Former NFL player Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan last year via "friendly fire". Now Tillman's parents are lashing out at the military for how the situation was handled. I applaud their bravery in standing up to the powers that be. [Read story.]
Other parents whose children have died in Bush's "war on terror" have also tried to draw attention to some serious issues, but most seem to be too easily dismissed by the Pentagon, the Bush administration, and the subservient media. (Think Lila Lipscomb from "Fahrenheit 9/11".)
If Tillman's celebrity status helps to get his story out, I suppose that's ultimately a good thing. But the lives of all our other fallen soldiers shouldn't count any less - especially those who are dying in Iraq, which, as the Downing Street Memo proves, was a premeditated war based on lies.
Where is the outrage?
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