Not according to the IG, who seemed to be the only non-hysteric at the hearing today.
According to HawaiianGecko, who actually watched the proceedings today:
I watched the entire testimony today on C-Span and the author is leaving a bunch out. First, the Tillman's came across nearly as lunatics. I'm not saying they didn't encounter a terrible tragedy, but they really had the tin foil wrapped tightly. They could not answer a single question asked of them and continuously wandered back to rambling. The I.G. that investigated states flat out that none of several reports and investigations ever said Tillman was killed by anything other than friendly fire.
Rep. Issa of California had the best questions. He kept asking them who "they" was in their stories. They didn't know. He asked if they had even a shred of evidence that any of this was done for political reasons and their response was all hypothetical. Not a bit of evidence. Just answers like "Everyone knows that military-101 says you don't split into two groups." Huh?
Seems like the only ones developing any false scenarios are the surviving Tillmans.
“Seems like the only ones developing any false scenarios are the surviving Tillmans.”
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I don’t see connection between the Tillman’s not being polished during this hearing and what seems to be your position that no one from the military lied in regards to this case.
The official story is plainly a lie, Tillman did not die fighting the enemy. The narrative supporting the award of his citation was fabricated, Tillman did not die fighting the enemy. The Navy Seal who gave his eulogy at the public memorial service testified that the words that he had spoken were not true. At least one of his team members testified that he was ordered not to tell the truth to Tillman’s brother.
I really can’t see how it is relevent that the Tillman family did not put on an impressive performance today, or how that fact somehow means that all of the other witnesses were in error.
I am not saying that the IG did not see reports that stated Tillman died in an act of friendly fire, however, these reports may have been internal. There are plenty of examples of members of the military working to put a different public face on the story.