in the Observer article, Rather says he showed the docs to the WH, but he doesn’t say what they replied. I don’t believe the docs themselves are part of a Rove conspiracy, because the risks of it backfiring are too great and Rove isn’t that stupid.

But I could imagine the WH recognizing that they were probably forgeries, saying something bland and noncommittal instead of pointing out to Rather that they were probably forgeries, and then sitting back and watching Rather hang himself. After all, we know Bush is the master of rope-a-dope.