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October 23, 2008

Judge: Iraq War Resister Can’t Be Retried
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In Washington State, a federal judge has ruled the military can’t retry
Ehren Watada, the first Army officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq. US
District Judge Benjamin Settle says a second court-martial would violate
Watada’s right against double jeopardy. Watada’s first court-martial
ended in a mistrial. He had faced up to six years in prison.



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