While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iraq, the Philippines and west Africa defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” U.s. Army Lieutenant Colonel John M. Head rules that while he is hearing United states v. Watada, First Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada’s attorney’s will not be allowed to argue that illegality of the Iraqi-American War based on the lies perpetuated by de facto Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush (having received an unlawful advantage of 52 ineligible Electoral votes) that Iraq was behind 9-1-1 (9/11/2001), or that Iraq was perusing the development of weapons of mass destruction, neither of which were true.  Nor will Watada be allowed to argue that the Nuremberg Principles require the military to disobey unlawful and illegal orders, as the constitutionality of the Iraqi-American War is a “non-justiciable political question.”  Nor will Watada be allowed to present a “First Amendment” defense.  In response Eric A. Seitz, Watada’s attorney (government licensed legal counsel) criticizes Head’s ruling to the national media: “We have been stripped of every defense.  This is a disciplinary system, not a justice system.  Otherwise, we would have been entitled to defend ourselves. … They’ve already determined, basically, his guilt.”

       NOTE: This is “victor’s justice” in that only the losers in war are required to disobey unlawful orders.

       [added 3/15/2024]