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Republican Iraq critic Murtha under fire on two fronts
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 8/6/05 | Tom Infield

Posted on 08/06/2006 7:45:43 AM PDT by Valin

PHILADELPHIA - In May, U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha roused the anger of some in the military and on the political right by saying that American Marines had "killed innocent civilians in cold blood" in Iraq.

Now, the Western Pennsylvania Democrat - who hopes to become majority leader if his party captures the House in the fall election - finds himself under fire on two fronts as a result of his comment, which dealt with a still-unresolved incident in Haditha, Iraq, late last year in which 24 people died.

Politically, Murtha is under attack from a few of the veterans who during the 2004 presidential campaign led an assault on U.S. Sen. John Kerry's record in the Vietnam War. Their campaign - right down to images on their Web site, www.bootmurtha.com - deliberately echoes what Democrats have called the "swiftboating" of Kerry.

Legally, Murtha faces a lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Washington in which a 26-year-old Marine sergeant contends that Murtha defamed him and his unit.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: johnpmurtha; murtha
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To: Owl_Eagle; brityank; Physicist; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; GOPJ; abner; baseballmom; Mo1; Ciexyz; ...

Nothing makes sense in the Inky.


41 posted on 08/06/2006 10:41:00 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Valin

Add a comma after Republican and it makes it a Republican, Iraq critic, a critic of Republicans and Iraq


42 posted on 08/06/2006 11:02:14 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty: The Pendleton 8)
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To: jazusamo; Just A Nobody
LOL...How were able to get your hands on Murtha's map? :-)

That was child's play for our lovely and talented Ministress of Information.

43 posted on 08/06/2006 1:00:44 PM PDT by concretebob (We should give anarchists what they want. There'd be no jail-time for anything we do.)
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To: RaceBannon

No, it would still be fuzzy.

The way I learned it, no comma between adjectives meant the 1st adjective modified the 2nd. (as in dark blue suit -- the suit was dark blue -- the dark indicates what kind of blue it was...)

But the comma means the 1st adjective and 2nd adjectives modify the noun: the dark, blue suit -- the suit was dark and it was also blue.

Someone suggested a slash -- Republican/Iraq critic. I don't really like this one either...it's still not clear whether he's a critic of Republicans or is an actual Republican himself. Hey, if the know-it-all Alan Colmes can get confused on such issues, so can anyone.


44 posted on 08/06/2006 1:33:24 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Most of these guys don't write their own headlines.


45 posted on 08/06/2006 2:01:56 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: RaceBannon

That would be even worse -- it would mean a Republican who is an Iraq Critic. Basically, the headline writer is awful.


46 posted on 08/06/2006 2:04:03 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: DJ Taylor; Rhonda-in-indiana-pa
"Further, last year I attempted (three times!!!) to get him to "restore politeness" up in Pennsylvania when their lieutenant governor showed up uninvited at a Marine's funeral, and profaned the loss of that Marine's life. He ignored all three efforts."

Add another reason to the "why I hate Murtha" list. Crazy Katherine Baker Knoll, our senile "dementiated" Lt. Gov. was stalking funerals, handing out her business card to relatives, and telling people the (Fast Eddie Rendell) administration was against the war.

How any serviceperson could ever think this traitorous POS supports them is beyond my comprehension.

47 posted on 08/06/2006 2:35:15 PM PDT by Sisku Hanne (*Support DIANA IREY for US Congress!* Send "Cut-n-Run" Murtha packing: HIT THE ROAD, JACK!)
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To: concretebob

LOL! How YOU doin?


48 posted on 08/06/2006 2:49:46 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN..Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4Irey.com - Now more than Ever!)
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