Secretary of state Coffman defends story of Iraq town meeting

[angka]

Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman, responding to questions raised by a political blog, has defended his service as a Marine working in an Iraqi town where 24 civilians were killed the month before he arrived.

On Wednesday, Coffman posted a statement on ColoradoPols.com, asserting no mention was made of the civilian deaths when he held his first meeting with members of the Haditha City Council in January 2006.

Coffman was there in his capacity as a civilian affairs officer, trying to develop interim governments in three Iraqi towns.

On Saturday, The Washington Post reported a group of angry Haditha residents, including the mayor and 14 town leaders, met with Marine officers the week after the killings and demanded a war crimes investigation. That article prompted a posting on ColoradoPols.com Monday under the headline "Did Coffman Lie About Haditha?" The story stopped short of accusing Coffman of lying but raised questions about his previous statements that Haditha officials made no mention of the killings at the January meeting...

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5574288,00.html

[donco6]

1. Coffman's so desparate to be governor.

Something like this could really taint his aura. Too bad. He's an ass.

[Froward69]

2. He needs to get off of his ass

and certify all those elections machines. he is dragging his feet. typical repube.