2 posts tagged “libel”
Now I know this WorldNetDaily article publicizing the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) previous accusation berating Douglas Farah and his newest book “Why We Left Islam” is basically a blatant promotion by WND for the book. Nonetheless it is amusing that CAIR did issue a retraction for its accusations against Farah and WND.
I am guessing the apology and retraction was out of the fear of a civil suit. Anti-CAIR has shown how to fight CAIR civil suits: ask for discovery of internal affairs (which must be provided). This is how Anti-CAIR forced CAIR to leave them alone. Obviously a legal inspection regarding discovery of the civil complaint could expose the true nature of CAIR’s agenda to the American public. I speculate most Americans would find CAIR’s activities un-American when placed into the public microscope.
Go Farah!
JRH 4/26/08
Democratic Party Representative Jack Murtha from Pennsylvania lost a civil suit for libel to Marine Staff Sergeant Mark Wuterich who was one of the Marines that Murtha publicly proclaimed after the Haditha shoot out that was then label a massacre.
"They actually went into the houses and killed women and children. And there was about twice as many as originally reported by Time." – Rep. Jack Murtha.
None of the Marines are being prosecuted for murder and two are facing Court Marshal on procedural errors. In essence not one Marine massacred anyone at this incident in Haditha, Iraq.
Do you think Captain Corruption/Doctor Cut-n-Run might consider apologizing to Marines for making such an insidious accusation? I mean Murtha is a veteran, you would think he would man up and publicly apologize.
Murtha has not made even an inkling of remorse for defaming United States Marines for something that was staged by terrorist insurgents for an eagerly waiting Mainstream Media.
Murtha is so determined not to apologize he went through the civil suit brought by Wuterich and lost. Not only has Murtha lost he is appealing on the grounds that his insidious remarks were made while he was an employee of the Federal Government. If Murtha swings an association with the Federal Government he could avoid responsibility for libel for the Federal Government cannot be sued for libel.
My God Murtha is abandoning Servicemen and veterans (of which he is one) for what? Is it because he is Leftist Democrat and is incapable to man up for admitting a mistake.
(Hat tip to Humbled Infidel)
