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astroBspacedog Donating Member (199 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 10:02 AM
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SF Chronicle: Family Demands Truth (sons death in Afghanistan)
Edited on Sun Sep-25-05 10:10 AM by astroBspacedog
"Were witnesses allowed to change their testimony on key details, as alleged by one investigator? Why did internal documents on the case, such as the initial casualty report, include false information? When did top Pentagon officials know that Tillman’s death was caused by friendly fire, and why did they delay for five weeks before informing his family? "

"A Chronicle review of more than 2,000 pages of testimony, as well as interviews with Pat Tillman’s family members and soldiers who served with him, found contradictions, inaccuracies and what appears to be the military’s attempt at self-protection. "Were witnesses allowed to change their testimony on key details, as alleged by one investigator? Why did internal documents on the case, such as the initial casualty report, include false information? When did top Pentagon officials know that Tillman’s death was caused by friendly fire, and why did they delay for five weeks before informing his family? "

"For example, the documents contain testimony of the first investigating officer alleging that Army officials allowed witnesses to change key details in their sworn statements so his finding that certain soldiers committed “gross negligence” could be softened."

I'm getting very sick of the lies and propaganda coming from the White House and Pentagon!!!

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 10:08 AM
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1. The Pentagon wanted Pat Tillman as their poster boy for
for recruiting purposes.

Would like to see the Tillman family join hands with Cindy Sheehan.

These thieves and war criminals must be stopped.
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Thaddeus Donating Member (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 01:47 PM
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4. Indeed. Does anyone remember
2004 Republican internet political ads that had camoflauged soldiers in the background? It seemed to me at the time that the soldiers were actually multiple pictures of Tillman. Would be interesting to verify that.
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leetrisck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-25-05 10:21 AM
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2. Tillman's commanders were urging him to get out
before this happened. (Read that somewhere) I think Tillman was killed deliberately (jealousy,etc.) I have believed this for a long time.
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 10:08 AM
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3. kick for the truth
:kick:
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