Why the case of Lieutenant Watada matters
Liberty For All
by Joey B. King
08/29/06
One of the most important cases to wind its way through the military justice system since the Nuremburg trials at the end of World War II began in mid-August at Fort Lewis Washington. It involves the case of Honolulu-native First Lieutenant (1LT) Ehren Watada. In June 2006, he refused to deploy (known in the military as 'missing movement') to Iraq on the basis that doing so would be a war crime. He insists the war itself is illegal. He is the first officer to miss movement in this conflict. It is important to note that 1LT Watada agreed to deploy to Afghanistan...
http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=37
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Watada
by Joey B. King
08/29/06
One of the most important cases to wind its way through the military justice system since the Nuremburg trials at the end of World War II began in mid-August at Fort Lewis Washington. It involves the case of Honolulu-native First Lieutenant (1LT) Ehren Watada. In June 2006, he refused to deploy (known in the military as 'missing movement') to Iraq on the basis that doing so would be a war crime. He insists the war itself is illegal. He is the first officer to miss movement in this conflict. It is important to note that 1LT Watada agreed to deploy to Afghanistan...
http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=37
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Watada
rudkla - 30. Aug, 14:33
