Dispute halts Watada court-martial-Judge might have to declare mistrial.

[dogday]

FORT LEWIS -- The court-martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada ground to a halt Wednesday as his lawyer and the judge sparred.

Again the issue was Watada's views on the Iraq war -- opinions that kept him from going with his unit to the conflict and that the judge, Lt. Col. John Head, doesn't want brought up at the court-martial.

The dispute kept Watada off the witness stand Wednesday morning, where he was to testify in his defense, and prompted the judge to suggest there might have to be a mistrial.

After a noon recess, Head repeated that, saying the trial might have to start over.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/302733_courtmartial07ww.html

[Zhade]

1. Judge is wrong.

Keep fighting, Watada, you're a HERO!

[democrank]

2. I heard Watada on Democracy Now.

Very, very impressive.

[dogday]

3. I hope this works out for him nt