outside of CBS News have been photocopied, faxed, scanned and downloaded, and are far removed from the documents CBS News started with.
	www.papillonsartpalace.com /bdrush.htm (1073 words)

	Instapundit.com - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		And Hugh Hewitt has an expert on his radio show (I just heard him say he doesn't think the documents came from a typewriter, as they should have in 1972/73, when word processors were, ahem, scarce), and a roundup on his blog.
		"The wording in these documents is very suspect to me," she told ABC News Radio in an exclusive phone interview from her Texas home.
		"These documents do not appear to have been the result of technology that was available in 1972 and 1973," said Bill Flynn, one of country's top authorities on document authentication.
	instapundit.com /archives/017710.php (473 words)

	Guard Secretary Claims Disputed Memos Fake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Knox advised, however, that although she did not recall typing the memos reported by CBS News, they accurately reflect the viewpoints of Killian and documents that would have been in the personal file.
		The typeface on the documents did not match either of the two typewriters that she used during her time with the Guard.
		There are stylistic differences in the form of the notes, such as the signature on the right side of the document, rather than the left, where she would have put it.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2004/9/15/115925.shtml (727 words)

	Power Line: The Real Robert Strong
		He said that he believed that the CBS documents were genuine, but admitted that he “cannot vouch for the documents’ authenticity.” Further, Strong said that he doesn’t think it matters whether the documents are genuine are not.
		Robert Strong was one of the supporting witnesses brought out by CBS to support their Killian documents.
		The documents backing Dan Rather's hatchet job on President Bush have been exposed as frauds, which you would think would be enough to shame him and the Democrats into shutting the hell up about the trumped up story.
	powerlineblog.com /archives/007814.php (2559 words)

	Burkett Admits in February Weblog that He Saw Killian Documents in the Trash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Several of the comments and phrases used in the documents are used ONLY in the Army National Guard.
		The answer to the question as to why Burkett might have screwed up the abbreviations or rank is that Burkett was in the Army National Guard, if I am not mistaken, during the early 1970s.
		Note that Jerry Killian was an Air Force officer whose rank abbreviation would have been Lt Col whereas Bill Burkett (if he was an Army National Guard officer) would abbreviate his rank as LTC.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1217779/posts (3156 words)

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