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  • Watada defends refusal before anti-war crowd (Eugene, OR)

    03/18/2007 1:35:02 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 42 replies · 741+ views
    The Register-Guard ^ | March 18, 2007 | Edward Russo
    In a slow, measured voice, Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada urged people at an anti-war rally in downtown Eugene on Saturday to choose what is right, even when faced with negative consequences. Watada, stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., faces a court-martial and up to six years in prison for refusing to fight in Iraq. He was the main speaker at Eugene's annual protest against the war, held each year at the Federal Building to mark the March 20, 2003, anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. "They may imprison or torture or take away our lives, but they can never...