Since The Mainstream Media Won't Hold That Fat Turd Accountable....

Court allows Marine sargeant to sue John Murtha for defamation.

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. Murtha and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition about his comments alleging "cold-blooded murder and war crimes" by unnamed soldiers in connection with Iraqi civilian deaths.

A Marine Corps sergeant is suing the 18-term congressman for making the charge, which the soldier claims is false. Murtha, who opposes the Iraq war, made the comment during a May, 2006 Capitol Hill news conference in which he predicted that a Pentagon war crimes investigation will show Marines killed dozens of innocent Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.

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It's too bad that the tough questioning is left to Jason Mattera, of the Young America's Foundation. On the other hand, the MSM continues to dig its own grave when it does.