Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.
...The destroyed records cover three months of a period in 1972 and 1973 when Mr. Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question.
The disclosure appeared to catch some experts, both pro-Bush and con, by surprise. Even the retired lieutenant colonel who studied Mr. Bush's records for the White House, Albert C. Lloyd of Austin, said it came as news to him.
...The loss was announced by the Defense Department's Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review in letters to The New York Times and other news organizations that for nearly half a year have sought Mr. Bush's complete service file under the open-records law.
There was no mention of the loss, for example, when White House officials released hundreds of pages of the President's military records last February in an effort to stem Democratic accusations that he was "AWOL" for a time during his commitment to fly at home in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director who has said that the released records confirmed the president's fulfillment of his National Guard commitment, did not return two calls for a response.
NY Times article
...The destroyed records cover three months of a period in 1972 and 1973 when Mr. Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question.
The disclosure appeared to catch some experts, both pro-Bush and con, by surprise. Even the retired lieutenant colonel who studied Mr. Bush's records for the White House, Albert C. Lloyd of Austin, said it came as news to him.
...The loss was announced by the Defense Department's Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review in letters to The New York Times and other news organizations that for nearly half a year have sought Mr. Bush's complete service file under the open-records law.
There was no mention of the loss, for example, when White House officials released hundreds of pages of the President's military records last February in an effort to stem Democratic accusations that he was "AWOL" for a time during his commitment to fly at home in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director who has said that the released records confirmed the president's fulfillment of his National Guard commitment, did not return two calls for a response.
How obvious can you get?
Joke's on you, America.
Go ahead, vote to keep yourself dumbed down, lied to, duped and disrespected, not to mention hated by the rest of the world and in mortal danger by virtue of your nationality in some places.
There was a report a while back that someone in the National Guards records office back when The Liar in Chief was running for Governor of Texas said he witnessed The Smirking Liar's records being ordered to be destroyed. Or something very like that. The charge was vehemently denied by the WH, of course. I can't find the reference immediately, but will keep looking.
Update 10:34: Aha. Here it is.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Bill Burkett alleges that in 1997, he overheard Allbaugh asking the Texas Guard commander to remove items that could discredit Mr. Bush.”
Burkett: “The comment that probably concerned me a little was, 'make sure there wasn't anything that embarrassed the Governor.’”
O'Donnell: “Burkett also alleges he later saw papers from Mr. Bush's records in a trash can.”
Allbaugh: “I don't know who this fellow is, never heard of him before, but his charges are groundless, they're baseless, they're false. He's got an outstanding record that he's proud of. He served, end of story.”
Burkett: “This is not political to me. I don't have a grudge, I'm just telling what I saw.”
MediaResearch article
Burkett: “The comment that probably concerned me a little was, 'make sure there wasn't anything that embarrassed the Governor.’”
O'Donnell: “Burkett also alleges he later saw papers from Mr. Bush's records in a trash can.”
Allbaugh: “I don't know who this fellow is, never heard of him before, but his charges are groundless, they're baseless, they're false. He's got an outstanding record that he's proud of. He served, end of story.”
Burkett: “This is not political to me. I don't have a grudge, I'm just telling what I saw.”
And, here's a November 2000 report: Bush Aides Possibly Altered National Guard Records To Conceal Grounding and Missed Duty.
Bill Burkett, a Lt. Colonel who was the State Plans Officer of the Texas National Guard at the time, said Bush operative Dan Bartlett headed a high-level operation to "scrub" Bush's Air National Guard record, to make sure it was in synch with the biography that the campaign was preparing.
But read it. Very interesting.
Seen at Maru's place
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