Army Will Court-Martial 'Birther' Officer

Doctor refuses to deploy to Afghanistan
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 13, 2010 4:20 PM CDT
Army Will Court-Martial 'Birther' Officer
This billboard in Colorado isn't convinced the president is a citizen.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

An Army doctor who refuses to deploy to Afghanistan because he disputes President Obama's birth certificate will be court-martialed, reports NBC News. Lt. Col. Terry Lakin won't ship out because he doesn't think Obama is a legitimate commander-in-chief. When he showed up at the Pentagon instead of at Fort Campbell as instructed, his brigade commander seized his building pass and government laptop and told him he faced court-martial.
(More birther stories.)

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