... In an interview with nationally syndicated radio talk host Michael Savage, the lead attorney for Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani said he and his client will look into suing Murtha and the Time magazine reporter, Tim McGuirk, who first published the accusations by Iraqi insurgents.
But the attorney, Brian Rooney, said nothing will happen immediately because he wants Chessani, described as a devout Christian and the father of six homeschooled children, completely 'out of the woods' legally before any action is taken. The government, through Lt. Col. S.M. Sullivan, today filed a notice that it would appeal the case to the next judicial level. (Click here to see) ...
Rooney acknowledged the Haditha case taken a toll on the Marine Corps.'There's no doubt it's affected recruiting,' he told Savage. 'How could you have your sons or daughters join the Marine Corps when you're not sure the government will protect them?'
Rooney was asked by Savage why he thought Murtha, a former Marine himself, accused the officers and enlisted men.
'In my opinion, it's clear it was done during the election cycle, it was done to bolster himself in the party,' the attorney said. 'He was vying for a leadership position, and if he had to throw some Marines under the bus to do so, that was the cost of power for him.' ...
