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May 7, 2009

US Military Drops Case Against Officer who Refused Iraq Deployment
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The US military has dropped its attempt to retry Ehren Watada, the first
Army officer to refuse deployment to Iraq. On Wednesday, a federal
appeals court granted a military request to withdraw an appeal of a
lower-court ruling that said a second court-martial would have violated
Watada’s right against double jeopardy. Watada’s first court-martial
ended in a mistrial. Watada’s attorney says he intends to leave the
military and attend law school.



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