Someone else tipped me off to bugmenot.com
They have passwords for a bunch of stuff. ;-)
From the article:
She said she did not recall typing the memos reported by CBS News, though she said they accurately reflect the viewpoints of Lt. Col. Killian and documents that would have been in the personal file.
The above quote contradicts the family. Did Killian lie to his family about how he viewed Bush? I doubt it.
The DUers are saying since she's 86, she likely forgot about typing them - due to alzheimers.
I have to question the purpose of these "memos". I use the term loosely because they don't perform the basic function of a memo--communication. They are just personal notes. If the Colonel was getting ready to discipline the son of an influential politician, it seems to me he would want to DOCUMENT that he did everything in his power to avoid it and show he was left no other choice. This would mean written acknowledgement of the orders from the LT, documentation in his aviators training file and memos flung far and wide to notify the chain what was coming.
I don't see these memos providing CYA, in fact by nature of writing them and holding them in a secret personal file it could show prejudice towards the individual.
Perhaps the command level officers on the board could provide a different perspective. When dealing with sensitive situations like this as a senior enlisted, you had better cross every T and dot every I. Pulling a file out a drawer with personal notes isn't going to cut it when the questions come rolling down the chain. In fact you could be accused of trying to set someone up. The whole thing smells I tell ya.