ARMY OFFICER REFUSES TO GO & FIGHT IN IRAQ

Not Going, And Not Going Quietly
Soldier against Iraq war won't seek objector status
By Sam Skolnik and Carol Smith

TACOMA -- First Lt. Ehren Watada joined the Army three years ago to fight for his country.

But he stood before a packed room of reporters and peace activists Wednesday to say that he cannot fight in Iraq and will refuse to join his Fort Lewis Stryker Brigade as it is deployed there this month.

"It's not that I disagree with this war. It's that this war is unlawful," Watada, who turns 28 today, said.

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