Murtha Lied, People Died!
Oh woe is Murtha, he’s being attacked on two fronts. All I can say is boo fricken hoo.
The Philly Inquirer is sympathetic to Murtha by repeating this misnomer about him:
He is a tough-talking Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War with two Purple Hearts for wounds received in combat.
The only hard talking Murtha ever does is to cut and run with his tail between his legs.
But now, Murtha is caught in a lie.
Among other things, the lawsuit seeks to smoke out the military officials who gave him the information on which he based his charge that Marines had killed innocent civilians.
Asked about this in the interview, Murtha said the information came from Gen. Michael Hagee, the commandant of the Marine Corps, in a one-on-one conversation the day before Hagee made a trip to Iraq. Hagee did not use the term “in cold blood,” he added.
And the response from General Hagee:
Col. Dave Lapan, a Marine spokesman, disputed Murtha’s account.
He said the commandant did brief Murtha about the Haditha incident. But he said that was on May 24, a week after Murtha made his public comment. The next day, May 25, Hagee left for Iraq, he said.
Hmmm, I wonder what lies Murtha will tell now to counter General Hagee’s response?
Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/03/2006 | A two-front war for Murtha
h/t Lucianne
