Watada's lawyer, Eric Seitz, said he expected the missing movement charge, but was somewhat surprised by the other charges, because they raise free speech issues.
"What he said about the war and the way the war began and the misrepresentations by the Bush administration are all true.
"Not only does he have a right to make those statements, he has an obligation to make those statements."
Civilians certainly have a right to say such things,but I'll wager that the UCMJ forbids uniformed members of the Armed Forces from so doing.