US soldier loses 9/11 film claim

[kskiska]

A US judge has thrown out a claim by an Iraq war veteran who alleged a TV clip of him was used without his consent in Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11.

Sgt Peter Damon, 34, who lost both arms in Iraq, claimed Moore used an interview he did with NBC's Nightly News without asking permission.

Sgt Damon said use of the clip in Moore's documentary made him appear anti-war and against President Bush.

US District Judge Douglas Woodlock said the segment did not defame Sgt Damon.

He claimed the positioning of a clip of him complaining about the pain from his injuries made him appear to be critical of the Iraq war and the US government.

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[judaspriestess]

1. shouldn't this vet be suing bushie for his injuries from a war

based on lies? so sad.

[IndianaGreen]

2. What was the name of that song in "Hair" about masturbation?

I thought of it when I was reading Sgt Damon's freepish statement about clearing his "name and to let everyone know that I do not hold the same positions as Michael Moore on the Iraq war or on President Bush."

The irony is that Sgt Damon lost his arms in an unfortunate accident, not in combat.

Sgt Damon, a National Guardsman, lost both his arms when a tyre on a Black Hawk helicopter exploded while he and a colleague were servicing the aircraft on the ground in Iraq. Another soldier was killed in the explosion.

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