Posted on 09/24/2004 6:20:12 PM PDT by plushaye
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon released 10 pages of records from President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard late Friday, but the files shed no new light on his military career.
The records include several that have been released before and others that are administrative files or cover letters to other documents that have been previously released.
The Defense Department released the records in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The Associated Press. Friday was the court-ordered deadline for the Pentagon to turn over all records it could find on Bush's Texas Air National Guard service.
The release marked the second Friday night in a row that the Defense Department has released more of the president's National Guard files. The White House has repeatedly announced this year that all of Bush's records have been released, only to have the Pentagon come up with more files in response to the AP's lawsuit and FOIA requests.
The records do not have information about the most controversial aspects of Bush's service: gaps in attendance for as long as six months in 1972 and 1973 and the future president's decision to skip a required medical examination in 1972 that ended his certification to fly F-102A fighters.
Bush has said he fulfilled all his National Guard requirements. Democratic critics have questioned that, saying the gaps in Bush's records are evidence Bush may have shirked some of his duties in his final years in the Guard.
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So, what about the documents that say Bush was "afraid to fly"? /sarcasm
And now for those of Hanoi John....
SeeBS, AP on America and USA LastWeek, there's no need for you to participate.
ok, senator kerry, now it's your turn. full displosure. now.
OH LOOK, another AP wire account with no reporter's byline.
[I wish you could edit those little suckers.]
I agree. How does he get away from not disclosing his complete military records and still gets a complete pass from the MSM?
You think maybe Matt Kelley? He usually puts in a Bush National Guard barb or two.
CBS is still trying to discover what type of physical
is required to fly a desk.
> I hope this is the very last document dump on the subject.
Meanwhile, the trawling at the USN Archives is apparently
still bringing up large fish.
The SBVFT are quietly examining them, but they seem to be
quite pleased with the haul so far, based on general
comments the inspectors are making.
The AP (and thus the DNC) have it all as well, and they
are saying exactly nothing. So one might reasonably
conclude that the Kerry version of history is not
supported by the USN.
Kerry's working on a cover statement - that the documents
aren't legit, because Sandy Berger tampered with them.
Question; I heard on the radio today twice, " john kerry received his Honorable Discharge in either the late 90's or 2001. Anybody know? and why?
IIRC, his web site says it was 1978.
Must have got a Section Eight.
Bad conduct, medical, or mental.
There are many folks looking into this very thing and there are lots of as yet unproven theories...you know, it sure would make it easier if Kerry would sign the 180 and release ALL of his records....but you won't catch me holding my breath for that one...I will pass out right here at the computer if anyone from the alphabets presses him on this matter...
Not just a pass, but *help* trying to quash the Swiftvets & when that didn't work, help in trying to shoot them down.
To the MSM: When will JFK's records be released?
When will we see Kerry's records?
"Not just a pass, but *help* trying to quash the Swiftvets & when that didn't work, help in trying to shoot them down."
Absolutely true. The bias has just been incredible. CBS News has become the new symbol of that sort of hit-piece coverage. I hear they're going to try again on "60 Minutes" with something to do with Niger and papers supposedly forged by the WH. Who's going to believe them now?
Tim Russert was "promised" to get ALL Kerry records, yet where are the records? His credibility (if he ever had any) is just as Gunga-Dan. Only looking for follow-up if info pertains to Bush Vietnam-era forged documents or those who recently authored a book of slander.
Heh heh. On Friday.
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