s skippy the bush kangaroo: army escalates attack on iraq war resister lt. watada

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Monday, September 25, 2006

army escalates attack on iraq war resister lt. watada

is this how they "support" the troops?
the u.s. army announced on sept. 15 that it was charging lt. ehren watada, the first commissioned officer to refuse deployment to iraq, with an additional charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. lt. watada now faces 8 years in prison on charges overwhelmingly arising from public political statements of opposition to the war.
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the pacific citizen has an interview up with lt. watada....
i gave my life to protect freedom and democracy — a sacrifice i am willing to make by doing the right thing.

in a way i’m already free. physically they can lock me up, throw away the key, leave me to rot and contemplate my “crimes.” for a long time i was in turmoil. i felt compelled to fulfill the terms of my contract despite what i knew to be utterly wrong. only when i realized that i served not men and institutions but the people of this country, did i believe there was another answer. that choice was to do what is right and just.
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