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08-15-2006, 06:00 AM
Lawmaker Apologizes To Marines For Remarks
By Josh White - Washington Post Staff Writer
A Republican congressman apologized yesterday to the Marines under investigation in the killings of two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq, last November, saying that statements he made about the case were taken out of context and that he did not mean to imply the Marines were guilty of wrongdoing.
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) issued the apology as part of an agreement with lawyers for Marine Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, who alleged that Kline had damaged Wuterich's reputation.
Wuterich, through his lawyers, has denied any wrongdoing in the Haditha case. None of the Marines involved has been charged.
MORE (http://www.washingtonpost.c om/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081401003_pf.h tml)
*Well I suppose that's a start. Now, Congressman Murtha, what do you have to say?
By Josh White - Washington Post Staff Writer
A Republican congressman apologized yesterday to the Marines under investigation in the killings of two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq, last November, saying that statements he made about the case were taken out of context and that he did not mean to imply the Marines were guilty of wrongdoing.
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) issued the apology as part of an agreement with lawyers for Marine Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, who alleged that Kline had damaged Wuterich's reputation.
Wuterich, through his lawyers, has denied any wrongdoing in the Haditha case. None of the Marines involved has been charged.
MORE (http://www.washingtonpost.c om/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081401003_pf.h tml)
*Well I suppose that's a start. Now, Congressman Murtha, what do you have to say?