Pat Tillmans father says " Fuck You" to army investigator

[Twist_U_Up]

"You are a General," Tillman's father writes Jones after being presented with a briefing book of his findings. "There is no way a man like you, with your intelligence, education, military, experience, responsibilities (primarily for difficult situations), and rank... believes the conclusions reached in the March 31, 2005 Briefing Book. But your signature is on it. I assume, therefore, that you are part of this shameless bullshit. I embarrassed myself by treating you with respect March 31, 2005. I thought your rank deserved it and anticipated something different from the new and improved investigation. I won't act so hypocritically if we meet again."

"In sum: Fuck you... and yours."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/pat-tillmans-father-to-ar_n_680128.html

[tavalon]

1. It's so refreshing when people speak the truth, even if laced with profanity

[Twist_U_Up]

2. The letter his father writes the Senate is gripping.

sad day
Tillman woke to the reality of 911....
till then he was a hero....
sad

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I can seriously imagine the pain of losing my son to the senseless war machine.

Not that he would be in that situation, or that I would let him...but still.

[Bluebear]

4. kick

[Selatius]

5. What made it all worse was the government used his son's death for its own gain.

It was tragic enough that his son died. It becomes an atrocity when his death is used as a propaganda tool in a PR war where the outcome determines exactly how many more other sons and daughters will come home in pine boxes, this for the sake of empire and war profits.