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:''"Did then-Lt. Bush fulfill all of his military obligations? And just how did he land that spot in the National Guard in the first place? Correspondent Dan Rather has new information on the president’s military service – and the first-ever interview with the man who says he pulled strings to get young George W. Bush into the Texas Air National Guard."'' [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml]

:''"Did then-Lt. Bush fulfill all of his military obligations? And just how did he land that spot in the National Guard in the first place? Correspondent Dan Rather has new information on the president’s military service – and the first-ever interview with the man who says he pulled strings to get young George W. Bush into the Texas Air National Guard."'' [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml]

The intent of the broadcast was to prevent Bush's reelection by insinuating that he had used his political connections to avoid service in Vietnam.  A highlight of the segment was an interview with former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, who stated "I was contacted by people from the very beginning of his political career, when he ran for governor, and then when he ran for president, and now he's running for re-election."  Barnes, a life-long Democrat, at the time was a protege of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and in 2004 was actively working on raising money for Kerry's campaign; he stated that he had weilded the clout to help Bush get into the Texas ANG [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml].

The intent of the broadcast was to prevent Bush's reelection by insinuating that he had used his political connections to avoid service in Vietnam.  A highlight of the segment was an interview with former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, who stated "I was contacted by people from the very beginning of his political career, when he ran for governor, and then when he ran for president, and now he's running for re-election."  Barnes, a life-long [[Democrat]], at the time was a protege of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and in 2004 was actively working on raising money for Kerry's campaign; he stated that he had wielded the clout to help Bush get into the Texas ANG [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml].

==The documents==

==The documents==

====Script====

====Script====

[[Image:Aug1873-pdf-animate.gif|200px|right|thumb|Comparison of one of the Killian documents with a similar document written with the default settings on Microsoft Word]]

[[Image:Aug1873-pdf-animate.gif|200px|right|thumb|Comparison of one of the Killian documents with a similar document written with the default settings on Microsoft Word]]

The script used in the document was instantly suspected.  Bloggers picked it up immediately as "Times New Roman", and matched the documents up with the default layout of Microsoft Word.  As to it being a part of the U.S. military, journalist Robert Bluey wrote  "The typography experts couldn't pinpoint the exact font used in the documents. They also couldn't definitively conclude that the documents were either forged using a current computer program or were the work of a high-end typewriter or word processor in the early 1970s.  But the use of the superscript "th" in one document - "111th F.I.S" - gave each expert pause. They said that is an automatic feature found in current versions of Microsoft Word, and it's not something that was even possible more than 30 years ago." [http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/archive/200409/POL20040909d.html].   

The script used in the document was instantly suspected.  Bloggers picked it up immediately as "Times New Roman", and matched the documents up with the default layout of [[Microsoft Word]].  As to it being a part of the U.S. military, journalist Robert Bluey wrote  "The typography experts couldn't pinpoint the exact font used in the documents. They also couldn't definitively conclude that the documents were either forged using a current computer program or were the work of a high-end typewriter or word processor in the early 1970s.  But the use of the superscript "th" in one document - "111th F.I.S" - gave each expert pause. They said that is an automatic feature found in current versions of Microsoft Word, and it's not something that was even possible more than 30 years ago." [http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/archive/200409/POL20040909d.html].   

The standard-issue machine in all branches of the U.S. armed forces for writing documents during the 1960's-1970's was the IBM Selectric and Selectric II typewriters, both of which contain inter-changable fonts on a typeface ball.  So wide-spread was the use of these machines that they were made part of the planned maintenence system in which repairs and upgrades were done by military personnel rather than the factory.  The use of stand-alone word processors and office computers did not appear at military commands until as early as the late 1970s, well after the Killian documents were supposedly written. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132047,00.html]

The standard-issue machine in all branches of the U.S. armed forces for writing documents during the 1960's-1970's was the IBM Selectric and Selectric II typewriters, both of which contain inter-changable fonts on a typeface ball.  So wide-spread was the use of these machines that they were made part of the planned maintenence system in which repairs and upgrades were done by military personnel rather than the factory.  The use of stand-alone word processors and office computers did not appear at military commands until as early as the late 1970s, well after the Killian documents were supposedly written. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132047,00.html]

*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24635-2004Sep15.html "CBS Guard Documents Traced to Tex. Kinko's" by Michael Dobbs

*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24635-2004Sep15.html "CBS Guard Documents Traced to Tex. Kinko's" by Michael Dobbs

Washington Post, September 16, 2004]

Washington Post, September 16, 2004]