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John Murtha: “The worst thing is the cover-up. I'm convinced they knew about this. The services knew about it. The chain of command…”

On the recordMay 29, 2006
The worst thing is the cover-up. I'm convinced they knew about this. The services knew about it. The chain of command knew about it, and that has to be investigated because this thing should have been made public.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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John Murtha discusses the need for an investigation into the cover-up of civilian deaths in Haditha.

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