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US Officer Drops out of Iraq War

Washington, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The US Army presented charges against lieutenant Ehren Watada, who denied to take part in the Iraq war, in another case that could be considered high treason by the Pentagon.


Watada refused to report to his unit and said that the aggression sponsored by President George W. Bush against the Arab country is a moral mistake and violates US law.



The officer stressed that his duty as a military man is to defend the National Constitution, so he will defy illegal orders from the White House on that conflict, in which nearly 1,540 US soldiers have lost their lives.



According to sources from the military prosecutor's office, if 28-year-old Watada is found guilty, he could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and be dishonourably discharged from the armed forces.........