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September 29, 2004
CBS trying again
You would have thought CBS would be just a tad more careful about their "reporting" after the Killian Memo Affair (trying to peddle fraudulent memos in an effort to influence a national election). They backed off trying to resurrect the Niger story (especially since their "story" had already been earlier discredited by several sources), but again, CBS doesn't let facts stand in the way of doing a "sexy" story with all the earmarks of an urband legend.
Do read the comments by reader SFC Thomas here in the comment section of that post. He is a retention NCO with twelve years now with the Army.
Oh, SFC Thomas? Thank you.
UPDATE: via Power Line the Selective Service System has added this to their site.
Notwithstanding recent stories in the news media and on the Internet, Selective Service is not getting ready to conduct a draft for the U.S. Armed Forces -- either with a special skills or regular draft. Rather, the Agency remains prepared to manage a draft if and when the President and the Congress so direct. This responsibility has been ongoing since 1980 and is nothing new. Further, both the President and the Secretary of Defense have stated on more than one occasion that there is no need for a draft for the War on Terrorism or any likely contingency, such as Iraq. Additionally, the Congress has not acted on any proposed legislation to reinstate a draft. Therefore, Selective Service continues to refine its plans to be prepared as is required by law, and to register young men who are ages 18 through 25.
Posted by Darleen at September 29, 2004 06:17 AM