Cuchulain
08-02-2007, 01:22 AM
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1444
The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew
Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
The concealment of Corporal Tillman’s fratricide caused millions of Americans to question the integrity of our government, yet no one will tell us when and how the White House learned the truth.
Today we will be examining the actions of the senior leadership at the Department of Defense. Much of our focus will be on a “Personal For” message, also known as a “P4,” that Major General Stanley McChrystal sent on April 29, 2004. This P4 alerted his superiors that despite press reports that Corporal Tillman died fighting the enemy, it was “highly possible that Corporal Tillman was killed by friendly fire.”
Three officers received this P4 report: Lt. General Kensinger, General Abizaid, and General Brown.
General Kensinger refused to appear here today. His attorney informed the Committee that General Kensinger would not testify voluntarily and, if issued a subpoena, would seek to evade service.
The Committee did issue a subpoena to General Kensinger earlier this week, but U.S. Marshals have been unable to locate or serve him. So we will not be able to ask General Kensinger what he did with the P4. We won’t be able to ask him why he didn’t notify the Tillman family about the friendly fire investigation. And we won’t be able to ask him why he did nothing to correct the record after he attended Corporal Tillman’s memorial service in early May and heard statements he knew were false.
The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew
Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
The concealment of Corporal Tillman’s fratricide caused millions of Americans to question the integrity of our government, yet no one will tell us when and how the White House learned the truth.
Today we will be examining the actions of the senior leadership at the Department of Defense. Much of our focus will be on a “Personal For” message, also known as a “P4,” that Major General Stanley McChrystal sent on April 29, 2004. This P4 alerted his superiors that despite press reports that Corporal Tillman died fighting the enemy, it was “highly possible that Corporal Tillman was killed by friendly fire.”
Three officers received this P4 report: Lt. General Kensinger, General Abizaid, and General Brown.
General Kensinger refused to appear here today. His attorney informed the Committee that General Kensinger would not testify voluntarily and, if issued a subpoena, would seek to evade service.
The Committee did issue a subpoena to General Kensinger earlier this week, but U.S. Marshals have been unable to locate or serve him. So we will not be able to ask General Kensinger what he did with the P4. We won’t be able to ask him why he didn’t notify the Tillman family about the friendly fire investigation. And we won’t be able to ask him why he did nothing to correct the record after he attended Corporal Tillman’s memorial service in early May and heard statements he knew were false.