Posted on 12/11/2008 1:18:31 PM PST by Sub-Driver
CNSNews.com Murtha Maintains He Was Right to Say Marines ‘Killed Innocent Civilians in Cold Blood’ Thursday, December 11, 2008 By Nicholas Ballasy
(CNSNews.com) - Although all of the charges have been dropped against all of the Marines – except for one – involved in the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) said he stands by his May 2006 remarks that the soldiers involved “killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
“Yes, I think it was,” the right thing to say, Murtha told CNSNews.com on Wednesday. “That’s my job. My job is due. Listen, the NCIS (National Criminal Investigation Service) came to exactly the same conclusion I did.
“They had a two-star general investigate it,” said Murtha. “General Hagee went over right after I spoke out and talked to all of the Marines in the field and said ‘you got to stop this kind of killing.’”
In November 2005, unarmed Iraqi civilians were killed in the town of Haditha in Iraq. While the investigation of several U.S. Marines allegedly involved in the killings was underway in May 2006, Murtha said during a press conference then that the Marines “killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
He later defended his remarks on CNN and MSNBC.
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“No. Pennsylvania voters apparently like being called stupid red necks by their Congressional representation.”
Either that or he’s another one who knows how to “win” regardless of how much he is despised.
I thought you had to have a Muslim name to get elected in PA .
No - the clueless, poverty laden sheep in his district re-elected him. (Just where are the jobs, Murtha?) It was closer than it had been in ages for the 30+ yr incumbent (16 points I think) but heeeeee’s baaaaack. It hurts to think about.
They don’t care about that. He brings home the bacon. That’s all they care about. He can call them anything he wants and accuse anybody of anything he wants. They don’t care. Just show them the money.
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In my varied career as a Navy Veteran (Of Foreign Wars) I was once involved with NCIS during a murder investigation on an East Coast Naval Base (co-investigators/Shore Patrol) and I can tell you with certainty that they are without a doubt some of the dumbest investigators on God’s Earth. Couldn’t follow a blood trail to the site of the crime and couldn’t interview the perp without violating every rule in the book.
She almost got away with it.
by the way, I think Murtha is a P.I.G., pig! He may have been hell on wheels as a Marine but he is nothing now. ZERO!
Whoops! I stand corrected. General Jones was running NATO. Haggee was the new MCC.
I will have to travel 3000 miles to do it, but I sure look forward to pissing on his grave.
More ammo for Frank and Justin.
Yes it is, it’ll be great if the turkey has his tail feathers blown off.
I think that senile old fool ought to be deployed to a nursing home asap. He is a total disgrace & I can't post what I would like to about that SOB. I think that he ought to be tested for alcohol abuse & dementia asap.
I couldn’t agree more, pandy and he’s getting worse fast.
I really want a bill passed that these fools in the govt have to be drug tested, alcohol tested & tested for dementia. Since so many of us have to be tested then why not the congress & senate members? If anyone gives me alcohol for Christmas I think I will send it to Murtha.
I don’t see a thing wrong with that. All branches of our military have random testing, why shouldn’t our Congress critters be subjected to it also. As far as Fat Jack and alcohol are concerned, he looks like he never passes up a drink.
Blago Murtha and the redneck racists that re-elected him.
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