Democracy Now! Thursday, May 22, 2008

Today's Headlines

• 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack
• Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms
• US Defends Imprisonment of Iraqi Youths
• Lebanese Cabinet, Hezbollah Reach Unity Deal
• Israel, Syria Hold Indirect Peace Talks
• McCain to Meet Potential VP Candidates
• Clinton, Obama Campaign in Florida
• Clerk Error Threatens House Override of Farm Bill Veto
• Admin Faces Questioning on Treatment of Immigration Prisoners
• Gitmo Prisoner Recounts Torture Ordeal in House Testimony
• Appeals Court Rejects “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

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  Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son’s Death by Members of His Own Unit

  Pat Tillman left behind a lucrative NFL contract to enlist in the military after 9/11. On April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed while serving in Afghanistan. He died, the military said, while charging up a hill toward the enemy to protect his fellow Army Rangers. But that wasn’t the real story. Tillman was killed by his own men. What’s more, the military knew that within hours but waited five weeks before admitting it. Four years and several probes later, Pat Tillman’s family, led by his mother Mary, are still searching for answers about what really happened. Mary Tillman has just published a book based on her review of uncensored government documents and her four-year effort to cut through misleading official accounts of how her son died. It’s called Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman. [includes rush transcript–partial]