John Murtha Ordered to Testify in Haditha Marine’s Defamation Case

  According to this article a judge has ordered John Murtha to testify in a defamation case against him in the Haditha marines suit. In case you have forgotten Murtha said that United States marines killed Iraqi civilians in cold blood before he was briefed on the situation. This means he either had inside information or he lied to push his anti-Bush, anti-war agenda. Either way this doesn’t bode well for him.

The Justice Department wanted the case dismissed because Murtha was acting in his official role as a lawmaker. Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Henault said the comments were made as part of the debate over the war in Iraq.

  So he is arguing that he can say whatever the hell he wants as long as it is official business. He is saying he can make up whatever he wants because he is debating the Iraq war. Aren’t you supposed to use facts in a debate, not here-say? The judge would have none of that.

”You’re writing a very wide road for members of Congress to go to their home districts and say anything they choose about private persons and be able to do so without any liability. Are you sure you want to do that?” Collyer said, adding later, ”How far can a congressman go and still be protected?”

  Who does Murtha think he is? Maybe he thinks he is Democrat William Jefferson who basically argued that he could keep his bribe money in his office and the police weren’t allowed to search in there.

 I hope they nail this man.