Tag: haditha iraq

This is swiftboating gone too far: A U.S. Marine suspected in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, will sue Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record) for libel after the war critic made public comments about the case and accused the serviceman of murder, attorneys said on Wednesday. Lawyers representing Staff Sgt. Frank […]

Since John Murtha became outspoken against the Iraq War last fall, conservatives could not wait to “swift boat” him. Now we are finding out one of the examples he used as a problem in Iraq is in fact true: US lawmaker and former Marine colonel accused US Marines of killing innocent Iraqi civilians after a […]