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General Censured in Tillman Case

HeadlineAug 01, 2007

A retired Army general has been censured for his role in the military cover-up of the friendly-fire death of former Army Ranger and professional football player Pat Tillman. Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger is said to have misled investigators probing Tillman’s shooting. The military initially announced Tillman had been killed by Taliban fighters but later conceded he died by fratricide. Kensinger is the highest-ranking military official to be punished in the Tillman case so far. Several others have successfully avoided scrutiny. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is among a slate of current and former officials set to testify before a House Oversight hearing today on Tillman’s death. The developments comes on the heels of newly released documents showing Army medical examiners tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether Tillman was deliberately shot. Tillman’s bullet wounds were so close together that it appeared he was cut down by an M-16 fired from about 10 yards away.

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