Meanwhile the family of former professional football player Pat Tillman has lashed out at the Bush administration for lying about the circumstances of Tillman’s death in Afghanistan. Tillman made headlines when he quit the NFL to fight after the Sept. 11 attacks. He died last year. The military initially mislead the family into believing he was killed in battle when in fact he was killed by friendly fire. In an interview with the Washington Post, Tillman’s mother, Mary, said “The military let him down. The administration let him down. It was a sign of disrespect. The fact that he was the ultimate team player and he watched his own men kill him is absolutely heartbreaking and tragic. The fact that they lied about it afterward is disgusting.”