Pat Tillman's death: Dial "M" for murder?

It's no surprise that the government covered up the circumstances surrounding Pat Tillman's death. What's now being revealed is just how ugly the circumstances were surrounding his death, and even the possibility of his murder at the hands of other U.S. soldiers.

This is one of the most disturbing stories to come from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and certainly one of the saddest.

From AP:

Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman’s forehead and tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether the former NFL player’s death amounted to a crime, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

“The medical evidence did not match up with the, with the scenario as described,” a doctor who examined Tillman’s body after he was killed on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2004 told investigators.

The doctors - whose names were blacked out - said that the bullet holes were so close together that it appeared the Army Ranger was cut down by an M-16 fired from a mere 10 yards or so away.

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A Congressional hearing is planned next week to determine just how high up in the government and the military the cover up went. I still don't believe anything will come from this story, because if the barbarians get too close to the gate, Bush will just claim Executive Privilege, and really, who can blame him? As long as it continues to work and keep him out of trouble, he'll continue to do so.

The only way stories like the Tillman death will have any consequence for this government and this administration is if the Democrats develop a backbone, and soon. I'm not holding my breath, but my Congressional representatives will be hearing from me, often and soon.