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LTC Lakin has made his CNN appearance. His supporters are not happy, as this piece at World News Daily indicates. I found a humorous note in the article. The writer points out a typo in the charge sheet. “in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 32nd Calvary (sic) Regiment, 101st Airborne” The writer correctly…

World News Daily reports that LTC Lakin is scheduled to make another (potentially another) potential public confession: A U.S. Army officer challenging President Obama to document his eligibility to occupy to Oval Office will be telling his story to Anderson Cooper on his 360 program on CNN. The interview is scheduled to be broadcast from…

Should you want to follow the case – from a defense perspective – here are the three most common websites to follow. WorldNetDaily. This piece about commentary from MG Paul Vallely, USA, appears to be the latest piece: “Retired Army general: LtCol Lakin has a ‘valid point.’ The filing of charges may, however, be part…

The safeguardourconstitution.com website has posted the charge sheet for LTC Lakin. WND reports that: The filing of charges may, however, be part of the still-unrevealed strategy Lakin and his legal counselors are pursuing. Not sure what “strategy” there is in making sure your client announces he will commit an offense, commits an offense and announces…

TPMMuckraker reports: Appearing on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show today, the attorney for Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Birther Army doctor who is said to be facing a court martial for refusing orders, suggested that if his client is court-martialled, he will use discovery to try to further the Birther crusade. Jensen said he…

WorldNetDaily reports that LTC Lakin will be confessing on G. Gordon Liddy’s TV show tomorrow. The officer refusing Army orders until Barack Obama documents his eligibility to be president and commander in chief is hitting the airwaves tomorrow to answer questions about his challenge to the president. Lt. Col. Terry Lakin is scheduled to be…

Here is another viewpoint, from a civilian, about the need to court-martial LTC Lakin. The (Greeley, CO) Tribune opinion says: When you become a soldier of the United States of America, you lose some of your rights. Except in extreme cases, you no longer have the right to refuse orders of superiors. You don’t have…

It appears that the case of the “rapper” charged with making threats through rap songs and his website has been resolved. For some weeks the case drew criticism from supporters and the public and the military attitude to free speech issues. Something that we are seeing again in regard to LTC Lakin and Sgt Gary…

There are good reasons that the military should be apolitical in public, and as political as it wants in the voting booth. Politics Daily reports: The Army will court martial a lieutenant colonel who refuses to deploy to Afghanistan because he won’t accept orders from President Obama, whom he considers unqualified to be commander in…

GiveUsLiberty blog has this piece. Hopefully Mr. Apuzzo has a similar depth of knowledge about the UCMJ, R.C.M., and Military Rules of Evidence, to his knowledge of constitutional law. Or will he dump that on learned military counsel, that’s another part of Article 38, UCMJ. This comment evidences a lack of understanding of chain of…