Out of town but still part of the wired world. Agent 17 e-mails this mini-review of Jon Krakauer's new book, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.
"Finished the book. It should be must reading. It is a riveting account of a truly exceptional human betrayed by his own country, the army, military and civilian leaders.
"This disgusting episode would have died except for the Tillman family."
Walt comments: This is so often the case. The pundits -- the "wise men" whose columns and articles shape our opinions -- rely on what they hear from officials, "inside sources" and each other.
They don't often hear real stories from real people, so they don't find out what's really going on in places like Armpitistan. It takes ordinary people, like the Tillman family, to keep speaking the truth they know first-hand -- even when they're told to be quiet.
If there's someone out there who has a story that hasn't been told, something that the nation needs to know, please tell someone. You can write to an ombudsman, but civil servants like that are toothless fart-catchers for the government, so don't hold your breath waiting for justice.
Tell someone who cares! Tell a "muckraking journalist". Tell a friend. Tell anyone who's not part of the power structure. Start a blog. Use the social media. Get the truth out there where the rest of us can see it! Don't let the "powers that be" silence you.
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