o yeh, forgot about him. all american apple pie guy. probly a bit too apple pie to keep his mouth shut about the rapes & killing the innocent. he was a liability to the heros fighting for (never mind losing them quick) our freedoms. bad for the morale of the troops.
Some day enough of the American people may wake up and refrain from continually electing self-serving liars to political office. When it comes to “star power” or celebrity, the majority of Americans are hopelessly delusional. My own opinion on the Pat Tillman matter is that he had soured on the war(s) and rather than having an NFL player come home and tell it like it is the government arranged his demise. No one listens very much to some kid from Oshkosh when he complains about the war after his brains have been scrambled or his arm or leg has been blown off but if you were an NFL player in his prime then the rubes will sit up and take notice. It is the way of the world… The Tillman family are correct in stating that there was a lot of concerted maneuvering involved to cover up the real circumstances behind PT’s death. Perhaps Bush’s quoting of the Iraqi bloggers was a misstep? K
This whole thing stinks to holy hell. Let’s hope that a few shreds of truth will emerge from the testimony on the Hill (but I’m not holding my breath).
…It’s being said that Tillman was killed with a tight (quarter sized) 3 round group of 5.56 mm rounds fired from a M-16 variant to his forehead. Indicating to Military Forensic pathologists that he had to have been shot at a distance of less than 100 meters. Rendering his death by mistaken or “friendly fire” impossible.
And here are the bastards that are “fighting for our freedom”
http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20070723&s=diarist072307
o yeh, forgot about him. all american apple pie guy. probly a bit too apple pie to keep his mouth shut about the rapes & killing the innocent. he was a liability to the heros fighting for (never mind losing them quick) our freedoms. bad for the morale of the troops.
Letter I wrote to Editor & Publisher back in March. They posted it…
re: Blogging with Bush
Some day enough of the American people may wake up and refrain from continually electing self-serving liars to political office. When it comes to “star power” or celebrity, the majority of Americans are hopelessly delusional. My own opinion on the Pat Tillman matter is that he had soured on the war(s) and rather than having an NFL player come home and tell it like it is the government arranged his demise. No one listens very much to some kid from Oshkosh when he complains about the war after his brains have been scrambled or his arm or leg has been blown off but if you were an NFL player in his prime then the rubes will sit up and take notice. It is the way of the world… The Tillman family are correct in stating that there was a lot of concerted maneuvering involved to cover up the real circumstances behind PT’s death. Perhaps Bush’s quoting of the Iraqi bloggers was a misstep? K
This whole thing stinks to holy hell. Let’s hope that a few shreds of truth will emerge from the testimony on the Hill (but I’m not holding my breath).
Ken, sounds about right to me.
…It’s being said that Tillman was killed with a tight (quarter sized) 3 round group of 5.56 mm rounds fired from a M-16 variant to his forehead. Indicating to Military Forensic pathologists that he had to have been shot at a distance of less than 100 meters. Rendering his death by mistaken or “friendly fire” impossible.