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We all know that it took a month for the Pentagon to get straight with the American public and Tillman's family about his death.
President ( ? ) Bush wanted to tell everyone that Cpl. Tillman was killed in an ambush, and this is according to a memo that the A.P. got their hands on. You will recall that Tillman was killed by his own people in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon released their findings which looked into Tillman's death and into the military on whether they tried to cover the death up.
The investigators recommended that nine Army officers, including McChrystal, be held accountable for errors in reporting the friendly fire death to their superiors and to Tillman's family. McChrystal was found "accountable for the inaccurate and misleading assertions" contained in papers recommending Tillman get the Silver Star.
Some of the officers involved said they wanted to wait until the investigations were complete before informing the Tillman family.
The latest document obtained by the AP suggests that officials at least as high as Abizaid knew the truth weeks before the family. Source
First off, I would say that it is a given that the military was attempting to cover death of Corporal Tillman up. What is really beneath contempt is the fact they waited weeks before telling the dead man's family and then lying about the circumstances to top it off!
Is every one and everything that has anything to do with Bush/Cheney crooked and criminal? It would not surprise me if the White House cleaning lady has something corrupt going on!
What kind of pieces of shit did the ignorant ( STUPID ) citizens of the United States put into the White House? A liar, business failure, failure at life, " C " grade student, thief, and pretty much a momma's boy. The man can't think for himself and I bet that the cleaning lady or either Cheney has to put his shoes on for him in the morning.
George Bush/Dick Cheney have done nothing but continually drain the life out of the United States in everyway possible.
Our Democratic controlled congress wants to now give Bush timelines on the United States troop withdrawal from Iraq.
I cannot speak for you, but when I went and voted last November, I was voting for people who would get our friends and family out of Iraq NOW, not in twelve months, or eighteen months. Now means now!
George Bush/Dick Cheney
IMPEACH! INDICT! IMPRISON!
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There was a period of 37 days between the death of a high-profile Army Ranger in Afghanistan and the final disclosure of the facts surrounding his death to his family, and you find this to be evidence of a cover-up?
If the Pentagon had reason to believe that the death of Pat Tillman was due to friendly fire, then it makes perfect sense that they would warn those in the government who would likely be making statements regarding his highly publicized death to take care in statements that they made regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident. At the same time, the Pentagon would not want to state to the family that he was or was not the victim of friendly fire until after all the facts were in.
The article that you link to even states that: "Some of the officers involved said they wanted to wait until the investigations were complete before informing the Tillman family."
Further, the article notes that: "The White House has been careful not to wade into the circumstances of Tillman's death. The day after Tillman died, a spokesman said Tillman 'was an inspiration on and off the football field,' but made no reference to the specifics of the episode.
"In a speech given two days after McChrystal's memo, Bush made no mention of how Tillman died."
So, some of the officers involved wanted to wait until all of the facts were in before trying to explain to Tillman's family what had happened; and before and after McChrystal's memo, the administration made no reference to the specifics of how Corporal Tillman died.
You're trying to find a conspiracy where none exists. It's a non-issue.
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