Originally Posted by
FDXLAG
Back to the topic, the only criminal in this incident is the scumb&g who gave the tape to the press. I doubt the Air Force directly lied about the existence of the tape but if they did good on them.
I may be wrong on this, but I don't believe HUD/voice tapes are protected or privledged anymore unless they are classified. Since there's nothing classified on these tapes, I think it's actually illegal for the military to withhold them.
At least that's what I heard on the last safety board I was on.