Birther's Court Martial On The Way

[WeDidIt]

Via Oh, For Goodness Sake:

Birther's Court Martial On The Way

According to a press release posted to his web site, LTC Lakin has received “Miranda” warnings and had his Pentagon access revoked:

Washington, D.C., April 13, 2010. Army doctor Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin yesterday met with his brigade commander, Col. Gordon R. Roberts, who proceeded to read LTC Lakin his Miranda rights, and who informed LTC Lakin he had the “right to remain silent” because LTC Lakin is about to be charged with serious crimes. Col. Roberts was at age 19 awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the only recipient of the nation’s highest honor currently on active duty in the Army.

LTC Lakin had previously been ordered in writing to report yesterday to Ft. Campbell, KY and then on to deploy for his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Lakin refused to obey these orders and instead came to work yesterday morning at the Pentagon. Late yesterday afternoon he was confronted by his brigade commander.

Before the meeting was over, LTC Lakin’s Pentagon Access Pass had been revoked, and his laptop computer was set to be confiscated.

The message to LTC Lakin is clear; through official channels, he was informed yesterday that he will shortly be court-martialled for crimes (specifically, missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer) that for others has led to lengthy imprisonment at hard labor.

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More at the above link. I won't link to it, but the Freeper thread on this is hilarious. They're calling the Colonel who read Lakin his rights under Article 32 the one who should be put on trial, and he's a medal of honor recipient.

Just goes to show, if you don't agree with Freeper idiocy 100%, they consider you a traitor even if you've recieved your nation's highest award for valor on the battlefield.

[NeedleCast]

1. Excellent, For Once the System Works!

You don't get to fail to comply with orders because of your political beliefs. Looks like Lakin is going to be treated like anyone else who fails to comply with a lawful order. Good.

[tammywammy]

2. What a way to ruin your career. n/t

[xultar]

3. I hope the money he is forfeiting goes to some GLBT soldier.

[WeDidIt]

4. His civilian career is ruined, too.

He'll lose his license to practice medicine over this.

[LeftinOH]

5. The sooner the better. His paycheck (up to now) comes from our tax money. Good riddance-

-and I hope he doesn't get his pension, either.

[WeDidIt]

6. Not only won't he get a pension

he'll lose his license to practice medicine.