[wildbill]

I think the call connections went just the other way. From Burkette to Cleland.

Then Cleland told Lockhar so he called Burkette to check on the documents given to Cleland.

Then Lockhart called Mapes. Remember CBS said they had an "unimpeachable source" who they had to protect.

They are trying to spin the phone calls the other way because as bad as collusion with CBS looks--it looks even worse if the Democrats were the ones pushing the documents to CBS. That will truly sink Kerry and possibly the DEMS along with it.

[mystery-ak]

I wouldn't be surprised if your sceniaro was accurate.

[Bearshouse]

I think your call sequence makes a lot of sense.

[bayourod]

Have you noticed that no one has mentioned the most obvious suspect? The one whose involvement must be kept secret at all costs? The 527 which was specifically set up and funded by MoveOn ($400,00) for the purpose of countering the SwiftVets by attacking Bush's National Guard service? Doesn't it seem improbable that they would not have any role in this?

Add to that the fact that their founder was the original person to attack Bush's Guard service in 1994? That prior to 1994 he had access to National Guard files via his boss Ann Richards? That as campaign manager for their last gubernatorial candidate and head of the largest Dem organization in Texas that every Democrat operative knows him well.

Tie Glenn Smith and Texas Veterans For Truth into the story and you get unlawful coordination.

[Tom602]

"I think the call connections went just the other way. From Burkette to Cleland.

Then Cleland told Lockhar so he called Burkette to check on the documents given to Cleland.

Then Lockhart called Mapes. Remember CBS said they had an "unimpeachable source" who they had to protect.

They are trying to spin the phone calls the other way because as bad as collusion with CBS looks--it looks even worse if the Democrats were the ones pushing the documents to CBS. That will truly sink Kerry and possibly the DEMS along with it."

So then, all that is needed is to subpoena call records for ALL of those involved and follow the time line of who called who first. Could take a little bit of work, but shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Or is it more complicated than that?

[samantha]

But where the hell does Barnes fit in? This smells like Martin Frost involvement.