Wednesday, June 17, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?" -- Senator Webb, Gen. McChrystal, and their Betrayal of Pat Tillman (May 27, 2009; Revised 9/09)

Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet -- Senator Webb, General McChrystal And the Betrayal of Pat Tillman


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?"- Appendix A: McChrystal Responsible for Fratricide Investigation & Family Notification

Operational & Administrative Chain of Command for Tillman's Units:




DoD IG Report Appendix D: Casualty Reporting & Next of Kin Notification Process:



Note: to better view this flowchart, go to the DOD IG Report,page 80. Hit View tab, rotate clockwise, then zoom in.

http://www.defense.gov/home/pdf/Tillman_Redacted_Web_0307.pdf




Monday, June 15, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?" -- Appendix B: McChrystal's Early Knowledge of Confirmation of Tillman Fratricide

from DoD IG Report Appendix B: Chronology:








from Appendix B: McChrystal's Early Knowledge of Tillman Fratricide Confirmation


Acting DoD IG Gimbler testimony at Waxman 4-24-07 Tillman Hearing:



General McChrystal's Testimony for Jones 15-6:




Note: I find it remarkable that McChrystal's tape recording was the only one "lost" out of about a hundred interviews.


General Abizaid's Testimony for DoD IG Investigators:



General Abizaid Testimony at Waxman's 8-01-07 Hearing:





LTC Bailey Testimony from Jones 15-6 Report:


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CSM Birch Jones 15-6 testimony:


Sunday, June 14, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?" - Appendix C: McChrystal Declines to Appear at Waxman Hearing

Here is the list of witnesses as of July 17, 2007 for the 2nd Tillman hearing:



Two weeks later, McChrystal's been dropped from the list of witnesses. (I was unable to download my scanned image of the August 1, 2007 Waxman hearing announcement without McChrystal on list. But, you can find it at:

http://www.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3872:the-tillman-fratricide-what-the-leadership-of-the-defense-department-knew&catid=42:hearings&Itemid=2

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Friday, June 12, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?" -- Appendix E: McChrystal's Fraudulent Silver Star



Note: to better view this flowchart, go to the DOD IG Report,page 82. Hit View tab, rotate clockwise, then zoom in.

http://www.defense.gov/home/pdf/Tillman_Redacted_Web_0307.pdf


















Thursday, June 11, 2009

"Did They Teach You How to Lie Yet?" -- Appendix F: McChrystal's 6-02-09 Senate Testimony

TRANSCRIPT OF GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING


http://armed-services.senate.gov/Transcripts/2009/06%20June/09-36%20-%206-2-09.pdf

p. 4 Chairman Senator Levin mention of 2008 secret executive session

p .9 McChrystal’s opening statement

p. 17 Senator McCain & McChrystal

p. 47 Senator Webb & McChrystal