We're putting these two items together becuase we believe it puts a very telling juxtoposition regarding war in the Big I, which, by all accounts, is a GIGANTO MESS.
PS to the GOP and all their smarmy supporters: Quit trying to Swift Boat Murtha! He knows what he's talking about and just won't quit.
Defense attorneys expect the Marine Corps to file murder charges against one or more Marines who conducted raids in Haditha in November that resulted in the deaths of more than 20 Iraqi civilians, according to sources close to the investigation.
A political action committee trying to elect Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to Congress asked Sen. John Ensign to apologize Wednesday for saying war critics have "hurt our military" and "embolden the enemy."
"Sen. Ensign is trying to intimidate people from asking questions," said Jon Soltz, executive director of the New York-based Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America PAC. "It's because these hard questions weren't asked that we're in the situation we're in." Soltz, an Iraq war veteran, said he plans to demand an apology at the Nevada Republican's office in Washington on Thursday.
"Sen. Ensign is trying to intimidate people from asking questions," said Jon Soltz, executive director of the New York-based Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America PAC. "It's because these hard questions weren't asked that we're in the situation we're in." Soltz, an Iraq war veteran, said he plans to demand an apology at the Nevada Republican's office in Washington on Thursday.
