Saturday, September 18, 2004

Col. Staudt denies Bush got special treatment

Retired Colonel Walter Staudt has finally spoken. Staudt is the former commander of the Texas Air National Guard who according to CBS was the officer who requested the George Bush's evaluations be "sugar coated."

Staudt has told ABC News that Bush was was a highly qualified officer and passed all the necessary tests.

CBS claims that although the memo used on 60 Minutes was written 18 months after Col. Staudt retired, he retained a "sphere of influence" over the Guard.

Staudt tells ABC News that after his retirement from the Texas Guard he had no further involvement. "There was no reason to," according to Staudt.

Full story -->WorldNetDaily: Col. Staudt denies Bush got special treatment

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