[jude24]

But from the Army's perspective, they would look upon some deaths as more problematic than others, and that's why they must have a really good reason for reopening this case.

A couple of months ago, the local free alternative newspaper - which I only ever read while doing my laundry, and usually walk away marvelling at the torrent of B/S unleashed within its pages - had an entire article detailing their allegations that Pat Tillman was killed because he thought the Iraq war was "so fu--ing illegal." The allegations were that he supported the Afghanistan war, got sent to Iraq, and then to Afghanistan; along the way got disenchanted, and upon his return to the United States had scheduled a meeting with Noam Chomsky. The paper claimed that Tillman was killed to silence him, lest the poster boy for post-9/11 recruitment become an anti-war hero.

I would hate to see that turn out to be true. But, as you said, the Army probably has a good reason for reopening the case - and its not the conspiracy theories of a left-wing alternative newspaper.

[jude24]

Here's that article I referenced.

[littleleaguemom]

I would hate to see that turn out to be true. But, as you said, the Army probably has a good reason for reopening the case - and its not the conspiracy theories of a left-wing alternative newspaper.

The info in your local paper mostly came from Tillman's mother who has been working for years to get to the bottom of this. They are low-profile people not associated with the antiwar movement. Here is a link to the original SF Chronicle article:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL

[xzins]

Tillman was Spec Ops.

I know the guy who runs Spec Ops. He is a totally dedicated and moral American.

There is no way that he would ever knowingly allow such a thing to happen to one of his men. EVER. He truly is the type of commander who'd die fighting for his troops.