Why does the military release 'false info' about military deaths in Iraq?

Tillman and Lynch are familiar faces with how the military lied about their deaths.


This soldier was said to have commited suicide by hanging - while his hands were handcuffed behind his back!!


They have since back-pedaled on that and are investigating.





'The Army originally said his death was a suicide, “but the way they found him, his hands were cuffed behind his back, that's not suicide. To me, it's not,” Howell said.'





My question is, why did they tell the soldier's mom her son committed suicide before they investiated thoroughly?





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Why does the military release 'false info' about military deaths in Iraq?
The same reason ALL bureaucracies put on their 'best face' when they appear before the public. All news from bureaucracies, good and bad, has the best light shone on it so that the bureaucrats in charge can ensure that their careers aren't derailed by one thing or another. And, yes, I'm including lying when I say they shine the best light on their results.





The PURPOSE of bureaucrats is to first, retain their positions and second, to increase the size of their budgets and bureaucracies.





I realize this may sound cynical but I've been watching how the game is played all over the world since the late '50s and that IS how it is played. Not always, of course, but most of the time (and waaaayyyyyy too often at that, I might add!).
Reply:Disinformation is common in the DoD. The last thing any commander wants to do is create political backlash over an incident or lower morale amongst troops, so control and diversion of incidents is performed. There is also a bit of CYA.
Reply:Maybe the guy releasing it is distracted by your pic. By the way, Lynch didn't die.
Reply:The same reasons most people lie. That's right those in the military are people too. If you thinks its some huge conspiracy stop and think about the people you know. I'm sure you know people that lie or sweep facts under the rug. Maybe you lie once in a while yourself. Most people don't lie out of spite or hatred but embarrassment or ignorance then there are white lies. In the military these easily snowball. Does this exonerate them? No. People are expected to tell the truth and for the most part they do. But when a "truth" gets proven to be a lie it doesn't mean that its a well planned intricate conspiracy.
Reply:More important than truth (to some people) is the attempt to maintain the illusion of never being wrong.
Reply:the military lies in every conflict.they lied thru the entire cold war as to how strong the soviets were.the job of the leadership is to make the public think everything is going great.they will say anything to keep public support as high as possible.
Reply:It seems to me that all of our government organizations are now being run by fear, for fear and of fear. They were afraid to admit that there was something out of place or have their honor diminished. Hence, the overglorified and hyped up story of Lynch and Tillman. Too afraid to be wrong. This is not good in my humble opinion, as it prevents honest recognition and analysis of areas that need improvement.
Reply:For edification, one can commit suicide by hang with your hand hand cuffed behind your back.