Donald Rumsfeld and a few other bigwigs were yakking about the death of Pat Tillman today. Things are a little foggy, it seems, for the lot of them.
"Rumsfeld and Myers both said they couldn't remember precisely how they learned of Tillman's death or that it might be friendly fire."
"I don't recall precisely how I learned that he was killed," Rumsfeld said. "It could have been internally or it could have been through the press."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n3121924.shtml
I'm no Washington bigshot, but I remember hearing that the guy was killed and I remember hearing weeks later about the friendly-fire stuff. It's surprising, to me at least, that these blokes don't remember. The human mind does have its quirks, but this was a big story. You'd think they'd at least have an inkling. I guess not.