Army asks for mercy from clemency callers- Lakin supporters flood phone lines; need to redirect messages ### Army public affairs officer Lt. Col. Rob Manning today asked WND readers appealing for clemency for imprisoned "birther" Dr. Terrence Lakin to send their pleas to Lakin's defense counsel, not to the officer with authority to free Lakin, Maj. Gen. Karl Horst. "We're getting a lot of calls," said Manning, the director of public affairs for the Joint Force Headquarters, National Capital Region. Manning emphasized clemency requests should be sent to Maj. Matthew Kemkes, Lakin's defense counsel. Kemkes' e-mail address is matthewkemkes@us.army.mil. *snip*...