Forgery or conspiracy? Memorandum 46

Here's an article I co-wrote that will appear in the Sunday Outlook section of the Washington Post. We'll be updating this page over the coming days. So check back for updates.

Memorandum 46 timeline, as compiled by us.
Audio from our last show on XM 169 before we got fired. That audio is divided into segments, this one is one large MP3.

Who says Memorandum46 is true?
Former rep. Cynthia McKinney presents Memo 46 to the United Nations and defends it in a speech.
Joe Madison presents Memo 46 at the annual Congressional Black Caucus gathering.
Former D.C. delegate Walter Fauntroy, on the Joe Madison show on XM 169 (audio available, upon request) and on Michael Fauntroy's site
Boyd Graves (see Exhibit 10 of his lawsuit against the government)
The Final Call, with Brzezinski's name misspelled.
Len Horowitz
Blackelectorate.com
Millions for Reparations
Various discussion forums or discussants, such as: Greekchat, Jahness,

Who says Memorandum 46 is a forgery?
Brzezinski, former national security advisor to former president Jimmy Carter and the alleged author, in an e-mail to us.
Eliot Morgan
The Carter administration.
Paul Lee, consultant to the Malcolm X movie, in a 2002 Michigan Chronicle piece
Cliff Kincaid

Who is suspicious that Memorandum 46 is a forgery

Casey Lartigue

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To contact us:
Casey Lartigue's e-mail
Eliot Morgan's e-mail

Also, on the Washington Post site: Excerpts from The May 19 edition of the Casey Lartigue Show. The topic was Malcolm X.

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