Any particular reason why me being a "him" or a "her" would make a difference GM? As far as the discussion goes, what is the more important. what is being said, or who is saying it? I am definitely a person that prefers truth, fact and honesty over lies, total misrepresentation and myth.

As to Mr. McLean's comment:

"The difference between Observer and myself is that I approached the subject of the alleged Eskimo remark by Captain Lanning with an OPEN mind."

Nothing could be further from the truth. It was stated that the group of songwriters called themselves "The Glesca Eskimos" because of a remark supposedly made by Laning reported in the Scottish tabloids. There have been a number of threads on this and McLean's approach has throughout been solely to find proof of Laning making that remark - NOT - whether in fact he had made the remark at all [There is a difference between the two].

My reasons for doubting that Laning ever made any such remark are founded on what I know about the times and the incident involved, the UK and US military and the UK tabloid press. To have Laning making such a remark at a Press Conference is pure caricature stereotype as seen from one particular view point. Counter to how they are commonly depicted on film and on TV, senior officers tend not to use obscenities and they most certainly do not blaspheme. They are also specifically trained to be very guarded with their speech, in terms of what they say and how they say it, in the presence of members of the media as on those occasions they are never speaking for themselves but as a representative of their service and country.