Somebody got to him.
Facing serious time in Leavenworth might do that to a person.
What got to him was a lawyer who was actually looking out for his client’s best interest and not a lawyer who was encouraging him to throw his life away uselessly.
There was no way this forum (the Military Courts) would allow him to challenge the qualifications of Barack Obama and get to the truth. He was used for publicity, and now he is going to have to pay the price that was inevitable.
It amazing how a few words like “reverse course or get 20 years hard labor” has on someone who suddenly realizes that the “jury” ‘had convicted him before the case started. Never play against a stacked deck.
“Somebody got to him.”
One rational response to being tried and convicted of an offense is to conclude and say:
“I made a mistake, which I now regret.”
It is routinely expressed, to humor the sentencing authorities, who want a confession and a show of remorse.
Plus on top of that, Lakin may have truly returned to his senses, and realized it was a bonehead idea in the first instance.