Murtha must testify in defamation case

[avatar4321]

This goes to show you the justice system can and does work sometimes.

http://patdollard.com/2007/09/28/murtha-must-testify-in-haditha-defamation-case-with-video/

[82Marine89]

Collyer said she was troubled by the idea the lawmakers are immune from lawsuits regardless of what they say to advance their political careers.

How long before the left has her removed from her position as a judge?


A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. Murtha and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition about his comments alleging “cold-blooded murder and war crimes” by unnamed soldiers in connection with Iraqi civilian deaths.

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Mark S. Zaid, the attorney for the plaintiff, Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, said he wanted Murtha’s deposition and limited documents from the congressman, including calendars and documents related to which reporters he spoke to.

A Marine who was accused of a war crime has called out a former Marine for his irresponsible speech. Was it comments like Murthas that created the witch hunt that could have destroyed the career of this Marine?

Frank Wuterich is a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and is alleged to have participated on 19 November 2005 in a war crime in Haditha, Iraq, where the Marines are accused of having killed 24 civilians after a Marine had died in an insurgent attack.

Staff Sgt. Wuterich's Article 32 hearing is scheduled to begin August 30th. Charges against the other Marines directly involved in the incident had been recommended dropped after their hearings found the charges were not supported by the evidence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wuterich)