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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 crime]]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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==Related SourceWatch Resources==
*[[Defend The Press]]
*[[War in Iraq]]
==External Linkslinks ==
===General===
*"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada Ehren Watada]", Wikipedia.
*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.
*[httphttps://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.
*Hal Bernton, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003547250_watada29m.html "Army drops 2 charges against officer,"] ''The Seattle Times'', January 30, 2007.
*Dean Paton, [http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0202/p20s01-usmi.html "Backstory: Dissent of an officer. The first trial of a commissioned officer who refused to deploy to Iraq starts Monday,"] ''Christian Science Monitor'', February 2, 2007.
*[http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=42038&provider=gnews "Watada lawyer: Double jeopardy will be argued if second trial proceeds,"] NBC News WBIR.com (Knoxville, TN), February 7, 2007.
*Bill Simpich, [http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020807A.shtml Report: "The Watada Mistrial: Here's What Really Happened,"] ''truthout'', February 8, 2007.
*Col. (Ret.) [[Ann Wright]], [http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021207S.shtml "Watada Follows Military Rules on Dissent. Mistrial declared as Army's case flounders,"] ''truthout'', February 12, 2007.
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