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John Murtha won’t stop lying about what happened in Haditha. Wednesday, he sat down with for an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. After their interview, they posted a video. Here’s a partial transcript of that interview:

Murtha: I was in Haditha in August. This incident happened in November and for months, nobody knew anything about it. Time Magazine had an article about it so I asked the Marine Corps about it and they said that nothing happened. I said you can’t do this. This hurts our troops when something like this happens. The Iraqis turn against us when this sort of thing happens. You hurt our troops. I brought the commandant in and he went out to all the FFM forces and said that you can’t do this anymore. And he tried to be as careful as he could be but he said that the rules of engagement are clear. So anyway, the rules have changed.

Later, they asked Rep. Murtha about the Haditha investigation. Here’s a partial transcript of what he said about the investigation:

Murtha: I felt like nothing was happening. I felt like I had to do something so I felt like I had to speak out…Twenty-four people were killed. Kids. People in a wheelchair. No worms were found. No nothing. And the investigation by NCIS…The commandant put a two star general in charge of the investigation and he came to the same conclusion that I came to. So it’s hard to…Listen. They’ve gone through hell. And I’ve said this at a press conference. Let me tell you what happens. I know how what happens. This kid gets blown up outside. I understand how that happens. I know the pressure on these guys. I get PTSD just going to the hospital visiting these guys. It breaks my heart seeing these kids like this.

Murtha’s saying that “nobody knew anything about” the investigation is insulting. The officers directing the firefight put together a detailed PowerPoint presentation on that day’s events. They sent it up the chain of command. It’s difficult to argue against that since then-Capt. Jeffrey Dinsmore testified under oath to that at an Article 32 hearing. Capt. Dinsmore was later promoted.

Murtha still hasn’t admitted what’s part of the official record: that 8 of the ‘victims’ were identified as known insurgents. It’s long past time for Rep. Murtha to come clean on this. It’s time that Murtha admitted that he made these accusations in an attempt to become the House Majority Leader.

It’s time Rep. Murtha made things right with the Haditha Marines and their families.

Technorati Tags: Haditha, John Murtha, Insurgents, NCIS, Iraq War, PTSD, Jeffrey Dinsmore, Article 32, Investigations

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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