Nice. Army reprimands in Tillman case will not be part of officials' records

Army Reprimands in Tillman Case Mild - The Huffington Post

"You should not consider this as an adverse action," letters to the officers say. "This document will not be filed in any system of records maintained by the Army."

Wouldn't it be great if YOUR life worked this way:

Oh, Mr Smith, we know you stole that box of staples. And normally, we'd fire you. But we feel good about your past accomplishments and want to keep you on. Please, just don't steal any more office supplies.

Please.

Okay, pretty please.

The next Pat Tillman

Prince Harry, of England's royal family, will be the next war "hero" when he dies in Iraq. Of course, I hope he doesn't perish, but if he does, England and the US will say great things about his "heroism."

Army chief says Harry will go to Iraq - Yahoo! News

When did the White House know about Pat Tillman's death?

And when did they start lying about it?

White House’s Tillman data sought - Military Affairs - MSNBC.com

Bush "sympathetic" to Tillman family?!

As if he didn't know. It's amazing that anybody buys this crap anymore. Giving the prez the benefit of the doubt, the question becomes even more difficult: If Bush didn't know, why not?

You mean to tell me Donald Rumsfeld was not honest and forthcoming with the President of the United States?

Bush said sympathetic to Tillman family - Politics - MSNBC.com

Tillman, Lynch: On the Hill to dispel the legends

Pat Tillman's mom and brother testified before Congress yesterday, as did Jessica Lynch. All went to great lengths to discount (dare I say, "call the Bush administration liars") the stories behind the sensationalism surrounding Lynch's rescue and Tillman's death by friendly fire.

It's one thing to keep things secret while an investigation is going on. But the measures, extreme measures, the Army took in covering up the story behind Tillman's death is beyond anything any of us civilians could imagine. They almost immediately cut off Internet and phone service (standard procedure) as well as ordering everybody to keep mum about it. Then they made up a story and sold it to the public.

Same with Lynch.

The Republicans claim that they are "true Americans." This doesn't seem like an American thing to do: Make up heroes and lie about it.

Tillman, Lynch accounts slammed - USATODAY.com

Bush warned on Tillman

President Bush was warned by a top military official that if he tried to use Tillman's death by friendly fire for political purposes he'd be embarrassed. Well, let the embarrassment begin.

General tried to warn Bush on Tillman - Military Affairs - MSNBC.com