9.22.2004
Poor Burkett to Sue CBS.
“Bill leveled with [CBS] about his doubts over the papers, and they promised him they would take their time. They spent all of three days, maybe less, on authentication,” attorney [David] Van Os told The Sun newspaper.
The lawyer said the CBS News producer, Mary Mapes, promised to protect Mr. Burkett with complete anonymity and CBS was to “expend both time and money authenticating” the memos.
No doubt, Bill felt like he was hung out to dry and forced to lie. And he did admit he lied. That he did. So is this a golden opportunity for poor Burkett? He long ago complained that W was instrumental in denying him health insurance benefits, relative to Burkett's National Guard Service. Perhaps a nice, fat settlement with CBS would rectify that paucity.
While we're on the subject of Poor Burkett, check this out: his C.V at the end of an article he did for Online Journal, datelined August 13, 2004.
Lt. Col. BIll Burkett is a decorated Vietnam era veteran who served 28 years in senior command and staff positions within the US Army and Army National Guard. While serving on the National Guard staff for then Governor George W. Bush, Burkett broke ranks and exposed an ongoing scam of reporting over 1,700 soldiers as present (Ghost Soldiers- USA Today, 2001) and fraudulent readiness reporting (USA Today) as well as the shredding of George W. Bush's own military service files. Burkett was one of five subjects in James Moore's book, "Bush's War for ReElection," and one of the sources for information in the Michael Moore's film "Farenheit 911." He is a recognized military process expert. [emphasis added]
“Bill leveled with [CBS] about his doubts over the papers, and they promised him they would take their time. They spent all of three days, maybe less, on authentication,” attorney [David] Van Os told The Sun newspaper.
The lawyer said the CBS News producer, Mary Mapes, promised to protect Mr. Burkett with complete anonymity and CBS was to “expend both time and money authenticating” the memos.
No doubt, Bill felt like he was hung out to dry and forced to lie. And he did admit he lied. That he did. So is this a golden opportunity for poor Burkett? He long ago complained that W was instrumental in denying him health insurance benefits, relative to Burkett's National Guard Service. Perhaps a nice, fat settlement with CBS would rectify that paucity.
While we're on the subject of Poor Burkett, check this out: his C.V at the end of an article he did for Online Journal, datelined August 13, 2004.
Lt. Col. BIll Burkett is a decorated Vietnam era veteran who served 28 years in senior command and staff positions within the US Army and Army National Guard. While serving on the National Guard staff for then Governor George W. Bush, Burkett broke ranks and exposed an ongoing scam of reporting over 1,700 soldiers as present (Ghost Soldiers- USA Today, 2001) and fraudulent readiness reporting (USA Today) as well as the shredding of George W. Bush's own military service files. Burkett was one of five subjects in James Moore's book, "Bush's War for ReElection," and one of the sources for information in the Michael Moore's film "Farenheit 911." He is a recognized military process expert. [emphasis added]
// posted by HunterByrd @ 5:14 AM 
