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Peregrine Took

(7,583 posts) Sun Nov 1, 2015, 11:38 PM Nov 2015

Just saw the Mary Mapes/Dan Rather movie "Truth.. [View all]

and was wondering about Bill Burkett, the Lt. Col. who produced the "phony" Killian documents that led to Rather's and Mape's undoing.

I can't find anything on Burkett - where is he, is he still alive. etc. Nothing since 2004-5. Even the Wiki page has zero biographical information.

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Just saw the Mary Mapes/Dan Rather movie "Truth.. [View all] Peregrine Took Nov 2015 OP

Don't Know About Burkett But Rather & Co Made A Major Mistake On Those Documents. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2015 #1

Did you like it? tavernier Nov 2015 #2

The bigger question is where kacekwl Nov 2015 #3

I don't know but that story of Bush* being AWOL was old news by the time Rather reported it Samantha Nov 2015 #4

Not "avoiding active duty," that's how he avoided going to Vietnam pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #5

Rachel did an interview with Rather and a good background piece mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #6

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