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THE DAILY MIS-LEAD
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NEW RECORDS INDICATE GAP IN BUSH MILITARY SERVICE
Earlier this year, the White House released documents it said proved
President Bush fulfilled his National Guard service during the Vietnam War.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan at the time said the documents "means
he served" and that there was no longer any question about whether the
President actually showed up to fulfill his duty. But according to new
records released late last week, Bush did not accumulate any flying hours at
all for several months during 1972.
According to Bloomberg news service, newly released computerized records
provide no record of Bush's whereabouts between July 1972 and September 1972
when he was supposed to be serving in the Alabama National Guard.[1] Earlier
this month, the Pentagon said those documents had been "inadvertently
destroyed."[2]
The Associated Press is currently suing for the release of copies of all the
records, which are legally required to exist at the Texas state archives.[3]
However, President Bush has refused to authorize their release, forcing AP
to invoke the Freedom of Information Act.
Sources:
1. "Bush Records Show No Flight Service During July-September '72,"
Bloomberg.com, 07/23/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1435098&l=48081.
2. "Bush Military Records Destroyed," CBSNEWS.com, 07/09/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1435098&l=48082.
3. "AP Sues for Access to Bush Guard Records," SunHerald.com, 06/22/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1435098&l=48083.
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