"that there is no way that CBS, rating hungry or not, could possibly think they wouldn't be discovered."
Well, I'm glad you have that much faith in the veracity and competency of the MSM and CBS in particular.
Doesn't explain the disputing of the documents by another officer, the signer's son and wife.
While I too was apt to take the initial post with a grain of salt, there's just too much to indicate otherwise. IMHO