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The Sad Case Of Lt. Watada
Feb. 6th, 2007 08:33 pmI woke this morning to Ken Schram on KOMO 1000 radio stating his opinion of the Ehren Watada case, now being tried before a court-martial at Fort Lewis, WA. The gist of the story is that Lt. Watada refused to deploy to Iraq on the grounds that the war there is in violation of the US Constitution and international law.
Mr. Schram pointed out that Lt. Watada "enlisted in the military after the invasion. He knew what he was getting into." Therefore he "deserves what I strongly suspect the military will give him: A dishonorable discharge and a few years to ponder his navel while in federal prison."
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Whoever is right, this miscarriage of justice in the making -- or perhaps I should call it an outright abortion -- is going to be painful to watch. Enough said.
Mr. Schram pointed out that Lt. Watada "enlisted in the military after the invasion. He knew what he was getting into." Therefore he "deserves what I strongly suspect the military will give him: A dishonorable discharge and a few years to ponder his navel while in federal prison."
( What is wrong with this picture? )
Whoever is right, this miscarriage of justice in the making -- or perhaps I should call it an outright abortion -- is going to be painful to watch. Enough said.
