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Old October 3rd 04, 05:02 PM
Larry Dighera
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Default Bush prematurely left his Texas National Guard unit because nerves, fear and a possible drinking problem?


While baby Bush may have once been an airman, Kerry currently owns and
pilots his twin aircraft today. While baby Bush shuts down thousands
of square miles of airspace wherever he roams, Kerry declined flight
restrictions for his presidential campaign.

Now this:


http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i...s=bakerarticle | Posted
September 29, 2004

Fear of Flying
by Russ Baker

Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative
Fund of the Nation Institute.

A new source has emerged with what she says is personal knowledge
about why George W. Bush prematurely left his Texas National Guard
unit in 1972--because nerves, fear and a possible drinking problem
were affecting his ability to pilot his F-102A plane. If true, this
information further confirms a growing body of evidence that Bush has
not been candid about his departure from his unit. ...



http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040927&s=baker
September 14, 2004

Why Bush Left Texas
by Russ Baker

Growing evidence suggests that George W. Bush abruptly left his Texas
Air National Guard unit in 1972 for substantive reasons pertaining to
his inability to continue piloting a fighter jet.

A months-long investigation, which includes examination of hundreds of
government-released documents, interviews with former Guard members
and officials, military experts and Bush associates, points toward the
conclusion that Bush's personal behavior was causing alarm among his
superior officers and would ultimately lead to his fleeing the state
to avoid a physical exam he might have had difficulty passing.