A new CID investigation would be launched in late 2005 in conjunction with an investigation conducted by the inspector general of the Pentagon. †When asked in 2006, under oath, if they had ordered soldiers to conceal from Mallak or the CID that Tillman’s death was being investigated as a fratricide, McChrystal and Kirchmaier repeatedly invoked such phrases as, “not that I can recall,” “I don’t remember,” “not that I remember,” “not to recollection,” and “that’s definitely not my recollection.” Nixon admitted he gave to his men “general guidance” that “I didn’t want any external
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