Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
February 9th, 2010
By PETER JACKSON
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said.
In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. One of Congress’ most hawkish Democrats, he wielded considerable clout for two decades as the ranking Democrat on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.
Murtha voted in 2002 to authorize President George W. Bush to use military force in Iraq, but Murtha’s growing frustration over the administration’s handling of the war prompted him in November 2005 to call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.
“The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion,” he said.
Comment by American Grand Jury:
John, say hello to Ted Kennedy for us!
February 9th, 2010 at 3:35 am
1 down,434 to go!!
February 9th, 2010 at 8:20 am
I have been told that I should not say anything about the dead unless it was good.
Well, here goes: “He’s dead and that’s good.”
February 9th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Doesn’t matter as he would have more than likely been one of the ones arrested in the INTERPOL investigation of OPERATION STILLPOINT look it up on the web if it is not a hoax it would make a great spy novel. It explains some of the strange things that has been happening in Washington D.C.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
A traitor who dishonored the Marines and our nation joined Teddy, two criminals with a shared enmity for America. There is absolutely nothing positive that can be said about him except that he will harm America no more!
February 9th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
God is answering our prayers one at a time. Isn’t it great. We serve an awesome God! God Bless the USA!
February 9th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Larry Sinclair needs our help, Obama thugs attack, Social Security benefits, Sinclair political prisoner, Help Sinclair help America
February 9, 2010 · 37 Comments
As many of you know, I have covered the Larry Sinclair story since right after he released the Youtube video in January of 2008. Larry has made the supreme sacrifice for this country. He has had non stop personal attacks and death threats on himself and his family. In 2008, at the conclusion of his news conference at the National Press Club, Larry was arrested on trumped up charges from Joe Biden’s son, the then Attorney General of Delaware. Larry was eventually released after the charges were found to be false.
Larry Sinclair has fought off every attempt to silence him and keep his story from the public. That is one of the reasons I fought so hard all along to make sure the story got out, despite the best attempts of the MSM to smother Sinclair’s story or discredit him. Larry Sinclair, despite overwhelming odds, wrote and published a book “Barack Obama & Larry Sinclair: Cocaine, Sex, Lies & Murder.” Sinclair has made little or no money on this book.
Larry Sinclair needs our help. I knew that he was in dire straights. The Obama thugs filed charges that Sinclair was making money off of his book and that he was not entitled to Social Security Benefits. This is treated as a criminal investigation and Sinclair receives no benefits until the investigation is concluded. Larry is a proud person and he does not want to ask for help. He needs $ 680 by tomorrow afternoon to keep from losing everything. He has already lost his car. He waited to the very last minute for this plea and I know that this hurt him to ask. He has told me that if he can get by until the end of the month, he can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Larry Sinclair, in the spirit of the founding fathers who risked all, has sacrificed everything. If you can give just $ 5 it will help. I intend to donate myself. I would not ask for him if this was not an emergency.
Thanks and God bless.
Wells
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Larry Sinclair // February 9, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Thanks to those who had sent what you could to help. Please note that when you send paypal click on the PERSONAL tab and mark it as a gift so that Paypal does not charges fee’s.
I appreciate everything each of you have done to help me at this time. I hope we can make this happen in time to pay these late fees by 5:00 PM
tomorrow.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:52 am
Off subject, but to help somebody not sure of, he also knows all about the idiot, why doesn’t he tell the whole world and get paid by Soros, maybe? Not sure, if he would tell the world about his affair with Obama, maybe then others would be heartened and come out also. There are many ways to finance him, but I want to know the TRUTH and if he did I might send $1. but do not have any to send, I donate to churches only. God Bless America
February 10th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
This is the same man that Pastor Manning said had a love affair with Obama isn’t it?