I noted earlier that the New York Times has learned that the military records that could explain where Bush was when he was supposed to be in the National Guard have been “inadvertently destroyed,” according to the Pentagon.
While few find this explanation satisfactory, or even remotely credible, the Washington Post’s Dan Froomkin reminded readers today of a very different version of this story from just two weeks ago.
Associated Press Assistant General Counsel Dave Tomlin told me yesterday that AP reporters began trying to get the documents back in February, but hit roadblock after roadblock.
Tomlin said the AP has been informed that the microfilm in question does indeed exist. Tomlin said that because paper records can vanish and be tampered with, the microfilm “would erase any questions.”
Maybe “erase” is the optimum word here.
The plot thickens…