The U.S. Army vs. Lt. Ehren Watada

The Fourth Anniversary of the Iraq War is upon us, and more than eight thousand members of the U.S. military are officially unaccounted for. Many other soldiers are publicly opposing the war and refusing to deploy. Lieutenant Ehren Watada is among them. He's the first Army officer to be tried for refusing to deploy to Iraq.


On this edition, Aaron Glantz sheds light on the events and issues surrounding the recent court martial of Lt. Watada. We'll hear from those supporting him, from analysts following the case and from the accused Army officer himself.

Featuring::

Anne Wright, Retired Army Colonel and Ambassador; Lieutenant Ehren Watada, first Army officer to be tried for refusing to deploy to Iraq; Benjamin Ferencz, one of the chief prosecutors at Nuremberg; Eric Seitz, Lt. Watada's attorney; Geoff Millard, Iraq war veteran who covered trial for truthout.org; Jeff Patterson, Courage to Resist member and former Marine who refused to fight in the first Gulf War; Joe Piek, Fort Lewis spokesperson; Carolyn Ho, Lieutenant Watada's mother; Staff Sergeant Don Hanks, served fifteen years in Army; Michael Wong, social worker, Veterans for Peace member; Helga Aguayo, wife of Augustin Aguayo, army medic facing seven years in prison for going AWOL (absent without leave).

Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Contributing Producer: Aaron Glantz
Mixing Engineer: Phillip Babich
Intern: Alexis McCrimmon

For more information::

Courage to Resist
www.couragetorist.org

Iraq Veterans Against the War
www.ivaw.org

Family and Friends of Lt. Ehren Watada
www.thankyoult.org

Fort Lewis Public Affairs Office
www.lewis.army.mil/pao1/normal.htm

Augustine Aguayo Defense Committee
www.aguayodefense.org

Greener News Room

Keywords:: ARMY CIVIL FREE SPEECH AWOL WATADA