Army Still Trips Over Cover-Up

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Army Still Trips Over Cover-Up

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The honor code is carved into stone at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point:

"A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."

The words express the integrity expected of those who lead our men and women into battle, and they have a purpose: Officers who cannot be trusted have no place in positions of responsibility, not when the consequences of such a character flaw can be death, not when the American people put such confidence in those in uniform.

But somehow, it is hard to square that admirable code of honor with the Army's behavior in the Pat Tillman case. It is not merely individual officers --- from lowly captains to three-star generals --- who apparently failed to tell the truth about what happened to the former NFL star in the hills of Afghanistan. The deception is so broad that it implicates the Army as an institution.

Tillman's story is heartbreaking. After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he rejected a $3.6 million contract from the NFL's Arizona Cardinals to enlist, along with his brother, as an Army Ranger. And while his decision drew widespread media attention, Tillman refused all interview requests. To him, it wasn't about the spotlight, it was about doing his duty.

But on April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed while on patrol with his unit near the Pakistan border. Immediately, the Army put out the word that he had died heroically, protecting his fellow soldiers in a firefight.

More at Link: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,91200,00.html?ESRC=army.nl

It's a really excellent article posted on a very military orientated site. I urge everyone to read it and discuss it. It is sad that this is another item on a long list of things that have happened under this administration. Our country seems to have completely lost its way and perhaps its very soul. Incidents like this give me pause to wonder whether or not we can ever get back to being on the right path and truly doing the right things. What has happened with Patrick Tillman is a tragedy, and I have no faith whatsoever that the truth will ever be fully revealed. Three bullets to the head and we're supposed to readily accept that it was a friendly fire incident. I don't think so -- especially when the military has been caught in so many lies over this matter. While military.com is not formally endorsed by the DoD I am glad to see that many veterans -- like myself -- will be getting a glipse at the ugliness that is happening over in Iraq and in our own country.

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1. Thanks.

The comment section is interesting.

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2. I agree...

Both interesting and disturbing.

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3. Yes.

I sometimes do not know what to say about all of that. It is one thing to understand where it comes from but another to justify it.

I honestly do not know what to say to anyone who classifies our media as liberal anymore. It is so apparently not to those of us who are liberals that it frightens me to think that the schlock that I refuse to watch these days seems too far left for them.

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4. Liberal media...

The minute I hear that come out of someone's mouth they instantly lose all creditability with me. There is no, and there never has been, a liberal media in this country. The media was once fair and balanced, but since it has become the property of corporations and privy to the machinations or extremist Right-Wingers, I cannot understand how anyone could see the media as liberal. Do they not bother to do research as to who owns the major media outlets in this country? Because if the media was either liberal or fair and balanced the Tillman story would be front page news -- not Internet banter.

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5. Research?

They don't have to do research, they have Rush, Hannity etc. who do the research for them!

I agree with you about the credibility of anyone who says that. That comment changes every conversation. It outs them right away.

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6. I hate to say it...

But I think the only way we can combat the media problem in this country is by creating a mirror image of Fox News for the left. Something to sort of counter-balance the nonsense that they spew on an hourly basis.