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AWOL-Gate: Were Portions of Bush's Military Record Scrubbed in 1997?
As scrutiny increases over President Bush's National Guard record, we talk with longtime Texan journalist James Moore, author of the forthcoming Bush's War For Re-election. The book reports that a Lt. Col. Bill Burkett overheard Bush aides ask the head of the Texan National Guard to throw out portions of his military record.
Cartoon from http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1146425,00.html
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The controversy over President Bush's military service is heating up.
Bush joined the National Guard in 1968, and spent most of his service time based near Houston. But in May 1972 he requested and received a temporary assignment with the Alabama National Guard. Bush says he recalls showing up for drills in Alabama, but critics are demanding proof and the press is beginning to track down and question former guardsmen.
The Memphis Flyer reports that Alabama guardsmen knew a prominent Texan had requested a transfer to their unit and were eager to meet him, but he never showed.
Yesterday, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas National Guard came forward and claimed that portions of Bush's military record were thrown away in 1997 after a top Bush aide asked the head of the Texas National Guard to remove embarrassing items from his file.
Also yesterday, the White House released Bush's dental records that first provided evidence that Bush spent time at an Alabama base. It doesn't clarify if Bush fulfilled his full term.
USA Today reports that the portions of Bush's recently released military records pertaining to past arrests and convictions are blacked out.
USA Today also reports that a Lt. Col. Bill Burkett overheard Bush aides ask the head of the Texan National Guard to throw out portions of his military record.
Audio And Transcript:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/13/1543213
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The controversy over President Bush's military service is heating up.
Bush joined the National Guard in 1968, and spent most of his service time based near Houston. But in May 1972 he requested and received a temporary assignment with the Alabama National Guard. Bush says he recalls showing up for drills in Alabama, but critics are demanding proof and the press is beginning to track down and question former guardsmen.
The Memphis Flyer reports that Alabama guardsmen knew a prominent Texan had requested a transfer to their unit and were eager to meet him, but he never showed.
Yesterday, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas National Guard came forward and claimed that portions of Bush's military record were thrown away in 1997 after a top Bush aide asked the head of the Texas National Guard to remove embarrassing items from his file.
Also yesterday, the White House released Bush's dental records that first provided evidence that Bush spent time at an Alabama base. It doesn't clarify if Bush fulfilled his full term.
USA Today reports that the portions of Bush's recently released military records pertaining to past arrests and convictions are blacked out.
USA Today also reports that a Lt. Col. Bill Burkett overheard Bush aides ask the head of the Texan National Guard to throw out portions of his military record.
Audio And Transcript:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/13/1543213
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