Bill Simpich, a civil rights lawyer, explains why the judge stopped the case. It was being tried on double jeopardy charges. When it came time for Lt. Watada to make his case of why Iraq war was illegal, the bench reassessed and Watada was left with 6 mos. on a charge of not obeying orders to take men into battle. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.