1st Lt. Ehren Watada 2nd Court-Martial Set For July

Yahoo News

February 28,2007

SEATTLE - The Army has set a second court-martial for July 16 for an officer who refused to deploy to Iraq and spoke out against the war and the Bush administration.

The first military trial for 1st Lt. Ehren Watada ended in a mistrial Feb. 7, when the judge said he didn't believe Watada, 28, fully understood a pretrial agreement he'd signed.

On Friday, the Army refiled charges of missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer. If convicted, Watada could be sentenced to six years in prison and be dishonorably discharged.

Eric Seitz, Watada's attorney, has said he will seek to have the charges dismissed on the grounds they violate the Constitution's protection against being tried twice for the same crime.

   The Bush Klingon Empire never gives up. Just like the Energizer bunny, they keep going and going.

   It is up to all of us to raise alot of hell with our elected officials and to make some noise everywhere so that we can to get this man out of this shit that the military is throwing at him. So, get to work!

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A Florida appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried next to her son, Daniel, in the Bahamas.

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Al Jazeera

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007

US stocks have risen after steep falls on Tuesday, as the head of the Federal Reserve said that no single trigger was responsible for the sell-off.

Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, said on Wednesday that he still expects "moderate growth" in the US economy, giving investors confidence to buy stocks one day after the Dow fell 416 points.

Chinese stocks also recovered by about four per cent, a day after the Shanghai Composite index fell nearly nine per cent – the biggest decline for a decade.

However, markets in Europe and Asia fell for a second day amid concerns about possible slowdowns in the US and Chinese economies.

 

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