[highball]

I think somebody panicked, and thought that Tillman's death would somehow look bad in the media. He was a high-profile soldier, a good story, and they didn't want that story tainted with something as messy and doubly tragic as friendly fire. Doesn't make for good PR.

But they shouldn't have covered it up. They should have told the truth, let the media scream for a couple weeks, and it would have blown over. Instead, they've given the media a legitimate excuse to re-hash this again and again and again.

It's always the cover-up that gets you....

[Tulsa Ramjet]

"But they shouldn't have covered it up. They should have told the truth, let the media scream for a couple weeks, and it would have blown over."

You are so on. What happened to him does not in an infinitesimal sense detract from the fact he gave his life serving his country in one of the noblest causes: Freeing 50 million people.