My name ain't Tim, but I think this guy should be kicked in the ass, then the court martial.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:49 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Tim, what's your thoughts on this? > > US army officer refuses deployment to Iraq > > WASHINGTON (AFP) - A young US army officer could face court martial > after refusing to obey orders to prepare for deployment to Iraq, > claiming the war is illegal, his supporters said. > > Lieutenant Ehren Watada, 28, was confined to his base of Fort Lewis, in > the northwest state of Washington, and restricted from communications > with anyone outside but his lawyer, according to people in Watada's > support committee. > > They said he was the first US military officer to refuse orders to go to > Iraq. > > Watada's mother Carolyn Ho called his refusal an "act of patriotism." > > "As an officer, he believes it is his duty to disobey illegal orders," > she told AFP, adding that they had argued over his decision and that he > was influenced by questions about the US government's reasons for > invading Iraq. > > > > How are the orders illegal exactly? > -- > ~~~ Ray Champagne :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:210047 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
