OT: Bush's Guard Accuser Admits Faulty Memory
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"Retired Lt. Col. Bill Burkett had claimed he heard Bush aides talking
about having his Guard records scrubbed and saw it happen. But the
Globe reported Thursday that Burkett's corroborating witness, former
Chief Warrant Officer George O. Conn, disputes virtually every point
in Burkett's account."
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/17932.htm
BUSH'S GUARD 'ACCUSER' ADMITS FAULTY MEMORY
By DEBORAH ORIN
February 15, 2004 -- Serious doubts have been raised about the stories
of two key Alabama National Guard figures who questioned whether
President Bush showed up for weekend duty there in the early 1970s.
Retired Brig. Gen. William Turnipseed, the 187th's Tactical
Reconnaissance Group's former commander, recanted his statement that
he couldn't remember if Bush reported for duty, now saying his memory
is faulty because he's in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease.
And The Boston Globe, which took the lead in challenging Bush's Guard
service, reported serious doubts about the account given by one of
Bush's prime accusers.
Turnipseed reversed gear after retired Lt. Col. John "Bill" Calhoun
went public to say he remembered Bush well, and that in fact it was
Turnipseed, then a colonel, who introduced Bush to him.
"Col. Turnipseed brought [Bush] in when he first came to me. I just
know that he saw him there," Calhoun told The Post. Turnipseed said he
regards Calhoun as trustworthy and believes he'd remember it
correctly.
Calhoun's ex-wife, Patsy Burks, said she remembers her husband talking
about Bush back in the 1970s when he switched from the Texas Air
National Guard to Alabama, where he was working on a political
campaign for family friend, Winton "Red" Blount.
Another Alabama Guardsman, Joe LeFevers, told The Birmingham News
earlier this week that he remembers seeing Bush on the Alabama base.
Retired Lt. Col. Bill Burkett had claimed he heard Bush aides talking
about having his Guard records scrubbed and saw it happen.
But the Globe reported Thursday that Burkett's corroborating witness,
former Chief Warrant Officer George O. Conn, disputes virtually every
point in Burkett's account.
will
Interesting is that Conn backed up Burkett and signed an affadavit for
USA Today some time back.
To be honest, I don't trust any of this mess on either side as far as
eyewitnesses.
Dave Wallen
"will" <wi...@quincycarterbandwagon.com> wrote in message
news:venv20hrock4d4llc...@4ax.com...
Interresting that in the report I saw, Conn declined comment, but stated "If
Bill says he heard it, you can make book on it". (paraphrased)