A graduate student at a university would be crazy to write a letter
damning a member of the faculty unless he was sure of being protect.
This would be like a private in the army publicly criticizing his
commanding officer in a letter. This simply is not done. The fact
that such a letter was written, signed or not, adds more suspicion
that things are not right at Purdue.
Ed
On Sep 3, 2008, at 1:55 PM, Steven Krivit wrote:
http://newenergytimes.com/BubbleTrouble/BubblegateSendLawyersAffidavitsMoney.htm
Excerpt:
...On the other hand, The New York Times published a document
allegedly written and signed by Adam Butt, a graduate student at
Purdue. It was perhaps the most damning evidence, which caused great
harm to Taleyarkhan's reputation. This alleged statement also formed
the basis of Taleyarkhan's admonishment by Congress and punishment
by Purdue.
Here is the version obtained by New Energy Times. Note that there is
no signature, no notary stamp, no statement about a willingness to
testify under oath, and no statement that the author wrote it
"completely willingly and without influence and duress from any
other individuals."
However, something about the text is peculiar. The first three
paragraphs are written in third person. The remaining text is
written in first person.
Here is the version located on the New York Times Web site. It is
the same as the version obtained by New Energy Times - the same
unsigned document. Yet on May 11, 2007, Chang wrote in The New York
Times that "Mr. Butt signed a statement...
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