2007-02-07 07:51:29 · 3 answers · asked by ilding 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It's a new dish the Media has dreamed up:
"Lieutenant Ehren Watada is simply a chicken" sources say
2007-02-07 07:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by Steve G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First Lt. Watada has refused to go to Iraq, and is now widely mocked as "chicken". His sad story is below.
"First Lt. Ehren Watada, a 28-year-old Hawaii native, is the first commissioned officer in the U.S. to publicly refuse deployment to
Iraq. He announced last June his decision not to deploy on the grounds the war is illegal.
Lt. Watada was based at Fort Lewis, Washington, with the Army’s 3rd (Stryker) Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. He has remained on base, thus avoiding charges of desertion.
He does, however, face one count of “missing troop movement” and four counts of “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.” If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison.
Watada’s court martial is on February 5. A pre-trial hearing is set for January 4, with an added scope of controversy: the Army has ordered two freelance journalists, Sarah Olson and Dahr Jamail, to testify against Lt. Watada at the hearing. Both journalists are fighting the subpoenas."
Affairs like this rarely come to a good ending.
2007-02-07 16:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tony B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ain't!!
2007-02-07 15:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by baltiboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋