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Ten Years Later - Still No Resolution to the Death of Pat Tillman

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Written by Dan Ireland   
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 14:19
Despite ringing ears from an echoing battle in a narrow valley, and the shocking loss of their renowned warrior, soldiers reported the unmistakable sound of a drone overhead. The presence of that drone, and the military’s refusal to acknowledge it or numerous other suspicious events surrounding Tillman’s death, demand a new look into the passing of a true American Hero.
From the beginning, I was interested in the Tillman story. Because there were so many discrepancies in the government’s story, I decided to do my own investigation. The result is my new book, The Ultimate Arena. It reflects three years of research, and gives an alternative interpretation.
I believe the government used the Tillman tragedy to divert attention from the disaster that was the war in Iraq. They destroyed evidence and created a fantasy story including awarding the Silver Star, all to confuse and deceive the nation.
The following excerpt, from page 221-2, shows the point after the second Congressional Hearing on the Tillman matter, where the family realizes all hope for justice is gone:
‘The hearing proved to be the conclusive discouragement for the Crystal women. Jenny was able to go through the motions of her previous life for a while, but Melissa could not. On the train back to New York, her mind flashed on the many remembrances of her life with the Crystals. She recalled Matt telling her about a certain look his dad was able to exhibit. Matt called it the “scary look.” She finally saw it at the end of the hearing, and it wasn’t unfamiliar; it was the same look Matt would make when he was very upset. It was a frightening look, and Mathew flashed it in front of Melissa for the first time, at a United States congressman.
Thankfully, the congressman saw the look and beat a hasty retreat. Melissa could only imagine what might have happened if he hadn’t. Darrel Issa, the politician in question, wasn’t doing anything the other Republican politicians weren’t doing. He was celebrating a victory. Rumsfeld and the generals had beaten back a popular uprising, and Issa was there to cheer on their victory. Issa, like the other Republicans, was so oblivious to the true purpose of the hearing—addressing the horrible grievance of a proud American family—that he was unaware how disrespectfully cold their celebratory behavior was. Issa and the others in his contingent weren’t at the Crystal hearing. They were at a meeting designed to discourage any of the peasants from bothering their feudal masters. His meeting went exactly as planned, except for the lost photo opportunity. Melissa was starting to realize how significantly politics in America had changed. We don’t live in a true democracy; we live in a representative democracy. We elect someone to represent us, the people. The problem is the definition of “people” had changed. For politicians, “people” used to mean citizens, eighteen and older, who were able to vote. Before the next election, SCOTUS would officially redefine “people” to include
corporate entities. The Republicans knew this all along and were already representing this constituency.”
Dan E. Ireland, daneireland.com

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