Correction and apology
commenter scarletwoman rightfully upbraided me for posting this excerpt from prison planet unchecked...
she said this, in part...
i checked the segment on keith olbermann's program and found that, indeed, general clark's comment referred to the orders for the COVER-UP, not the MURDER as coming from the top... i try not to get suckered into posting on unverifiable stories, but i did on this one... here's the olbermann clip... general clark's actual comment can be verified at the point of 1:45 time remaining on the 6:32 clip...
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Wesley Clark appeared on Keith Olbermann's Countdown last night and stated that "the orders came from the very top" to murder Tillman as he was a political symbol and his opposition to the war in Iraq would have rallied the population around supporting immediate withdrawal.
she said this, in part...
The new AP revelations DO raise the possibility that Tillman's death may have been a deliberate act of fragging, rather than a friendly fire accident.
To take a leap from there to wild speculations about it being "ordered" from on high is somewhat excuseable, if a bit over the top.
But to put words in General Clark's mouth that he DID NOT SAY to support your theorizing is absolutely INexcuseable -- it is irresponsible and mendacious.
i checked the segment on keith olbermann's program and found that, indeed, general clark's comment referred to the orders for the COVER-UP, not the MURDER as coming from the top... i try not to get suckered into posting on unverifiable stories, but i did on this one... here's the olbermann clip... general clark's actual comment can be verified at the point of 1:45 time remaining on the 6:32 clip...
Labels: Afghanistan, friendly fire, Iraq, Keith Olbermann, Pat Tillman, Wesley Clark
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posted by profmarcus at
7/28/2007
