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Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada
News about the Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada case. Watada is the Hawaii born officer who refuses to go to Iraq.
An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, saying he believed the war was illegal, has officially left the service. Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek confirmed that Ehren Watada was discharged Friday. Watada was charged with missing his ...
- Ehren Watada, Iraq war objector, leaves Army (blogsearch.google.com)
- Army allowing Iraq war objector Watada to resign (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- War Objector Allowed To Resign (feedburner.com)
HONOLULU The Army is allowing the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq to resign from the service, his attorney said late Friday.First Lt. Ehren Watada will be granted a discharge Oct. 2, under other than honorable conditions, attorney Kenneth Kagan said.
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From thenewstribune.com
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Gregg K. Kakesako (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) reports that 1st Lt Ehren Watada will not "seek a second court-martial" and that they've "accepted the resignation of" Ehren and quotes him stating, "The actual outcome is different from the outcome that I envisioned in the first place, but I am grateful of the outcome."In June 2006, Ehren Watada became the first officer to publicly refuse to deploy to the illegal war in Iraq. June 22, 2006, his unit...
From blogger.com
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- Watada discharged (starbulletin.com)
- Discharged Watada ready to start a new life (honoluluadvertiser.com)
First Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned military officer to
refuse deployment to Iraq because he believed it was an illegal war,
has won his three-year legal battle with the Army.
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From portland.indymedia.org
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Jeremy Brecher : It felt like a dream a year ago, but a growing coalition of labor unions and environmentalists is putting real muscle into the idea that green jobs will help resolve the economic crisis. On June 7, 2006, a 28-year-old Army lieutenant ...
From search.live.com
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- Now a civilian, Watada leaves military, headlines behind (search.msn.com)
First Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned military officer to refuse deployment to Iraq because he believed it was an illegal war, has won his three-year legal battle with the Army. With little fanfare, the Army at Fort Lewis in Washington state accepted the resignation of the 1996 Kalani High School graduate last Friday and he will be discharged during the first week in October. Rather than seek a second court martial against the...
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From freerepublic.com
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1st Lt. Ehren Watada's court-martial ended in a mistrial, and the Army has decided not to attempt another prosecution. Watada had argued he would be participating in war crimes if he fought in Iraq.
Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada will be discharged by the end of the week, concluding the fight over his refusal to deploy to Iraq, an Army spokesman said Monday.
From latimes.com
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- Iraq war objector leaves Army (search.msn.com)
