More on CBS and the Draft
The
Commissar has some interesting points about CBSs making a news story out of a well-known internet hoax and a misrepresented source and offers a scoop with the interview between Document Dan and his next story source:
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Rather: Mr. Enobakhare, where are you from?
Enobakhare: From Sierra, Leone, which is right next to the Kingdom of Zamunda.
Rather: And your family has fallen on some hard times?
Enobakhare: Yes, Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of Twelve Million United States Dollars in a Finance and Security Company.
Rather: I see.
Enobakhare: Due the Raging war in our country Sierra-Leone, He declared it as family treasure , according to him for Security Reasons.
Rather: Sounds as smart as a whip cracking over the head of a trader's stubborn mule.
Enobakhare: I have been able to re-establish the ownership of this Funds as a result of the fact that the documents bear my name as the next of kin.
Rather: I would be very interested in those documents, provided of course, that they meet our rigorous standards of authentication here at CBS News.
Enobakhare: How do you do that?
Rather: Hold 'em up, over my head, in the Texas sun. If I don't get sunburned, they're good.
Enobakhare: You are a very rigorous and objective newsman. I believe we can do business together. ...At this point, I wish to move this ( funds ) out of Finance and Security Company to your country for investment and personal relocation purpose as soon as you indicate your interest to help me out.
Caution -- multiple drink alert...
Posted by DaveH at September 29, 2004 6:37 PM