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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-05 12:12 PM
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Tillman Sr. has harsh words for military
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, May 29, 2005

Pat Tillman’s father called Army investigations into his son’s death “shams” in a letter to The Washington Post on Saturday, and accused investigators of deliberately falsifying facts to cover up Army mistakes.

“I did not say the Army ‘botched’ the investigation,” the letter read. “I said it deliberately falsified baseline facts — e.g. distance, light conditions, details perceived before and while firing, and the identification of ‘friendlies.’ ”

The letter in The Washington Post accuses Army superiors of ordering that all physical evidence of the friendly fire incident be destroyed, including Tillman’s uniform and body armor. Tillman Sr. also wrote that his family was briefed three times with “a sales pitch of made-up ‘facts’ and assurances of investigative integrity.”

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http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=29408

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TwentyFive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-05 12:23 PM
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1. Bush has NEVER supported our troops.
When will people wake up and realize that Bush treats our military with as much respect as a 5 year old does with TOY SOLDIERS?

Bush uses a soldiers' patriotism and love for country for his own selfish purposes. The Tillmans are only the most recent example of people discovering the scam. What a horrible shame. I don't think that Bush has the capacity to feel human suffering.
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