"Dan Rather must have been a key part of the scheme. He was not duped because he found an expert to authenticate the documents and even found an "eyewitness." His expert is the only one who found nothing suspicious. Dan Rather is not an innocent victim. He made it happen."
Absolutely correct. This whole interview with the political hack Barnes and the use of the forged documents was intentional by Rather.
Besides, no innocent person looks that sanctimonious while committing the fraud.
Like Bernie Goldberg observed in "Bias," you can find an expert to say absolutely anything you want, as long as you make enough phone calls.