Posted on 03/04/2006 1:15:22 PM PST by Glenn
Edited on 03/04/2006 1:43:51 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Defense Department inspector general has directed the Army to open a criminal investigation into the death of former NFL star Pat Tillman, CNN learned on Saturday.
Tillman was killed on April 22, 2004, during a ground convoy assault not far from Khowst, Afghanistan, near the eastern border with Pakistan. Two other coalition soldiers were wounded in the ambush and an Afghan militia force soldier was killed.
The Army in May of 2004 determined that Tillman, 27, was probably killed by gunfire from his own unit during the intense firefight.
What is it with the military persecuting their own troops?
Better link?
i had a buddy who told me this may have been a "jealousy" situation, but I could scarcely believe such a thing...plus the guy who told me this is prone to conspiracy theories..FWIW
Never mind- just saw the "breaking" in red - LOL.
Horrible if true...
What a loss to our country for a guy like that to die so young...
"What a loss to our country for a guy like that to die so young..."
So true. And if this charge has an ounce of validity it needs to be pressed with all haste and resource.
This is going to lead to places noone wants to go. Sad day for our country.
Where's that?
Oh man.
I hate to even hear this. Awful for the family if true.
This is the kind of thing that really hurts morale in the military.
The end of neo-conservative denial, innocence and naivete for one.
I hope this doesn't turn into a media circus but no doubt it will. This will really drag further on the moral of the war effort and those supporting the troops from the home front.
Explain please. And anyway, what the heck is a "neo-con"?
How can a soldier possibly killing another out of jealousy, have implications for the broader war? I do not understand your mentality.
What the hell are you talking about?
I think shooting your own fellow soldiers does more to hurt morale than investigating how it happened. I hope they get to the bottom of this.
The death of Pat Tillman was a terrible loss for this country.
I pray that is not the case, what his family must be going through...
Of course it does- I am refering to the overall effect on soldiers. If this is true- it has far-reaching consequences- beyond the normal scope of a criminal investigation in the civilian world.
I was not articulate.
handbasket, hell. It's a grenade.
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