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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  SECRETARY TO BUSH'S NATIONAL GUARD COMMANDER SAYS SHE DIDN'T TYPE THE MEMOS BUT THAT THEIR CONTENT IS TRUE IN AN INTERVIEW ON THE CBS EVENING NEWS AND ON 60 MINUTES Wed Sep 15 2004 18:57:00 ET September 15, 2004 Marian Knox, the secretary to President Bush's National Guard commander, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, says the content in controversial memos is true but that she did not type them. Knox, who said she was Killian's "right hand," appears in an interview with Dan Rather on the CBS EVENING NEWS and on tonight's edition of 60 MINUTES. A transcript of Evening News report follows. Transcripts of the 60 MINUTES report will be available later this evening. TRANSCRIPT EVENING NEWS: RATHER INTRO: CBS News .. "60 Minutes" .. and this reporter .. drew new fire today .. over our reports that raised questions about President Bush's military service record .. including whether he fulfilled his obligations to the national guard. CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports on the latest attack on the "60 Minutes" story .. and the CBS News response. ANDREWS: Congressional republicans turned the high heat on CBS News, charging that last week's revelations about Lt George Bush, which aired on "60 Minutes" were based on fake documents and demanding that 60 Minutes and Dan Rather retract the story. Sot Bennet Its very clear the documents were forged. They were laid on him and this time he bit. ANDREWS: 40 members of the House signed a letter accusing the network of deception--in a letter asking CBS if the documents are authentic, why wont the network say how it got them . Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) I think at the very least CBS should characterize the source. I think it's amazing that they haven't already done that. ANDREW: The dispute surrounds memoranda 60 Minutes says came from the personal file of Lt. Bush's Air National Guard Commander, Lt Col Jerry Killian. .... Memos that accuse Mr Bush of disobeying an order and of using connections to have Killian "sugarcoat" Mr Bush's record. (out) However some experts doubt the authenticity of the memos. Killian's secretary--in an interview for tonight's 60 Minutes tells Dan Rather she too believes the memos are fake --but-- accurately reflect KIllian's view of Lt. Bush. Sot MARIAN KNOX: I know that I didn't type them however, the information in those is correct. ANDREWS Marian Knox says Col Killian liked Mr Bush but not his attitude. Sot MARIAN KNOX First of all Killian was very friendly with Bush they had fun together. And I think it upset him very much that he was being defied. ANDREWS CBS News officials say the memos came from a confidential source- and that they remain certain the content of the story is true. ANDREW HEYWARD: we would not have put the report on the air if we did not believe in every aspect of it. Narr However, News President Andrew Heyward also says the network will try to resolve what he calls the unresolved issues. Sot ANDREW HEYWARD: ..enough questions have been raised that we are going redouble our efforts to answer those questions. ANDREWS: Some at this network believe the backlash against the 60 Minutes report is pure politcics. But that's the critics' point as well--that fake, or real, the fact that 60 Minutes got these documents during an election year was no accident. Wyatt Andrews CBS News Washington. |
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