"-=jd=-" wrote:

Convincing anyone is none of my concern,
but I do reserve the right to wonder aloud
how a reasonable and prudent person
would ignore the mounting list of indicators
pointing to obvious forgeries. (snip)


Then I trust you won't mind if I reserve the right to wonder aloud why you
are so determined to establish, and publically declare, these documents to
be forgeries.


That rank-amateurs can reproduce the
documents so nicely without any
"computerized contortions" speaks
volumes. (snip)


Yes, it speaks volumes about the ability to reproduce documents on a
computer. But, of course, we already knew this. After all, that is exactly
why governments around the world have had to modify their currency, ID
cards, and other important documents, to decrease the likelyhood of fake
copies.


But you keep right on "keeping the faith"
with Rather and Co. and seeing only
what you want to see, if you so choose.


It's not a matter of keeping faith with anyone. I have no loyality to
either Dan Rather or CBS. Instead, as I said before, I base my views on what
I see and a little common sense.


(snip) two of the "experts" CBS used said
they advised the executives at CBS to *NOT*
place any reliance on the documents (snip)


Once CBS had those documents, with every reason to believe the documents
were accurate, they had an obligation to release the information to the
public. What else did you expect them to do? Forgetting your obvious bias
here, what would you have done?


(snip) Like I've said before, the experts will
need access to the originals to make a final
declaration. I'm betting CBS will *somehow*
be unable to provide the originals. (snip)


Of course, when saying that, you and I both know the originals are long
gone and will likely never be available. These are distant copies of those
originals (copies of copies), stored in a military archive somewhere. CBS
itself probably doesn't even know where those copies are stored. And the
source isn't likely going to talk because he/she very likely violated the
law by giving those internal military documents to the press. CBS is
probably trying to find where the copies came from, but a search like that
could take a very long time.

Stewart