The latest on 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, the Washington soldier who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006 on the grounds that he believed the war was illegal: a federal judge ruled this week that re-trying Watada on three of the five counts against him in current court martial proceedings would constitute double jeopardy, and therefore he may only stand trial for the remaining two charges. In February of 2007, the first time Watada faced the courts for his unusual actions, the judge declared a mistrial. Looks like our man will be on desk duty for quite awhile yet! more ›