Post by wyldberi on Mar 27, 2007 19:44:03 GMT -5
There's a story out there on the Net about the public response given by the family of deceased corporal Pat Tillman to the military whitewashing of the Department of Defense's so-called investigation.
Doesn’t that say it all.
Officials assigned to covering up the facts pertaining to the death of Corporal Tillman in Afghanistan, and the mishandling of that information by the Department of Defense, were forced to resort to pulling an old ‘publican trick out of their bag. Instead of taking responsibility, this jerk-off attempted to put Citizens demanding accountability from their government on the defensive by projecting onto them the guilt of those responsible, in an effort to deflect the light of enquiry.
Abuse refers to the act of lying to a soldier, ordering them into a combat zone when the situation doesn’t measure up to this step of the last resort.
Abuse refers to dishonoring blood spilled in battle by denying the truth of what happened.
Abuse refers to dishonoring the life of a fallen comrade-in-arms by creating a fictional account of what happened, trying to put a friendlier, prettier face on an illegal war.
Abuse refers to prolonging the period of mourning a family is forced to endure by issuing contradictory and incomplete details concerning the death of their loved one.
Abuse refers to what this military does to every Vet when it drags the memory of a soldier through the mud of its incompetence, and needlessly reminds us of our friends and comrades who came home in body bags.
Abuse IS NOT demanding the TRUTH concerning the death of a family member from those possessing that information.
Give ‘em hell, Tillman family.
Tillman family outraged at Army, demands congressional probe
David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
Published: Tuesday March 27, 2007
RAW STORY
The family of Pat Tillman, the NFL player who joined the Army and lost his life in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, is demanding a congressional investigation into the death of their son after Army reports did not satisfy the family's concerns.
"The briefing we just received was unsatisfactory," read a statement released by the family. "The characterization of criminal negligence, professional misconduct, battlefield incompetence, concealment and destruction of evidence, deliberate deception, and conspiracy to deceive are not 'missteps.' These actions are malfeasance."
The following video clips of Tillman coverage are from CNN's American Morning and CBS's Early Show. The complete statement by the Tillman family follows the video.
RAW STORY unlinkable video rawstory.com/news/2007/Tillman_f ... _0327.html
David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
Published: Tuesday March 27, 2007
RAW STORY
The family of Pat Tillman, the NFL player who joined the Army and lost his life in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, is demanding a congressional investigation into the death of their son after Army reports did not satisfy the family's concerns.
"The briefing we just received was unsatisfactory," read a statement released by the family. "The characterization of criminal negligence, professional misconduct, battlefield incompetence, concealment and destruction of evidence, deliberate deception, and conspiracy to deceive are not 'missteps.' These actions are malfeasance."
The following video clips of Tillman coverage are from CNN's American Morning and CBS's Early Show. The complete statement by the Tillman family follows the video.
RAW STORY unlinkable video rawstory.com/news/2007/Tillman_f ... _0327.html
"She said the military told her family they were being abusive to the military."
Doesn’t that say it all.
Officials assigned to covering up the facts pertaining to the death of Corporal Tillman in Afghanistan, and the mishandling of that information by the Department of Defense, were forced to resort to pulling an old ‘publican trick out of their bag. Instead of taking responsibility, this jerk-off attempted to put Citizens demanding accountability from their government on the defensive by projecting onto them the guilt of those responsible, in an effort to deflect the light of enquiry.
Abuse refers to the act of lying to a soldier, ordering them into a combat zone when the situation doesn’t measure up to this step of the last resort.
Abuse refers to dishonoring blood spilled in battle by denying the truth of what happened.
Abuse refers to dishonoring the life of a fallen comrade-in-arms by creating a fictional account of what happened, trying to put a friendlier, prettier face on an illegal war.
Abuse refers to prolonging the period of mourning a family is forced to endure by issuing contradictory and incomplete details concerning the death of their loved one.
Abuse refers to what this military does to every Vet when it drags the memory of a soldier through the mud of its incompetence, and needlessly reminds us of our friends and comrades who came home in body bags.
Abuse IS NOT demanding the TRUTH concerning the death of a family member from those possessing that information.
Give ‘em hell, Tillman family.