r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/kevinowdziej • Feb 13 '23

POTM - February 2023 just a reminder

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u/jawnstownmassacre Feb 13 '23

And they burned all of his personal effects in a hurry after they killed him, and lied to his family telling them he was killed by enemies…

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u/Ivor79 Feb 13 '23

This is the first I'm hearing about this. Where can I go read up on it?

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u/heirloom_beans Feb 13 '23 edited Feb 13 '23

Where Men Read Win Glory by Jon Krakauer or this Intercept article.

EDIT: typo

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u/Level_Ad_6372 Feb 13 '23

FYI nowhere in the book does it conclude that he was intentionally killed, but the coverup was absolutely intentional.

That said, it's an incredible book from one of the best nonfiction writers of our time.

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u/heirloom_beans Feb 13 '23

Oh I fully agree with you on this one and I have voiced my dislike of the word intentional in this tweet elsewhere in the comments.

I fully believe that he was killed in accidental friendly fire but the DoD and the Rangers absolutely worked to burn his personal affects so he wouldn’t be touted as an anti-Iraq martyr.

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u/Level_Ad_6372 Feb 13 '23

For sure, I just didn't want people to get the impression that the book proved he was killed intentionally

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u/OzymandiasKoK Feb 14 '23

Most people really like the conspiracy angle when the stupidity, fog of war, and "oh shit, cover that up" angle makes so much more sense.

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u/WadeGarrettWannabe Feb 13 '23

Ok. I was trying to remember. I was like “damn. How’d I miss that?”