So, John Murtha is being sued

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"PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Marine Corps lance corporal from Pennsylvania has sued U.S. Rep. John Murtha, saying the Democrat lawmaker slandered him by saying he and other marines killed 24 Iraqis in Haditha in "cold blood."

Justin Sharratt has filed the suit in federal court in Pittsburgh. In the lawsuit, Sharratt claims the comments Murtha made in 2006 about the Haditha killings also violated the Marine's constitutional rights to due process and presumption of innocence.

Sharratt, who is from Canonsburg, was exonerated after a full investigation and hearing after being charged with three counts of premeditated murder in Military Court in the November 2005 killings. Only one of the seven others charged is awaiting trial; another Marine was acquitted and charges were dropped against the others. "

Here is a link to a WashPost article on it:http://www.washingtonpost.com/....html

"Murtha tarnished the Marine's reputation by telling news organizations in May that the Marine unit cracked after a roadside bomb killed one of its members and that the troops "killed innocent civilians in cold blood." Murtha also said repeatedly that the incident was covered up."