> > > > The three closely placed shots to the forehead from about 10 yards is > very suspicious. (This, I've heard is from the coroner report) > The "official" story that has changed at least 4 times makes it even > more suspicious.
I googled and quickly found this site: http://themiddleground.blogspot.com/2007/07/pat-tillman-death-and-conspiracy -part.html It quotes interviews with the Medical Examiner which were referred to, probably inaccurately, in media reports. <quote> Page 118, Questions to Medical Examiner 2: <embedded quote> Q: Do you believe all entrance wounds were from the front of Cpl Tillman's head? A: Yes Q: In your opinion, could small caliber rounds such as the .223/5.56 or 7.62 have caused the defect in Cpl Tillman's head? A: Yes. The size, characteristics, beveling of the skull, the impact points are more rounded instead of slit like as is on the rear of his head, all of the characteristics were consistent with what I saw during the autopsy of Cpl Tillman. <embedded quote ended> At no time does the ME indicate what type of weapon used. He only indicates that a small range of calibers could have made the wounds. The M240B fires a 7.62mm round. The questioning continues regarding distance (Page 119): <embedded quote> Q: During the conduct of this investigation, there are some questions as to the distance in which Cpl Tillman was struck. Can you determine the approximate distance the shooter had to be from Cpl Tillman for him to sustain such injuries? A: No. But it was not within a few feet. It was not a contact wound or associated with close range discharge of a weapon. When I say "close range" I am referring to withing four to five feet. Q: Based on your observations, can you eliminate the injuries sustained by Cpl Tillman as close range? A: Yes. Q: What about an intermediate wound...5 - 10ft? A: We don't use such terms in this office. If there was stippling or soot, it may have been within 5ft, but I cannot be sure of distance in this case. These are indeterminate distance gun shot wounds, however, they are not close or contact wounds. <quote ended> If you look later in this analysis, you will see strong criticism of the military's handling of the truth afterwards. So, it does seem to be a middle ground analysis. > > I have not heard the claim that Tillman's death was sanctioned from > higher-ups. But I do believe that some sort of cover-up is a fact. > There were too many "official" stories spread over too long a period > to be explained simply by bureaucratic fubars. I think there is well established. I think that, initially, there was supposition by folks who wanted a hero, and that, once wrong, their instinct was to protect their ass. > The whole story very well could be a dead fish of the friendly fire > species, but it stinks like assassination. Why? Which is more realistic, that everyone involved would go along with the murder of one of their own, or that real time mistakes caused a friendly fire incident. An attempt to create another Jessica Lynch from an NFL hero has a lot of verisimilitude. Murder and cover up from his compatriots in the Rangers, privates, fellow NCOs up through the highest ranks of the military is another thing. For example, Spc. Bryan O'Neal, who testified in a Congressional hearing that <quote> I wanted right off the bat to let the family know what had happened, especially Kevin, because I worked with him in a platoon and I knew that he and the family all needed to know what had happened," O'Neal testified. "I was quite appalled that when I was actually able to speak with Kevin, I was ordered not to tell him." Asked who gave him the order, O'Neal replied that it came from his battalion commander, then-Lt. Col. Jeff Bailey. "He basically just said ... 'Do not let Kevin know, that he's probably in a bad place knowing his brother's dead,' " O'Neal told House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman. "And he made it known I would get in trouble, sir, if I spoke with Kevin on it being fratricide." <end quote> must really have been part of a plot to murder Tillman. There are other quotes that have him saying that Tillman was the only boss who didn't degrade anyone. He was 18 years old...and I really don't see him as part of a massive government plot. >Questions such as why Tillman's uniform was burned immediately Because the friendly fire death of a poster boy for the war was inconvenient...especially after the wheels started turning. >and why his >death was withheld for so long need to be answered. Was his death withheld or the cause of death? There were a number of people with Tillman at the time. They would _all_ have to be either part of a murder, or part of the cover up. This would include a number of people who were shot at, and one who was wounded. IMHO, the Pat Tillman murder conspiracy is like the Bill Clinton mass murderer conspiracy theory. Since Bill was found covering things up, he must be covering up murder. I find it disconcerning that so many people of either party believe the worst of opponents, but are sure that only lies are told about their folks. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
