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THE MOST GLARING ISSUES now are the seemingly phony P.O. Box addresses used in the headers of at least one of the memorandums. Such post office box addresses were not used by the National Guard at that time, let alone a box with a number "34567," as in the memo.

http://www.cdharris.net/

Strangely Enough...
... #4 (the consecutive numbers in PO Box address) does not appear to be another error that proves the Ra^thergate documents are forgeries. Not, at least, because the numbers are consecutive.
I'd heard someone mention that on Hugh Hewitt's show the other day so I looked for it when looking at the known authentic documents Josh Marshall pointed to in his last ditch (and subsequently abandoned) effort to salvage his ability to believe CBS. Look at page 10: The P.O. Box really is 34567.
Unfortunately for CBS, P.O. Box 34567 appears to have belonged to the 147th Fighter Group, not the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. I've looked at a lot of those known authentic documents* and have yet to find one that has the 111th receiving mail at that P.O. Box. But wait! There's more... »

* During which foray I also noted that this copy of Bush's suspension from flight status (page 10) appears to be the source of the forger's reference to AFM 35-13. But, as the Clown Posse discovered AFM 35-13 is the manual prescribing the consequences of not taking the physical. The requirement to take the physical is in AFM 160-1 (which uses the term "medical examination", not "physical examination", another error). The latter authority is what LtCol Killian would have referenced in any "In Accordance With" statement "ordering" Bush to take said physical. <Via WizbangM>

"* During which foray I also noted that this copy of Bush's suspension from flight status (page 10) appears to be the source of the forger's reference to AFM 35-13. But, as the Clown Posse discovered AFM 35-13 is the manual prescribing the consequences of not taking the physical. The requirement to take the physical is in AFM 160-1 (which uses the term "medical examination", not "physical examination", another error). The latter authority is what LtCol Killian would have referenced in any "In Accordance With" statement "ordering" Bush to take said physical. "

The phrase "physical examination" instead of "Medical" was a dead giveaway. I posted that very thing here on FR on Buckhead and Howlin's 1st or 2nd thread on these forged docs back on Wednesday...still kudos to the blogger who found AFM 35-13 and 160-1 to confirm that and other mistakes in the forged documents.

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PO Box 34567 -> 111th FIS ...

http://www.cis.net/~coldfeet/doc7.gif <-- Box #16

AFM 35-13 is indeed the authority for the consequences.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/bushdocs/11-4_2004_Personnel_File.pdf <-- See pages 10, 11

So many straw men. As always, knowledge of factual details is vital. The documents ARE forgeries, but it'll be best if we don't wear out the viewer with IRRELEVANT arguments that the opponent wins.