bottom line: the dude hired a lawyer in Feb, *requested* deployment in
may, was issued orders in june, sued in july to prevent his deployment
- which was volunteer. and requested by him. 3 months after he hired
a lawyer to represent him.
So what's he guilty of and why? certainly he's dishonored himself,
his profession, and his country. but what else?
ANALYSIS
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The crimes
Given the known sequence of events, it is my opinion that Maj. Cook is
guilty of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice by the
following actions:
Making a false statement Major Cook requested orders that he never
intended to follow thereby rendering his request completely
disingenuous. Major Cook orchestrated a ruse that was designed solely
to put the question of commander-in-chiefs birth before a federal
court judge.
Undermining the good order and discipline of the Armed Forces of the
United States Maj. Cook publicly questioned the integrity of the
commander-in-chief without any reasonable basis or cause.
Mutiny and Sedition In the Ledger-Enquirer, Maj. Cook is quoted as stating,
(he) would be acting in violation of international law by
engaging in military actions outside the United States under this
Presidents command. ... simultaneously subjecting himself to possible
prosecution as a war criminal by the faithful execution of these
duties.
Maj. Cook retained the services of an attorney, Orly Taitz, who made
the following statements in a filing on his behalf before United
States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division
which reiterated the claim by Maj. Cook that he, and by extension all
U.S. Servicemembers serving in combat, were war criminals and
therefore not entitled to the protections granted by the Geneva
Conventions:
Plaintiff seeks to avoid not only court-martial in this country,
but also treatment as a war-criminal or terrorist, not eligible even
for protection under the Geneva convention, if he were found to be a
merely mercenary soldier in a private army of slaves, owned or
controlled by an unconstitutional and therefore illegal commander, if
he does not ask the question: is this order legal?
By recklessly advancing his unfounded theory that U.S. soldiers are
war criminals and allowing his attorney to state that they are,
merely mercenaries in a private army of slaves, Maj. Cook has
provided enemies of the United States with a ready-made excuse to
execute captured U.S. servicemembers using the statements of a
commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve as
justification for their actions. Furthermore, given that it has been
widely reported that a U.S. soldier was captured by the Taliban in
Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, Maj. Cooks public statements and those
of his attorney have put the life of that soldier in direct and
irrefutable jeopardy. In addition, Maj. Cook has provided extensive
recruiting material for terrorist groups around the world, thereby
aiding enemy efforts to oppose ongoing combat operations.
http://www.examiner.com/x-12278-Louisville-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Major-Stefan-Frederick-Cook-USAR--conduct-unbecoming-an-offi
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