Yes, it does make a big difference. While I'm on record as doubting these are forgeries, it's important to note that they were NOT part of George W. Bush's file.
New Questions On Bush Guard Duty
Excerpt:
But 60 Minutes has obtained a number of documents we are told were taken from Col. Killian's personal file. Among them, a never-before-seen memorandum from May 1972, where Killian writes that Lt. Bush called him to talk about "how he can get out of coming to drill from now through November."
Lt. Bush tells his commander "he is working on a campaign in Alabama…. and may not have time to take his physical." Killian adds that he thinks Lt. Bush has gone over his head, and is "talking to someone upstairs."
Col. Killian died in 1984. 60 Minutes consulted a handwriting analyst and document expert who believes the material is authentic.
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BTW, reading the memos, CBS has misrepresented the content of the May memo. NO surprise. In the memo Killian notes discussing with Bush that he is due for his physical and that Bush said he'd take it in Alabama IF he maintains his flight status. The rest of the story, as we all know, is Bush ended up being assigned to a base where he could not fly so he did not take the physical. Nothing new, nothing wrong.
Simple Question:
Who is the Source for these memos?
When tracking down art forgeries, they speak of
"provenance". Who had these documents and what files are they supposed to be from?