Pat Tillman Case Coming to Climax: 9 Officers Will Pay

WASHINGTON A Pentagon investigation will recommend that nine officers, including up to four generals, be held accountable for missteps in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, senior defense officials said Friday.

The Defense Department inspector general will cite a range of missteps and inappropriate conduct as the military probed the former football star's death on the battlefront in 2004, said one defense official.

The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said it appears that senior military leaders may not have had all the facts or worked hard enough to get the facts of what happened on that day in April 2004.


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but where are the generals in trouble for Abu Ghraib?

If you are in the Military never follow an order from a political appointee. Never. Even if it's only a suggestion. Even if the appointee is a Democrat.

Everyone with more than one star IS a political appointee. And most with one star. Try ignoring their orders. Adios career.

Lesson: Don't put celebrities in harm's way. The press will be relentless. Get your cannon fodder from the ranks of poor, esp non-white, and you can have your friendly-fire with no repercussions.