Friendly-fire deaths alone will not destroy faith in our armed forces. But lying will.

Friendly-fire deaths alone will not destroy faith in our armed forces. But lying will. Congress must push on with its inquiry until the truth is known.

Editorial: Civilian probe of Tillman death needs to continue
PENTAGON PUNISHMENTS SHOULDN'T END SEARCH FOR TRUTH
Mercury News Editorial
Article Launched: 07/27/2007


The wheels of justice have turned too slowly in the case of Pat Tillman, San Jose football star turned patriotic icon. This week, more than three years after his death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, military sources say some top-ranking brass will be disciplined for covering up what happened.

That's not enough for Tillman's parents, who have led the quest for truth in their son's tragic death. And it should not alter the course of the congressional investigation aimed at bringing out the facts. Without the persistence of civilian investigators, we'll never know if the impenetrable U.S. military has placed blame where it belongs and not just on scapegoats.

Among the reported disciplinary actions is the demotion of a since-retired three-star general. This is the man who told investigators some 70 times that he had a bad memory and couldn't recall details of his actions. Demotion sounds right. But who else was culpable?

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Friendly fire claims casualties in every war. Sometimes it's because of negligence, but often it's a matter of split-second misjudgments in the heat of combat. Tillman's family suspects that in his case, the military may know more than it's been willing to say.


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THAT is why the cover-up at the highest levels.
Otherwise, a phony FF story would have been out by now.

a whole chain of command conspired to cover up a murder.

I sometimes talk with retired senior Army folks of various ranks. The disgust for Bush's misuse of the military is almost universal. The words dishonor and dishonored usually come up.