Tillman Killed by U.S. M-16 Rifle
28 July, 2007
THE death of American hero Pat Tillman has been exposed as a cover-up going all the way to the top in the White House.
His shooting in Afghanistan three years ago hit the headlines because he had walked away from a £2million-a-year football contract to join the Army after 9/11.
At first the US military claimed the he had died in an al-Qaeda ambush. But weeks after being awarded a prestigious Silver Star, top brass confessed the 27-year-old had been a victim of friendly fire.
Now the truth has been found buried in 2300 pages of testimony from US Army medical examiners and only revealed under a Freedom of Information Act request.
It shows Tillman was cut-down by an M-16 rifle fired from just 10 yards which left three bullet holes in his forehead.
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