03-13-2006, 05:55 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Pat Tillman: Murdered for being a Liberal?
Why was Pat Tillman Murdered?
On one hand -the American Right wing is always joking about murdering people that disagree with them. (Examples here.) Presently we have a right wing government that has no respect for the rule of law. (Examples too numerous to cite) In the past -the American right wing has used the Presidential office to spy on their political opponents (watergate). On the other hand we have a professional football player who quits a 500K job to serve his country. He stands politically against the right wing. He seems to be the makings of the next John Kennedy and could be a political liability. Oh what the heck. He's a liberal. Just shoot him already. Quote:
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03-13-2006, 06:09 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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This was an unfortunate incident....though the accusations of a "Right Wing Conspiracy", to me at least, are far fetched. Having never been in War, I am hard pressed to judge a friendly fire incident one way or another but I would Err on the side of accident in this case.
"Jones reported that "some soldiers lost situational awareness to the point they had no idea where they were."
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03-13-2006, 06:15 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Pat Tillman was not a liberal. Every description I've heard of him puts him decidedly in the right of the political spectrum.
This was more of an army SNAFU than anything else.
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03-13-2006, 06:46 AM | #4 (permalink) | ||
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This is a man who was mentioned (posthumously) by Bush in his presidential speeches and sent a letter by Donald Rumsfeld when he enlisted. The fact was that if Pat Tillman went public with his views -then Bush would have egg on his face. The solution is simple. Simply have him killed. |
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03-13-2006, 07:13 AM | #5 (permalink) | ||
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03-13-2006, 07:15 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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I didn't realize that he was against the Iraq portion of this odd war. And his journal was "lost" immediately after his death. Hmmmm.
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03-13-2006, 07:23 AM | #8 (permalink) | ||
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03-13-2006, 07:27 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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OK....There is no reason to allow this thread to get out of hand, NO FREAKIN' REASON....if civil conversation cannot be had....there will be No Conversation At All
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03-15-2006, 11:41 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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I dont really feel like saying much but I will say this: I was stationed in Baghdad for the last year. A lot of guys carried notebooks, journals and papers on their person. If something happened to them, not only were their clothes/armor a biohazard, it wasnt the best of ideas to store that clothing. I dont think I need to elaborate why.
And if something happened, somehow things could easily come around on you and even though it may have been an accident, in the Army, there is ALWAYS someone who is found at fault. People arent going to say everything or are going to be very careful about what they say because if you saw your friend die, that's bad enough. But if you somehow, in the big picture may have had a hand in it, by even because you didnt mention something to him/her, why would you want the guilt, plus a court martial to add? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164815,00.html There are plenty of stories in addition to this. If they were killed in the line of duty, is it automatically a conspiracy? Forgive me if I was in any way confusing. (I've had a bit of wine )
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03-16-2006, 05:14 PM | #11 (permalink) | ||
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Besides the fact that the Chicken Hawks in the Bush administration would want everyone to believe that everyone who picks up a gun is a NeoCon... this was a guy that was lauded by the Bush administration and set up to be their poster boy. The poster boy that really couldn't stand Bush or his cronies in any way. Quote:
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03-16-2006, 06:49 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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Maybe he was killed because he played for the Arizona Cardinals.
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03-17-2006, 05:03 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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i try very hard to stay away from this crap in "politics," but, where is the freakin' argument?
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03-18-2006, 03:17 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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Its the paranoia forum Phil....there is rarely an argument to be had. But, it sure is fun to watch.
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03-20-2006, 07:36 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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To reach the level of Ranger tkaes a great deal of personal commitment. From what i have heard and read of Tillman, he chose to forgo a career in professional sports and multi-millions and chose to serve his country. Yes, there are those who don't agree with te government while serving, thats what makes the U.S. a great country, we have the choice.
When in extreme stress and combat situations, bad things happen. Shit happens. For this to be an intentional act... I think thats a stretch. What happened after the fact, yes, there are a lot of questions. I think his superiors knew all too well who he was and that people wanted him to be a hero, no matter what. They probably took what steps they needed to make that happen. Bad choices? Probably. Doesn't sound like it will take much for the truth to come out.
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03-21-2006, 07:44 AM | #16 (permalink) | |
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I am sorry to even be posting here as I usually try to shy away from such a debate, but after reading one of these articles above I have to.
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03-21-2006, 11:00 AM | #17 (permalink) | |
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Plus I'd call any of their claims suspect to begin with. Dead men tell no tales after all.
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03-21-2006, 11:13 AM | #18 (permalink) | |
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03-24-2007, 12:28 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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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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03-27-2007, 10:32 PM | #20 (permalink) | |
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This will probably be automerged but it seems that Astrocloud predicted this WAY before anyone else did. Tillman's mother doesn't rule out murder.
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03-27-2007, 11:47 PM | #21 (permalink) |
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So I'm curious. If the military isn't telling the facts. And the mother doesn't have the facts. The media doesn't have the facts. How can anyone draw a legitimate conclusion ? Military personnel die every day, whether it by classified "enemy" rounds, "insurgent" rounds or by "friendly-fire" accidents. Nothing can be said about what happened that day, though taking the plight of the mother and assuming that there's some sort of conspiracy is the easy route. What proof does "anyone" have ? Really.
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03-28-2007, 04:49 AM | #22 (permalink) | |
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03-28-2007, 04:35 PM | #23 (permalink) | |
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The proof is that it is simply "Too Convenient" that Tillman got fragged. Tillman publically snubbed the Bush Administration after being lauded by such idiots as Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. Oh, and then there was the cover up.
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07-14-2010, 12:01 AM | #24 (permalink) |
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The Pat Tillman Story
Sorry to bum everyone out. Looks like I was talking about something that will take years to go away. |
07-18-2010, 08:30 AM | #25 (permalink) |
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I never knew this. I wonder how I missed it.
I have a very hard time thinking that it would ever be ordered by people at the top, but I wouldn't put it past them. But having worked with these types of people, and being friends with them, I wouldn't put it past a group of them to pull off an accident to kill the person who has an view different than their own. It is one reason why I'm afraid of what would happen if the "don't ask, don't tell" thing is changed. |
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