Nothing all that shocking, really.
WASHINGTON - The brother of Army Ranger Pat Tillman accused the Pentagon and the Bush administration yesterday of deliberately concealing the circumstances of the former football star's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan in an effort to avoid embarrassment.OK.
In some ways, this qualifies as a front-page story, which it was today. In other ways, it does not.
First, it’s human nature to lie to avoid embarrassment. Second, look who we’re talking about here. These people would lie about a mixed-up lunch order if it made them look good. It makes me wonder how many other times something like this has happened to soldiers who do not have the high-profile exposure of a former NFL player. I’m guessing “lots”.
First, it’s human nature to lie to avoid embarrassment. Second, look who we’re talking about here. These people would lie about a mixed-up lunch order if it made them look good. It makes me wonder how many other times something like this has happened to soldiers who do not have the high-profile exposure of a former NFL player. I’m guessing “lots”.
If you think that every family of every soldier who is killed over there gets the straight story from our government, you’ve got another think coming.
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If you wanna know the story you can always talk to Jamie. But be prepared to hear the 'F' word every other word. He's still a little upset by all that and her. [It was his regiment {ranger battalion} that got her out.
When I was heard this story on the radio yesterday I was thinking the same thing.