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The Marines that are suing....under what grounds they are actually suing....
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Gateway Pundit: Marines Will Sue John Murtha for Defamation of Character
Lawyers for Marine Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich are filing a suit in Federal Court today.
Via Michelle Malkin this morning and the Washington Post:
A Marine Corps staff sergeant who led the squad accused of killing two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq, will file a lawsuit today in federal court in Washington claiming that Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) defamed him when the congressman made public comments about the incident earlier this year.
Attorneys for Frank D. Wuterich, 26, argue in court papers that Murtha tarnished the Marine's reputation by telling news organizations in May that the Marine unit cracked after a roadside bomb killed one of its members and that the troops "killed innocent civilians in cold blood." Murtha also said repeatedly that the incident was covered up.
In the court filing, obtained by The Washington Post, the lawyers say that Murtha made the comments after being briefed by Defense Department officials who "deliberately provided him with inaccurate and false information." Neal A. Puckett and Mark S. Zaid, suing for libel and invasion of privacy, also wrote that Murtha made the comments outside of his official scope as a congressman.
Telephone calls yesterday to Murtha's office in Washington were referred to his district office in Pennsylvania, and calls there were not returned. A Marine Corps spokesman declined to comment yesterday on the Haditha investigation or the lawsuit.
CNN.com - Accused Marine*suing Murtha - Aug 2, 2006
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Marine To Sue John Murtha over Haditha : Ian Schwartz
LOL. MSNBC Didnt report this story!