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CAAFlog Update:

Colonel Sullivan reports that after receiving the answers to their inquiries (reported in the previous liveblogging entry), the members deliberated for twelve more minutes before returning their verdict. The court-martial moved immediately to sentencing.

The prosecution played in its entirety LTC Lakin’s YouTube video announcing his plans to refuse to deploy. At the conclusion of the tape, the birthers in the audience stood and gave sustained applause.

The military judge did not gavel the court to order; she simply let them finish. I am reasonably certain that their outburst will not count against the accused; but in no way could it have helped.

The prosecution called Colonel Roberts, the brigade commander and MOH recipient, to the stand as their first live witness. He testified that the accused’s behavior was unprofessional and had a negative impact on the unit. Cross examination was limited and, according to Colonel Sullivan, “didn’t really go anywhere.”

MAJ Dobson, the doctor who had to replace LTC Lakin on short notice, testified next. He recounted how two days after arriving in theatre, the unit suffered a mass-casualty attack, with sixteen wounded. He said that he was not, in his opinion, as well-prepared to deal with the attack as he would have been had he had longer to prepare for operations at the FOB.

The defense suggested on cross that the deployment was probably a good career opportunity for the major personally. Another point which will likely not go over well.

The next witness was MAJ Dobson’s wife, herself a combat veteran, who testified that she and her husband had to forego some coursework they had planned to take together, and that as a result of his short-notice deployment, he missed the award ceremony in which she was awarded the Bronze Star. She also testified about how hard it was to prepare their young son for his dad’s sudden and unexpected departure.

Sentencing resumed at 1545. So far, not a good day for the accused.

http://www.caaflog.com/2010/12/15/united-states-v-lakin-liveblog-iv/

The leftist Sullivan is not seeing the big picture.

.... Sentencing resumed at 1545. So far, not a good day for the accused.

The government introducing this evidence opens up the can of worms. They've just pushed Lakin back into the 'cause célèbre and martyr.' They didn't do Obama any favors here.

So?...Lakin would follow illegal orders from an illegal usurper to go to the war front to fix up blown apart soldiers who were illegally sent there by a likely usurper who made it more likely they would get blown up by issuing illegal and very stupid Rules of Engagement.

Yeah! I get it! Going along to get along would be looking out for the troops? I don't think so.

Having a likely usurper as a Commander in Chief, how could that be good for morale?

Gee! And to think that all this could have been resolved with a nod of the head from Obama and the release of a few key documents. Obama doesn't release them because he can't.

My conclusion: Obama doesn't have a U.S. long form birth certificate. His life is one big fabricated lie.

He recounted how two days after arriving in theatre, the unit suffered a mass-casualty attack, with sixteen wounded. He said that he was not, in his opinion

Those new ROE imposed by the illegal CIC suck. However, we are seeing that it's doing what it was designed to do.

There is nothing worse than a dumba@@ American!

who testified that she and her husband had to forego some coursework they had planned to take together...missed the award ceremony ..Bronze Star....

Both are whiny liberals. If this is the best they got...'something interfered with their life', what zone are they from? They should try taking their oath more seriously, instead of receiving stars.

hard it was to prepare their young son for his dad’s sudden and unexpected departure.

Did he die? Wonder how hard it will be to prepare him for a country without freedoms because soldiers succumbed to an illegal CIC?

Quite frankly, the testimony of Major Dobson and his wife is immaterial, irrelevant, and BS. There is no direct cause and effect due to Lakin’s actions, and there is no excuse for Major Dobson not to be ready for duty, nor to be ready for the demands of the FOB medical requirements. Then the military either has the wrong person deployed or does not enough resources required to adequately take care of the FOB.

Lots of military families miss things, especially those called up to fight wars. It goes with the job, and military families know this.