Watada Retrial. Postponed. Again. Possibly indefinately.

[brennan]

The trial was due to start yesterday but...

Iraq war objector's retrial delayed

A federal judge will take more time to study double jeopardy in the case of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, who refused to deploy in 2006.

By Tomas Alex Tizon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 6, 2007

SEATTLE -- A federal judge on Friday granted a delay in the court-martial of Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, whose retrial for refusing deployment to Iraq was scheduled to begin Tuesday at Ft. Lewis.

Watada's supporters said the move by U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle signaled the possibility that he might cancel the military trial altogether, ending a legal battle that began 16 months ago.

Sourced from the LA Times.

 

[Elrohir]

Ridiculous. He should be serving time in Leavenworth by now.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

[PARODY]<partisan hackery> Kucinich supports Watada! </partisan hackery>[/PARODY]

 

[JollyRoger]

Like a said when the mistrial was announced, this has been botched by the prosecutors from the get go.