Tillman Testimony

[sleigh]

I happened to catch Kevin Tillman's live testimony to the House panel regarding the handling of his brother Pat Tillman's death. It was gut-wrneching and potentially explosive testimony, giving the tale of how the powers-that-be framed Tillman's death as an example of "heroism in the face of insurgent enemy fire" in order to deflect war criticism after the Abu Ghraib debacle, then -- when the truth started to come out that there were no insurgents, that Pat Tillman was killed by soldiers of his own unit -- how officials kept twisting and spinning the facts, and how the family has slowly learned the ugly truth of that day.

If this doesn't cause heads to roll, then nothing can.

The link above is to CNN's story. I've tried to find a copy of the full transcript online, because Kevin Tillman's indictment was well-crafted and emotional, but I haven't seen one yet -- though I'm sure one will appear soon... You should read it. You really should.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"If this doesn't cause heads to roll, then nothing can."

I sure hope you're wrong about this.

B

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

Ah, so you don't think this will have any effect at all... :-) If so, I hope I'm wrong too.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"They expect their usual mix of partisan party politics, but we've substituted an actual government scandal. Will anyone notice? Let's watch."

I'm not optimistic. We've played this game before.

B