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RE: The Tillman Story
August 19, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Maybe they shot him because he was an atheist. There are way too many jesus freaks in the army.
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RE: The Tillman Story
August 19, 2010 at 4:08 pm
(August 19, 2010 at 12:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Maybe they shot him because he was an atheist. There are way too many jesus freaks in the army.
The fact that they felt the need to cover it up at all smells like a "fragging".
After all, other friendly fire incidents happen without a cover up. This is an unfortunate part of war. Why the cover up unless there's something worse under the surface?
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RE: The Tillman Story
August 26, 2010 at 12:04 am
It really does sound like some harrowing tale and I really feel for Tillman and the Tillman family. Every single one of the Tillman family have proven themselves to be heroes for fighting their battles and bringing out their story in spite of our own armed forces and the Bush White House.
Still though, I suppose I'd be more excited if this wasn't a drop in the perverbial bucket of lies, damned lies, and statistics from the Bush Administration. Despite that, if I can afford it, I'll certainly have to make an effort to see the movie.
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RE: The Tillman Story
August 26, 2010 at 10:07 pm
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A tragic tale.Young men volunteering to go off and kill foreigners seem to seldom if ever seriously consider being killed might refer to them personally.
This week the 21st Australian soldier was killed in Afghanistan. People are getting REALLY pissed off.
We have a hung parliament.That means 2 independents and one Green will hold the balance of power in the Lower House.The Greens are calling for a parliamentary debate and conscience vote on Australia's involvement in Afghanistan..If that happens our troops will probably be withdrawn.
The justifications given by our politicians, to put it bluntly, are lies at worst,half truths at best.
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