FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - The court-martial for an Army officer who refused to go to Iraq got off to a slow start Monday as his lawyer challenged the legal proceedings against the soldier.
Proceedings Monday morning for 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, 28, of Honolulu, at this Army base south of Tacoma were taken up by attorney's motions, with the military judge, Lt. Col. John Head, refusing to allow almost all defense witnesses to take the stand. Head had previously ruled that Watada's Honolulu attorney, Eric Seitz, would not have the chance to debate the legality of the Iraq war in court.
Outside the base, a small group that included actor Sean Penn demonstrated peacefully in support of Watada. A few others demonstrated against him, including one man who carried a sign calling Watada a "weasel" for disobeying an order.
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So Jeez.....I wonder if Cindy Shehan will make an appearence?????