What really happened at the Watada court martiall

The judge blinked. Watada has stated repeatedly that he felt that his orders to Iraq were illegal and that it is his responsibility as an officer to resist illegal orders. The trials at Nurenberg took care of the defense "I was only following orders". The judge found that by continuing the trial he would have strayed into serious consideration of war crimes and the consequences thereof. So he took the easy way out. He blinked.
But, this may be just the tip of the iceberg...

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