Please- I'm confused. Who released the (not) forged documents?

[gardenista]

I understood that the White House released the documents. But so did the DOD? Where did CBS get their copies?

Sorry, but I've been working too much, keeping me from the important stuff!

[Protected]

1. We don't know who gave them to CBS News.

CBS hasn't named their source, nor should they. The White House released copies that were faxed to them by CBS News.

[MissB]

2. Well, they should name their source

about the same time that Robert Novak releases his source. Which will be never.

[gardenista]

3. Ok, so the White House and CBS have the same copies? nt

[goodhue]

4. yes

and importantly they are authentic
despite what some people say

[Frances]

5. I thought the White House had not answered the question of

whether they are authentic.

I think if we had an honest media, Bush would be hounded right now with the question:

Is the info in these memos authentic?

Bush should have to answer this question!

[BurtWorm]

6. That's a very good point.

Unfortunately, we have a very useless press.

[goodhue]

7. white house cleverly does not dispute authentcity nor comment on substance

[yardwork]

12. I think Bush should be hounded on the questions about his service

Never mind these documents. They may be real, they may be fake - but I haven't seen any credible evidence suggesting that they are fake.

The freepers and shit boat liars funded by Rove question the authenticity of anything that makes chimp-boy look bad or Kerry look good. Never the reverse.

When was the last time any news service gave the same level of scrutiny to the Plame outing or the Niger documents or the 9/11 Commission report or the Medicare scandal that they give to these stupid documents?

[gardenista]

9. Why did the White House release them if CBS had already done so?

I wonder if they did a blast of them to all of the RW blogs to ask for help in promulgating the forgery meme. So they also had to release them to the more conventional (but no less whorish) media to cover their tracks.

[goodhue]

11. to set up forgery meme

[DianeG5385]

8. We need to put the HAMMER down on Novak

to give up his source.

His revelation of Valerie Plame destroyed a network that was working to destroy terrorist networks.

Was THAT what the BFEE wanted?? Do they WANT to disable real intelligence so that we ARE hit again? Are they that evil?

Would they do that to gain political advantage over a dumbed down electorate?

I hope not....but 1000 plus deaths speak otherwise...

[gardenista]

10. Agreed. I believe this will come out in time. But maybe not before 11/2.

[Zen Democrat]

13. Can you spell C--I--A????

[DianeG5385]

14. They better get moving

if they care about our country. We need all the nonsense outed NOW!