General briefed Murtha AFTER murder comment, Corps says

Reuters (excerpt) ^ | August 3, 2006 | Kristin Roberts

[HAL9000]

Excerpt -

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Marine Corps briefed Rep. John Murtha on the Haditha case after the vocal war critic publicly said Marines had killed innocent civilians in that Iraqi city, the Corps said on Thursday.

A group of Marines, while suspected in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians, has not been charged, and official results from the military's investigation remain outstanding. A U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, however that evidence indicates Marines deliberately shot to death unarmed civilians.

Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is being sued by one of the accused Marines for libel. He had told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Gen. Michael Hagee had given him the information on which he based his charge that Marines killed innocent civilians.

But a spokesman for the Marine Corps said Hagee briefed Murtha on May 24 about Haditha. Murtha had made comments on the case as early as May 17.

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[EagleUSA]

Al-Reuters. Friends of Murtha.

[pissant]

Ahem. Murtha is going down. that dirty bastard.

[Just A Nobody]

Hagee briefed Murtha on May 24 about Haditha.
Murtha had made comments on the case as early as May 17.

The head of the U.S. Marine Corps briefed Rep. John Murtha on the Haditha case after the vocal war critic publicly said Marines had killed innocent civilians in that Iraqi city, the Corps said on Thursday.

UH OH!!!

[Just A Nobody]

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

[SE Mom]

Bastard.

[maxwellp]

I'm standing by our Marines, not that American traitor Murtha.

[jazusamo]

He had told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Gen. Michael Hagee had given him the information on which he based his charge that Marines killed innocent civilians.

Murtha lied, is anyone surprised? Politically his butt is in a vise right now with this Haditha Marine bringing this lawsuit. I believe we'll see a lot more lies from him and his campaign, let them squirm.

[pissant]

So Murtha's source, once again is some stinking democrat flunkie in the Pentagon.

[Just A Nobody]

Ditto for me!

[jazusamo]

Murtha is going down. that dirty bastard.

Amen, his 32 year reign is coming to an end.

[Bob]

So Murtha's source, once again is some stinking democrat flunkie in the Pentagon.

Not necessarily. This apparently wasn't so much a leak that murtha blabbed about but a formal Pentagon briefing to a sitting congressman. The fact that it happened after murtha shot off his mouth is bad for murtha, not the briefer.

[jazusamo]

after the vocal war critic publicly said Marines had killed innocent civilians in that Iraqi city, the Corps said on Thursday.

Poetic justice, the Corps will be his downfall, along with Diana Irey.

[Unicorn]

Pres. Bush was told to get rid of all Bill Clinton appointees he wouldn't listen,wants everyone to love him.

[pissant]

I gotta dig up an extra $50 for Irey!

[angkor]

"A U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, however that evidence indicates Marines deliberately shot to death unarmed civilians."

Reuters is re-spinning yesterday's unattributed remark from a "defense official", and further stretching that report to imply that the soldiers *knew* the victims were "unarmed civilians", which was not in yesterday's report.

[John D]

. The fact that it happened after murtha shot off his mouth is bad for murtha, not the briefer.



Yes, but the MSM will never report it. Nobody but us will ever know about it.

[jazusamo]

Me too, it's been a little over a month but the word is getting out from the media and she'll need it.

[Clara Lou]

wants everyone to love him
Yeah, that stem cell veto certainly brought him universal approbation. /sarc