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CBS KILLIAN MEMOS: DFU EXCLUSIVE FREEPER INTERVIEW with the expert - Dr. Philip Bouffard
phone interview - Dr. Philip Bouffard | 9-10-2004 | Doug from Upland

Posted on 09/10/2004 10:09:35 AM PDT by doug from upland

For one expert, the jury is still out.

I was thrilled a short time ago to to have a phone call returned from the recognized expert in forensic investigation of documents. He is Dr. Philip Bouffard.

We discussed his preliminary findings "The biggest problem," he said, "is that these are terrible copies."

As of yesterday, Dr. Bouffard seemed to get aboard the feeling that the CBS Killian memos were forged. As of now, "it is a little bit up in the air." He needs to see better documents and has no idea what CBS has.

A colleage in Ottawa sent him some information yesterday about a CD ROM named "Interpol Cards." Since the 1950's, Interpol has collected and categorized type specimens. Dr. Bouffard recalled that he bought the CD back in 1983, so he checked it.

In 1972, something similar existed. He did find some font types that were somewhat similar. There is one in particular, and a few more that have the look of Times New Roman.

A machine that could have been used at the time was an IBM Selectric Composer (if I am reading my scribbled notes correctly). It was an expensive machine.

Someone from the CHICAGO SUN TIMES spoke with him. The man had a military background and knew of that machine. According to him, although some of the top brass might had had that machine, it would have taken some time to filter down to the National Guard. The superscript would have been an expensive special order. And it had 88 keys. To get superscript, you would have had to give up something else.

Some of the problems Dr. Bouffard still see are the "th", the auto centering, the vertical legs of the capital "M" and the crossing of the "F" - whether is was higher or lower.

Dr. Bouffard wonders if Killian kept just these memos or whether there are others. To be definitive, he needs to see the originals.


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KEYWORDS: cbsmemos; drbouffard; killian; rathergate
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Does anyone know if it is possible to find records of what machines that unit had at the time? I would find it difficult to believe they would still have that. How about the secretary who did the typing? How about someone who serviced their machines? Can they be found?


101 posted on 09/11/2004 7:03:45 PM PDT by doug from upland (Dan Rather is a journalist like Michael Moore is a pole vaulter.)
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To: AFPhys

So am I extremely angry. Coolly, however, I've come up with an idea that might be something. Backing away from the docs themselveI've reminded myself how the Dems/Dan Rather might work this,
consistent with their history.

The Dems live & die by focus group politics; that's fact. I ask myself if somewhere in America there are people who were group tested on allegations about Bush's supposed dereliction, disobedience & lies in re: the Guard. Way back when we now know the Dems/CBS had these fakes, kept secret.

McAuliff, Harkin, Rather, Barnes, the Boston Globe, NY Times, the spinners on TV are carefully scripted & coordinated. This could explain Rather's seemingly oddball determination to plunge on, come what may.

All they want is to speak focused group tested words to brainwash enough voters to keep Kerry close.

Maybe was meant as their Oct. surprise but Bush's surge panicked them.

Question: what about their focus groups NOW? Why wouldn't some come forward to spill the beans? They were likely PAID to attend, required to sign a confidentiality
pledge & threatened if they blab.

Maybe their tongues would loosen?


102 posted on 09/11/2004 7:42:29 PM PDT by txrangerette
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To: watchout

"Our politicians are nothing but fools". And they are liars, cheats and thieves as well.


103 posted on 09/11/2004 8:18:28 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: AFPhys

PING to #102


104 posted on 09/12/2004 4:10:25 AM PDT by txrangerette
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