End the Watada case, discharge him

Seattle Times | May. 7, 2009 (Editorial)

Let the decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the Obama administration to drop a pending appeal of a mistrial at Fort Lewis be the end of the Army case against 1st Lt. Ehren Watada. He refused to join his combat brigade in Iraq. Give him a general discharge and move on. Put the military's energy into the welfare of others. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Media
Topics: U.S. Military, Law, War in Iraq, Ethics in Journalism
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 13, 2009 - 8:58 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 13, 2009 - 8:58 AM PDT

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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 13, 2009

Such shallow and ethically challenged editorials from the Times are an embarrassment. It fails to look at the ethics of the illegal and immoral offensive war of choice launched upon the Iraqi people. It fails to give Watada credit for moral courage in the face of government harassment.

The PI closure was a loss. The future failure of the Times should not be a concern.

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    Seattle Times by Hal Bernton | May. 7, 2009 (News Report)
    The Justice Department has decided not to proceed with its appeal of a federal judge's ruling that 1st Lt. Ehren Watada cannot face a second court-martial resulting from his ...
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