Regarding the CBS document scandal, (former?) reader Walter Sobchak writes: I think, Jeff, what you’re missing in this whole discussion is the possibility that CBS actually believed the documents were genuine, even if it turns out that they were forgeries.  I know, I know, the liberal media hate Bush and want to make sure he doesn’t get re-elected blah blah blah, but even so, does it seem particularly likely that

If you rearrange the letters in “CBS documents likely forged; Dan Rather holds fast to brazen denials,” you’ll come up with “Bill Burkett digs Dan Rather” (plus a mess of extra letters I suspect were meant to throw us off the scent). Not a scientifically conclusive revelation, perhaps, but hey—Dan woulda run with it… **** update:  “CBS’s Giant Eyeball emerges from his tony New York lair, sees own shadow.  Several

Responding to my question about the odd acronym “OETR” in this memo (see updates 3 and 5), reader Seth Williams emails: Jeff, To the best of my knowledge it isn’t a question of which acronym (OETR/OER) is current; both acronyms are in current use. An OER is a report used for various things, among them evaluating promotions. It’s also interesting to note that it’s not exclusively an Air Force acronym;

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