[okie01]

Barnes had already created a video in May that contained the same info he told Rather on 60 Minutes.

If he had already created a video making these allegations, then why had he not volunteered to repeat them with Dan Rather earlier.

The key here is not Barnes willingness to make the allegations (which are opposite to what he testified under oath in 1999, anyway). The key is Barnes willingness to go public on CBS with Dan Rather.

That didn't happen until after Burkett had "reassembled the file"...

[counterpunch]

If he had already created a video making these allegations, then why had he not volunteered to repeat them with Dan Rather earlier.

One of the first stories on this.
This is the first time Barnes has told his story publicly, but for years, the president has been hounded by questions about how he got in the National Guard.

They were claiming it was the first time he told it.

[Mo1]

That didn't happen until after Burkett had "reassembled the file"...

Here's a question .. Did Burkett "reassembled the file" or did someone else help him?