CBS: Four Generals, Five Others To Be Blamed For Tillman's Death

[kpete]

Posted: Friday, 23 March 2007 3:54PM

CBS News Exclusive: New Finding in Pat Tillman's Death


WASHINGTON (KCBS) -- CBS News has learned that an investigation by the Pentagon inspector-general into the "friendly fire" death of San Jose's own football-star-turned-soldier, Pat Tillman, will blame nine officers, including four generals, for failing to follow regulations and using poor judgement in a series of missteps that kept the truth of how he died from his family for more than a month.
From her home in San Jose, Tillman's mother, Mary, told KCBS that the Pentagon has not contacted her, and that the investigation's conclusions were "absolute news to me." She declined further comment.

The official version of his death was that the former NFL player had died in a firefight with the enemy and it was only after a national televised memorial service was held that Tillman's wife and parents were told he had been mistakenly shot by one of his own men.

Until now only the soldiers who were part of Tillman's unit of Army Rangers have been disciplined for the events which resulted in his death. It will be up to the Army to decide what if any disciplinary action will be taken against the nine officers.

In May of 2002, Tillman turned down a $3.6-million contract with the NFL Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the Army. He fought in Iraq, then Afghanistan, where he died in April of 2004.

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[fooj]

1. F*cking GENERALS?

OMG. :cry:

[Auggie]

2. What about chimp?

[peacetalksforall]

9. The buck never gets to 'here'. Pres. Harry - The Buck Stops Here

Truman was honest and nearly ideal.

Then we, unfortunately, have to suffer the arrogant and delusional Kg. Bush.

No buck. No blame. All bullfacts.

[blm]

3. He was heading home and planned to campaign for Kerry. Gee - would BushInc

murder someone who could command the broadcast airtime that Tillman would be able to command when he returned home from war?

[scarface2004]

8. yes....see the email from rove

terminate tillman immediately...this message will self destruct in 5 seconds.

[liberal N proud]

4. Are these the same Generals who say we are losing in Iraq?

[butterfly77]

5. When will these people finally realize that...

whenever someone lies for bush that in the end it will be their ass in a crack.

[Hepburn]

6. Sorry to say....

...but if Pat Tillman had not been a celebrity and his parents had not pushed for the truth ~~ nothing of the truth would have come out. And, IMO, they are going after brass ONLY because this was Pat Tillman. Not to say that this is not deserved for the screw up that caused his death, but I am wondering if all the lowly not-well-known soldiers would have gotten the same investigation and anyone this high held responsible for their deaths. Again, I don't regret that his family got to the truth and some heads are going to roll ~~ but this is the exception.

[tblue]

7. I met a former MP who told me, military reports are often fabricated. It's practically SOP.

I've heard there are a number of families questioning the alleged suicide of their loved ones while in Iraq.

[UTUSN]

10. K&R #5 n/t

[Lerkfish]

11. horrible as this is, your headline is VERY misleading

they are being blamed mishandling the investigation. VERY different from being blamed FOR his death.

[Pierzin]

12. Once the mistake is made, Someone should've come forward

:wow: :wow: :wow: :cry: :cry: :cry:

and that is all. It is really sad, no it is tragic, that events have come to something like this.