September 10, 2004

Couldn't the 1970's The IBM Selectric Composer typewriter have done these CBS Memo's? Nope! 11:08:06 PM

Cracks in the wall of silence: Independent document examiner Sandra Ramsey Lines said the memos looked like they had been produced on a computer using Microsoft Word software. Lines, a document expert and fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, pointed to a superscript — a smaller, raised "th" in "111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron" — as evidence indicating forgery. Microsoft Word automatically inserts superscripts in the same style as the two on the memos obtained by 60 Minutes, she said. "I'm virtually certain these were computer generated," Lines said to the Associated Press after reviewing copies of the documents at her office in Paradise Valley, Ariz. She produced a nearly identical document using her computer's Microsoft Word software. In the Wednesday broadcast, 60 Minutes said the memos were "documents we are told were taken from Col. Killian's personal file." 3:05:12 PM

Dan Rather: The "story is "true" even if the documents aren't. Now that's entertainment! 2:48:24 PM

DefeatJohnJohn.com is offering $10,000 right now to anyone who can find a typewriter from 1972 that could have reasonably made the CBS documents. The typewriter must be using the same proportionally spaced font as the CBS documents, the same curly-quotation marks, the same impossible superscripted "th"s, the same 13-point line spacing, and create a document that looks as much (or more) like the alleged forgeries than does a Microsoft Word document with default fonts and margins. 2:26:43 PM

Kevin seems to have found a new feature in MS word: http://wizbangblog.com/archives/003622.php 10:20:43 AM

Call it genocide San Francisco Chronicle - FIRM ACTION may follow from a powerful word. Secretary of State Colin Powell denounced Sudan Thursday for its directed attacks on thousands in the rebellious region of Darfur, calling the atrocities for the first time genocide. "rebellious region" ?  What are they rebelling against?  Being Killed? 9:01:44 AM

Study shows men also suffer from PMS ThisisLondon.com - Stomach cramps, mood swings and hot flushes. Yes, it's that time of the month again. But these are symptoms reported by men, not women. New research suggests men suffer from pre-menstrual-style symptoms, in some cases as badly as women. The news is bound to be greeted with snorts of cynicism by most females. I know there are times of the month I just don't feel fresh... 8:49:52 AM