Court-martial of Watada might not come

I've been on this story a loooooong time. Watada pisses off the military. They don't want theirs to "think", have compassion, refuse to kill.

Watada is about as brave as anyone I've ever known. He should be celebrated.

Best of luck Ehren.

1st Lt. Ehren Watada, the Fort Lewis officer who refused to deploy to Iraq last year, might never see another courtroom.

U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle on Thursday imposed a preliminary injunction to temporarily bar the Army from trying Watada a second time while saying the officer likely will prevail on the merits of his pending case.

Since his first court-martial ended in mistrial in February, Watada's lawyers have argued that trying him a second time would violate his Fifth Amendment protection from being tried for the same offense twice. On Oct. 3, as Watada's appeals in the military court system were being exhausted, his attorneys took the rare step of asking a federal civilian court to step in.

Settle granted Watada's request for an emergency stay of the second court-martial, scheduled to begin Oct. 9, to allow him time to review the extensive legal arguments presented lawyers representing Watada and the Army. The injunction would be enforced pending the court's decision on Watada's claim.

Based on his 33-page court ruling, a second court-martial might not proceed.

Via Olympian.

H/T Mathaba.