We're looking especially for military sources regarding things like abbreviations, etc. The bottom line in this case will be provided by forensic experts that will provide proof that no typewriter had the combination of features used in that memo.
Rather's defense is childishly naive. Yes, Times New Roman has been around since the 1930's......On Linotype machines:
History will judge Dan Rather as either a scoundrel or a fool.
For subjective military trivia.........
One memo had the date written as (let's use today's date):
11 September, 2004.
Proper military dating would have been:
11 September 2004
or
11 SEP 04
The date would never have had a comma after the date.
Another eye-catcher was an officer simply putting a rank in the signature space without then putting the branch of service right after it.
My one area of expertise in all of this is my contemporary military experience as a company commander and adjutant involved with the production and administration of various military documents. Although my experience was with the Army, I share the many observations of other military observers whom have noted the many red flags raised by these documents. Sufficient, in my view, to declare these documents forgeries on that basis alone.
I have read with great interest the opinions of typographic experts and evaluated their opinions through the lens of my own experience with typewriters of that era and with computers and word processors since the 80's. There can be no doubt of this - I would love to bring this case in court and would be confident of obtaining a conviction even considering the minor detail that I have no law degree nor license to practice.
I believe that CBS has gone beyond the trivial charge of bad or biased reporting and is now treading on grounds of criminal conspiracy to commit fraud.