The Post & Email reports today, submitted by Maj. Gen. Vallely:

The current Lakin defense strategy is limited to an ongoing search for a missing birth certificate that is of no real consequence, and they have been denied discovery access to any of Obama records, as well as anyone who has had access to those records. There is no defense for Lakin on this basis. . . . It is our opinion that the existing legal team representing LTC Lakin should be re-energized and reinforced immediately by a more experienced military legal team. We hope to offer the Lakin defense team additional legal talent that we believe will lead to a positive outcome for LTC Lakin, his family and our national security interests. . . . . In an effort to support and assist the Lakin Team, The Veterans Council of the United States Patriots Union has worked to make available the best possible legal defense team capable of and willing to assist with the Lakin courts-martial defense. We recognize that defense strategy decisions are ultimately in the hands of LTC Lakin. We hereby call upon the Lakin defense team to alter the defense strategy and to accept the assistance of additional defense counsel, which would lend its leadership to the case on behalf of LTC Lakin, the Armed Forces and the people of the United States of America.

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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 of the still-unrevealed strategy Lakin and his legal counselors are pursuing. Asked whether Lakin will have a “right of discovery” during a court-martial – meaning Lakin’s legal team could compel the administration to produce proof of eligibility during the course of the government’s prosecution – Vallely replied, “Absolutely. Sure, he has a right to discovery. There’s no doubt about that. Producing a birth certificate that has all the details on it, it seems to me, is very important.” Vallely added, “You can call witnesses. I would call the state government of Hawaii. I would require [proof of] which hospital he was born in. I’d want verification from the doctor or the nurse or whomever witnessed it that, in fact, it did happen in Hawaii. That has not been done to date. These are questions that have not been answered, and that’s what concerns many people.”

Biography courtesy of Wikipedia. Along with an interesting history – none as a lawyer –

In 2008, it was revealed that he had been one of a dozen “military analysts” recruited by the Pentagon to spread favorable views of the Iraq warthroughout the news media.

American Patriot Foundation. Their latest post seems to be the one with the charge sheet as a link.

Talking Points Memo Muckraker. For example, today it is reported that an Article 32, UCMJ, investigation has been appointed. The 32 is a necessary step toward a general court-martial prosecution. In addition to Article 32, UCMJ, itself, Rule for Courts-Martial 405 lays out the procedure, rules of practice, and rules of evidence applicable to the Article 32, UCMJ, investigation.

Once the investigation is complete, the investigating officer will make a recommendation on the charges and disposition. This is a recommendation only.