Of course the big news from the military court martial front this week was the surprise mistrial in the case of Lt. Ehren Watada. But the less publicized case of Marine Cpl. Trent Thomas, accused in the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian, presents an interesting parallel to Watada's legal defense, while raising disturbing questions about the government's efforts to undermine it.
Lt. Watada refused an order to deploy to Iraq, a statement of fact so undisputed that...
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