Casting Pat Tillman for the "Theater" of War

Disturbing new details surrounding the questionable death of Pat Tillman emerged from the Associated Press on July 27th, highlighting ever mounting evidence of an Army murder and cover-up.

At the behest of a Freedom of Information request, the Pentagon released over 2,000 pages of testimony, including medical examination details of the of the NFL star turned terror warrior's gruesome end, citing their findings of three M16 bullet holes to the forehead. It was pointed out in the testimony that these wounds were inflicted at close range, a distance of approximately 10 yards, at once dispelling the myth of an accidental friendly fire incident.

The testimony went on to document the lies, disinformation, and contradictory statements made by high ranking Army officials, and even produced email content from Army legal representatives celebrating victories in keeping criminal investigations from taking place. To deny an active Army cover-up at this point is now impossible.

Here's the initial story that we all heard on that fateful day back in April of 2004:

Real American patriot, Pat Tillman, died as he heroically fought evil minions of the Taliban during Operation Mountain Storm. While in southeastern Afghanistan, his unit had come under heavy fire from a well executed ambush of Taliban loyalists. The brave Rangers leapt from their vehicles giving chase to the insurgents. During the action packed 15 to 20 minute gun battle that ensued, the ex Arizona Cardinal was gunned down as he charged a machine gun nest- making a valiant stand against the forces of evil that threaten our American way of life every single day.

In the weeks to follow, the political scavengers voraciously fed upon Tillman's body. Democrats invoked his name to oppose Republican policies, while likewise, Republicans used him as their latest All Star poster boy for the War on Terror. He loved the game of football, played it well, and now he was the football in the latest political scrimmages.