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'''Ehren Watada''' (born 1978) is a First Lieutenant in the United States Army, a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team, who in June 2006 publicly refused to deploy to the [[war in Iraq]] saying that he believed the war to be illegal and that it would make him party to [[war crimescrime]]s.

He was the first commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq. On February 5, 2007, Watada will face faced a court-martial set to begin . On February 58, 2007, over the objections of the defense, the judge declared a mistrial, saying that Watada "did not fully understand a document he signed admitting to elements of the charges." [http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020807A.shtml]

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*Dahr JamailMike Barber, [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/275056_watada23.html "Unit gets ready for Iraq -- without Watada. War resister makes good on promise,"] ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', June 23, 2006.*Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith, [http://www.truthoutthenation.com/doc/20060626/brecherwebvideo "Lieutenant Watada's War Against the War,"] ''The Nation'', June 26, 2006.*Hal Bernton, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2003107653_watadacharged6m.html "Army charges lieutenant who wouldn't go to Iraq,"] ''The Seattle Times'', July 6, 2006.*Katherine Tam, [http://www.theolympian.com/101/story/50026.html "Fort Lewis soldier charged,"] ''The Olympian'', July 6, 2006.*Jaime Jansen, [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/07/us-army-officer-charged-for-refusing.php "US Army officer charged for refusing deployment to 'unlawful' Iraq war,"] ''Jurist'', July 6, 2006.*John Kifner and Timothy Egan, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/us/23refuse.html?ex=1311307200&en=b4abeaf6627dfeb8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Officer Faces Court-Martial for Refusing to Deploy to Iraq,"] ''New York Times'' ([http://www.commondreams.org/docs_2006headlines06/0723-01.htm ''Common Dreams'']), July 23, 2006.*Michael Gilbert, [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:YZIfHwowJjIJ:www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/6034849p-5297610c.html+Officer+Faces+Court-Martial+for+Refusing+to+Deploy+to+Iraq&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=96 "Witnesses say Watada would have committed war crime by deploying to Iraq,"] (cache), ''The News Tribune'', August 17, 2006.*Eli Sanders, [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1228779,00.html "Putting the Iraq War on Trial,"] ''TIME''/CNN, August 18, 2006.*Jeannie Shawl, [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/08/081406Aus-army-officer-to-recommend-court.shtml php "US Army officer to recommend court-martial for Iraq war objector,"Ehren ] ''Jurist'', August 25, 2006.*[http://www.kfmb.com/story.php?id=61077 "Officer Wants Trial for War Objector,"] KFMB.com/CBS News 8, August 25, 2006.*[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/282606_watada25.html "Army officer recommending trial for Watada. Iraq war resister faces 3 charges; report likely today,"] Associated Press (''The Seattle Times''), August 25, 2006.*Christian Hill, [http://www.theolympian.com/101/story/50027.html "Court-martial recommended for Watada,"] ''truthoutThe Olympian'', August 1426, 2006.*Greg Small, [http://starbulletin.com/2006/08/27/news/story03.html "Inouye agrees with court-martial for Watada. The senator says he is not 'too happy' with the Army officer,"] Associated Pres (''Honolulu Star Bulletin''), August 27, 2006.*Sean Barry, [http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=21169 "Military Officer’s Refusal to Serve in Iraq May Gain City’s Support,"] ''The Daily Californian'', August 29, 2006.*Charles Burress, [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=10985 "Officer's Refusal of Iraq Deployment Divides the Japanese American Community: The Case of Lt. Watada,"] ''ZNet'', September 17, 2006.*Gabriel Haboubi, [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/11/us-army-lieutenant-to-be-court.php "US Army lieutenant to be court-martialed for protesting Iraq war,"] ''Jurist'', November 9, 2006.*Teresa Watanabe, [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Nov/12/ln/FP611120327.html "Watada reaffirms stance as he faces court-martial,"] ''The Honolulu Advertiser'', November 12, 2006.

*[http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/10570590/detail.html "Lt. Watada To Speak About Refusal To Deploy,"] KITV Honolulu/''The Hawaii Channel'', December 19, 2006.*[http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/10575755/detail.html "Soldier Explains Reason For Refusing Deployment To Hawaii Crowd. Watada Faces Court-Martial Next Month,"] KITV Honolulu/''The Hawaii Channel'', December 20, 2006.*Leila Fujimori, [http://starbulletin.com/2006/12/20/news/story11.html "Watada states his case in Moiliili. Standing ovations greet a soldier facing a court-martial for refusing to go to Iraq,"] ''Honolulu Star Bulletin'', December 20, 2006.*[http://www.refusingtokill.net/Watada/WatadaHawai.htm "U.S. army officer who refused to deploy to Iraq rallies support in Hawaii before his military trial,"] Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune'' posted by ''Refusing to Kill.net''), December 20, 2006. ====2007====*Jason Leopold, [http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010207J.shtml "The Court-Martial of Ehren Watada Begins,"] ''truthout'', January 2, 2007.*[http://www.theolympian.com/130/story/58751.html "Watada lawyer: Army trying to stifle his defense,"] Associated Press (''The Olympian''), January 3, 2007.*Hal Bernton, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003508558_watada4m.html "Soldier's lawyers seek OK to put Iraq war on trial,"] ''The Seattle Times'', January 4, 2007.*Christian Hill, [http://www.theolympian.com/112/story/58983.html "Iraq War resister's court-martial turns on pretrial hearing today. Ehren Watada's defense argument faces crucial test,"] ''The Olympian'', January 4, 2007.*Jeff Paterson, [http://www.notinourname.net/troops/watada-6jan07.html "Lt. Watada military hearing tackles free speech for soldiers, relevancy of truth. Journalists and anti-war activists subpoenaed for Army prosecution,"] [[Not in Our Name]], January 6, 2007.*Aaron Glantz, [http://electroniciraq.net/news/2805.shtml "More Subpoenas Come Down in Watada Case,"] Inter Press Service (''Electronic Iraq''), January 9, 2007.*Jeanine Plant, [http://www.wiretapmag.org/warandpeace/42928/ "Putting the War in Iraq on Trial?"] ''Wire Tap Magazine'', January 9, 2007: "By focusing on the political comments about the illegality of the war made by Lt. Watada -- rather than his refusal to deploy -- the prosecutors of the 28-year-old officer might force the indictment of the war itself."*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003515393_watadaed09.html Editorial: "The case against Lt. Ehren Watada,"] ''The Seattle Times'', January 9, 2007.*Ben Hamamoto, [http://www.nichibeitimes.com/articles/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1168476780&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1 "As Watada Pretrial Begins, Local Nikkei Activists Arrested,"] ''Nichi Bei Times'', January 11, 2007.*Paul Nyhan, [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/299599_watada13.html "Public inaction dismays Watada. Officer faces court-martial for refusing Iraq deployment,"] ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' ([http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0113-07.htm ''Common Dreams'']), January 13, 2007.*Joshua Pantesco, [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/01/us-army-officer-barred-from-disputing.php "US Army officer barred from disputing legality of Iraq war at court-martial,"] ''Jurist'', January 17, 2007.*[https://www.prwatch.org/node/5644 "Interview a Soldier, Go to Jail,"] PRWatch.org, January 17, 2007.*Ken Mochizuki, [http://www.iexaminer.org/archives/?p=520 "Lt. Watada explains his risky stand in extensive interview,"] ''International Examiner'' ([http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=da930457f1e76469744b129c46ff25eb New America Media]), January 17 - February 6, 2007.*[http://starbulletin.com/2007/01/18/news/story10.html "Watada cannot use 'illegal war' defense,"] Associated Press (''Honolulu Star Bulletin''), January 18, 2007.*Teresa Watanabe, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-watada18jan18,1,108354.story?coll=la-headlines-nation "Officer facing court-martial denounces war,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', January 18, 2007.*Bob Egelko, [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/18/MNGRMNKF4I1.DTL "Judge lets charges against Army officer stand. Trial to proceed on refusal to deploy, criticism of Bush,"] ''San Francisco Chronicle'', January 18, 2007.*[http://www.wartribunal.org/ "Citizens' Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq: The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada,"] Tacoma, Washington, January 20-21, 2007 (WarTribunal.org).*Editorial Board, [http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/01/22/22Watada_edit.html "An Army lieutenant's unbecoming conduct,"] ''Austin American-Statesman'', January 22, 2007.*[http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/23/1530235 "Lt. Ehren Watada Faces Court Martial for Refusing to Serve in Iraq,"] Democracy Now!, January 23, 2007.*Marc Cooper, [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070205/cooper "The Press and the Watada Trial,"] ''The Nation'', January 23, 2007.*Zbignew Zingh, [http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Jan07/Zingh23.htm "The People Lead When Their Leader's Freeze. A Report on the Citizen's Hearing on the War in Iraq,"] ''Dissident Voice'', January 23, 2007.*Dave Collins, [http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/01/23/23othertakes_edit.html Opinion: "Military judge applied double standard,"] [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]] published in ''Austin American-Statesman'', January 23, 2007.*Matt Hutaff, [http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/canon_fodder/01312_ehren_watada_patriot.html "Ehren Watada Is a Patriot,"] ''The Simon'' (CA), January 23, 2007.*War-Tribunal, [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=11935 "Veterans, Military Families, Community Leaders Deliberate on Two Days of Testimony Charging that the Iraq War is Illegal: Citizens' Panel to Announce Findings Before Watada Court Martial,"] ''ZNet'', January 24, 2007.*Jim Warren, [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/world/16531295.htm "War protest calls deserter, mom to action. 'We felt like we were needed',"] ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' (KY), January 24, 2007.*Bobbie Morgan, [http://www.bainbridgebuzz.com/content/view/1684/77/ Guest Editorial: "One young hero versus the mighty military,"] ''Bainbridge Buzz'' (WA), January 24, 2007.