Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Murtha being sued.

"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."

More:

"This case is not about money; it's about clearing Frank Wuterich's name, and part of that is to identify where these leaks are coming from," Zaid (attorney for Wuterich) said in an interview. "Congressman Murtha has created this atmosphere that has already concluded guilt. He's created this environment that really smells, and he's the only one who has done that."

I find this interesting. A Marine like Wuterich, who has been accused of such a heinous crime, does not file a suit to draw more attention to it unless he really believes he is innocent.

via Michelle (who has a new picture up finally, and it looks so much better)