Army Lieutenant Protests War In Iraq

This appears to be the most complete story floating around on the topic.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/NEWS01/606060344/1001

Lieutenant defies Army over 'illegal' war
By William Cole

In one of the first known cases of its kind, an Army officer from Honolulu is expected to refuse to go to Iraq this month with his unit, citing what he calls the "illegal" and "immoral" basis of the war, his father confirmed.

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A couple of points, in my view.

1. He joined in 2003. So was he okay with things then? I realize it wasn't apparent where exactly this thing was going then, but it's a point to ponder.

2. He's not against war in general, just this one. I'm not really a big fan of it myself, but no one asked for my opinion. It's my job, and his, to help take care of the soldiers who are over there, or who are going there, or who are coming home.

Wonder how all this is going to shake out.

DV

More from the Who Knew? column

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13167804/

Many teenage girls feel pressured into sex
Survey finds young women give in out of fear of angering boyfriend

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Maybe this will make a dent in the problem, but the one researcher is right - boys aren't, by and large, educated enough on this subject. Or they just decide to ignore that education because it's not 'cool'.

DV