03-24-2007, 12:28 AM
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Apocalypse Nerd
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I know that no one wants to hear this from me on this but here is the latest:
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Tillman's death mishandled, Pentagon says
Army officials misled the public after the football star died in a 'friendly fire' incident in Afghanistan, a report concludes.
By Julian E. Barnes, Times Staff Writer
March 24, 2007
WASHINGTON — A new Pentagon report found that nine officers, including a three-star general, mishandled the investigation into the "friendly fire" death in Afghanistan of Pat Tillman, the pro-football player turned Army Ranger, a senior defense official said Friday night...
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The report found that officials made misleading public statements about Tillman's death, the official said.
When announcing it, Army spokesmen said he was killed by enemy fire. A month later, they said he was killed by friendly fire, triggered by an enemy ambush.
But Afghan fighters in the area have cast doubt on that story as well, and no bodies of enemy combatants were found.
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