Well, this falls under the category of things we are not talking enough about. The US military covered up the truth of Tillman’s death, which was the result of enemy fire. Although the truth is coming out now, no one has been arrested or cited for the cover-up. Tillman’s family and former Army private Jessica Lynch spoke at a House committee on military misinformation. Five weeks after Pat Tillman’s family was told that he fought off enemy gunfire, they are now told there was a procedural mistake–he was killed by friendly fire. USA Today states:
Early versions of Lynch’s capture and rescue, quoting unnamed U.S. officials, said Iraqi soldiers shot and stabbed Lynch, who fought back until she shot off her last round of ammunition and was captured. That made her seem like “little girl Rambo,” Lynch said Tuesday.
In truth, she said, she was hurt too badly to fight. The narrative that described Tillman’s actions, for which he was awarded the Silver Star, “was utter fiction,” Kevin Tillman said.
To top it all off, during a press conference, Bush revealed the location of 24 Baghdad military bases. Below is a video from MSNBC about the Tillman coverup and Bush’s press conference. At about 5:20 in the video the discussion moves to Bush’s big blunder. I love the part when the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran’s of America calls Bush’s mistake a “Geraldo moment”.
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