End the U.S. Armys prosecution of Lt. Ehren Watada!
The Justice Department can say no to Army’s legal appeal; “Dear Solicitor General: Tell the Army to drop the appeal against Lt. Watada.
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Judge bars retrial for Lt. Watada’s refusal to deploy to Iraq
Lt. Watada refused to deploy to Iraq in June 2006 on the grounds that the Iraq war is illegal, and his U.S. Army court-martial in February 2007 ended in a mistrial.
Read MoreTwo years later, Lt. Watada remains in legal limbo
Lt. Watada remains stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington where he works a desk job and is under no special restrictions. Though his term of service ended in December 2006,
Read MorePreliminary victory for Lt. Ehren Watada!
Lt. Watada supporters march in Seattle 10/27/07 Federal judge bars Army retrial of officer who refused Iraq War By Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist. November 11, 2007 Civilian federal Judge Benjamin Settle blocked the Army’s...
Read MoreSupport Iraq War resister Lt. Ehren Watada!
We demand: Stop the retrial, drop the charges, and honorable discharge now for Lt. Watada! Support all war resisters!
Read MoreLt. Watada retrial halted
In granting the stay at 4:48 p.m., Settle determined that he has jurisdiction under federal law to grant the stay and that Watada’s claim that a second-trial amounts to double jeopardy is not frivolous.
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