pls add jamese777, Mr. Rogers. and others to the list.
I’m here.
What the military proscutor will do with any defense references to the complete military chain of command is to point out that Lieutenant Colonel Lakin followed and obeyed every order of the Commander-in-Chief for over a year until he got a movement order that could put him in harm’s way.
This is not the first refusal of movement Court Martial that the military justice system has dealt with. There have been thousands of similar court martials.
It will be up to the Military Judge, Colonel Denise Lind to decide whether to allow the defense latitude in going beyond the exact charges Lieutenant Colonel Lakin is facing or not. The Investigating Officer for the Lakin Court Martial, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Driscoll recommended only witnesses and evidence very particular to the exact charges on the charge sheet and there is no reference to Obama or Afghanistan on the charge sheet. There is a reference to Operation Enduring Freedom which began in 2001, before Obama was President.
On August 20, we should all know which direction this court martial will take.