more fono-folly (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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One of the lessons of Kent State is don't throw bags of shit at 20 year
olds with guns.

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> As in the case of George Zimmerman, I wasn't in the studio, but I know
what
> I heard.
>
> CNN reported yesterday on an audiotape recorded at Kent State at the
time
> of the 1970 shootings.  According to an audio engineer, his machines
can
> enhance the tape till you hear people speaking.
>
> A survivor is trying to get the case reopened. National Guardsmen were
> convicted of wrongdoing. He sent the tape to the FBI, which replied
that
> nothing was audible.
>
> Back to yesterday.  The helpful audio engineer played the tape for a
CNN
> journalist as the oscilloscope danced on the screen in vivid blue and
> yellow patterns.  Without enhancement, I heard
>
>
"SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSZZZZZZZZSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHMMMOWZZZZZZZZZZZSS
SSSSSS
> SSSSSZZZZZZZMMMM."
>
> Then he played the enhanced tape:
>
>
"SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSZZZZZZZZSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHMMMOWZZZZZZZZZZZSS
SSSSSS
> SSSSSZZZZZZZMMMM."
>
> "Listen again," said the journalist.
>
> (I won't repeat myself.)
>
> But this time there were subtitles, and they were clear as day!  They
said,
> "Prepare to fire!"  "Get down!" and "Guard fire!"
>
> (Was "Guard fire!"  a recognized National Guard order? Maybe.)
>
> "Listen again." Subtitles.
>
> Experienced journalist:  "I don't know about you, but when I hear that
I
> get chills!"
>
> Engineer shakes head sadly and only hopes that his investigations will
keep
> something similar from ever happening again.
>
> More (and less) detail:
>
> http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-27/us/us_kent-state-shootings-archive-
> audio_1_alan-canfora-student-protesters-shootings?_s=PM:US
>
> JL
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
truth."
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