Bush Administration Exploited Pat Tillman's Death, Then Attack Family For Religious Views
One of the most disgusting stories from the war on terror is the one of Pat Tillman. He was a pro football player making millions of dollars, and he dropped everything and enlisted after 9/11. He was killed in Afghanistan in what officials first said was a battle with al Qaeda militants.
The Bush administration seized on Tillman's death like flies on dog crap. They mentioned it in every speech for months, just to show us what a patriotic American Pat Tillman was. Nobody could argue that. It was a story that seemed to be over.
At some point, it was discovered that the circumstances surrounding Tillman's death had been fabricated. He was not killed in a batttle, but rather by friendly fire from his own Army Ranger unit. Military leaders and the Bush administration knew this from the start, but covered it up. Eventually, under heavy pressure, they released thousands of pages of documents to the Tillman family. They then told the press that they were helping uncover the truth about this evidence. I mean, come on, thousands of pages of evidence! That's a lot of truth. What they did not mention is that most of those pages were censored. Some pages were just a few words, with the rest blacked out.
The Tillman family has continued to pressure the Bush administration to be more forthcoming with information about what happened to their son. In return, they have been attacked for their religious views. They are Atheists, and some military leaders have criticized the family's rejection of prayer during military ceremonies following their son's death.
The Bush administration, which has had no problem using the God Card against anyone who they don't like, has made no effort to stop the attacks on the Tillman family. Bush, as Commander in Chief, should be punishing any commanders who are so disrespectful to a fallen American soldier. Instead, they've taken their typical "any good Christian American wouldn't question us" attitude that has dominated this country for the past 6 years.
Pat Tillman Family Attacked for Pursuing the Truth... and Not Being Christians
The Bush administration seized on Tillman's death like flies on dog crap. They mentioned it in every speech for months, just to show us what a patriotic American Pat Tillman was. Nobody could argue that. It was a story that seemed to be over.
At some point, it was discovered that the circumstances surrounding Tillman's death had been fabricated. He was not killed in a batttle, but rather by friendly fire from his own Army Ranger unit. Military leaders and the Bush administration knew this from the start, but covered it up. Eventually, under heavy pressure, they released thousands of pages of documents to the Tillman family. They then told the press that they were helping uncover the truth about this evidence. I mean, come on, thousands of pages of evidence! That's a lot of truth. What they did not mention is that most of those pages were censored. Some pages were just a few words, with the rest blacked out.
The Tillman family has continued to pressure the Bush administration to be more forthcoming with information about what happened to their son. In return, they have been attacked for their religious views. They are Atheists, and some military leaders have criticized the family's rejection of prayer during military ceremonies following their son's death.
The Bush administration, which has had no problem using the God Card against anyone who they don't like, has made no effort to stop the attacks on the Tillman family. Bush, as Commander in Chief, should be punishing any commanders who are so disrespectful to a fallen American soldier. Instead, they've taken their typical "any good Christian American wouldn't question us" attitude that has dominated this country for the past 6 years.
Pat Tillman Family Attacked for Pursuing the Truth... and Not Being Christians
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