[Girlene]

Justin Sharratt's lawyer, Noah Geary, filed a revision on April 15 to the suit against Murtha, Ex-Marine from Pa. revises Murtha defamation suit

U.S. Rep. John Murtha shouldn't be immune from a defamation lawsuit for saying Marines killed Iraqi women and children "in cold blood," because the lawmaker's comments came outside the scope of his official duties, a former Marine's attorney said.

The attorney, Noah Geary, on Wednesday filed an amended federal defamation lawsuit on behalf of Justin Sharratt, 24, a former lance corporal from Canonsburg. The new complaint, which adds 13 paragraphs to a lawsuit originally filed in September, was prompted by the dismissal of a similar suit against Murtha by Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich..................

........................ Geary's new complaint explains precisely why he believes Murtha's comments went beyond his official duties as a Congressman.

Among other things, Geary claims Murtha had no official business commenting on an ongoing Pentagon investigation. "It is wholly foreign to employment as a member of the legislative branch to make conclusory statements of fact about an ongoing criminal investigation conducted by the executive branch," Geary said.

Geary noted that Murtha claimed his Haditha information came from Pentagon higher-ups, who denied that.

[RedRover]

The report in Time mentioned below was absolutely false, just like the rest of Murtha's statements at the time. There never was a photo of an Iraqi kneeling, begging for mercy.

If there is justice, Murtha will be held to account.