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Greeley Tribune editorial one-sided as usual Last week a local Greeley resident whose family has longstanding ties to the community was convicted of disobeying orders after trying unsuccessfully for over a year to get satisfactory answers to a simple question. Then attacked in a Greeley Tribune editorial as if Lakin were a two-headed monster; not a right-leaning local boy...did we mention right-leaning? The question is one that every citizen should have the right to have answered, but especially members of our armed forces who place themselves in harm’s way to protect us. Lt. Col. Lakin was sentenced to discharge from...

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin didn't rush onto a battleground this week; he walked into a military courtroom. He didn't fire a weapon; he pleaded guilty to disobeying orders related to deployment, and not guilty to the more serious charge of "missing movement." But Lakin put his life, in the sense of his distinguished 17-year career as an Army surgeon, his income, his pension, and his personal freedom, on the line because of his sworn duty to the U.S. Constitution. All members of the US military take the following oath: "I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support...

When Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, MD walks out of the chamber where he has faced a court-martial this week, he will emerge -- regardless of the verdict -- a towering American hero. Nothing like the stupendous display which he has mounted -- of principled, sustained self-sacrifice and fearless defiance -- has been seen in decades on the American political stage. Together with the peril of actual battlefield engagement, it ranks alongside the greatest courageous stances even of the American Revolution itself. Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale: those kinds of stances. This case is of shatteringly great significance, and if you don't...

He can’t handle the truth. At least not while he’s facing the brig. Lt. Col. Terry Lakin of the Army had a motley crew of frustrated Birthers at his court-martial here on Tuesday. The decorated Pentagon doctor from Colorado became the movement’s hero when he went on YouTube in March to brazenly urge President Obama to show “honesty and integrity” by releasing his “original signed birth certificate, if you have one.” He vowed to disobey what he called “illegal orders” to deploy to Afghanistan because he did not regard Obama as a legitimate commander in chief.

His new lawyer -- who has not been working with us -- convinced Terry that by changing his strategy and abandoning any argument about Obama's eligibility, he would be able to plead for mercy tomorrow when he is sentenced. Terry was able today, and will be able tomorrow, to explain that he was motivated by his concerns about eligibility, but of course by pleading guilty he abandons any opportunity to appeal, and thus any chance that the appellate courts would reverse Judge Lind's rulings. The Lakin case will now never provide an answer to the questions the nation has as...

Trial in the Lakin court-martial is scheduled to begin on 14 December 2010 at 0900. Colonel Sullivan will be in attendance at Fort Meade and will provide information as events warrant. His dispatches will be posted here and updated periodically throughout the day. Background: LTC Terrrence L. Lakin is charged with one specification of missing movement, in violation of UCMJ Article 87 (10 USC 887); three specifications of failing to obey a lawful order, and one specification of dereliction of duty, all in violation of Article 92, UCMJ (10 USC 892). 0745: Colonel Sullivan is at the site of the...

"If the Tea Party Leaders refuse to defend Lt Col Lakin, then we will HIJACK the next big Tea Party DAY and make it ONE BIG Lt Col Lakin National Rally. This day will be called Operation: Tea Party Hijack" - Steve Cooper Go to The Conservative Monster.com for more details.

"General Thomas McInerney on Lt. Col. Terry Lakin's Court-Martial; There Will Be Congressional Investigations if Lakin Goes to Ft. Leavenworth Video: Three-Star General(ret) Thomas McInerney appeared on the Peter Boyles radio show to discuss the LTC Lakin Court-Martial. During the interview the General said if LTC Lakin ends up going to Ft. Leavenworth, it will eventually be overturned.Gen. Thomas McInerney: LTC Lakin Court-Martial; There Will Be Congressional Investigations [YouTube video]

Barack Obama loves to portray himself as a compassionate humanitarian. Assuring justice and avoiding unnecessary punishment is such an obsession, he would have us believe, that he opposes detaining those participating in acts of war against the U.S. He even insisted on a civilian trial in New York for the man who confessed to masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks. But Obama's compassion does have its limits. There's one distinguished U.S. Army officer and physician who appears to be headed to prison soon. He hasn't committed any crimes. He has served his country honorably in foreign wars. His reviews by superiors...

"Summary of Support Terry Lakin Day: Rep. Trent Frank Staff; efforts already underway at their DC office to "try to stop the court-martial.10:30 - 11:45 AM - McCain 30 Supporters gathered at John McCain's office on 16th Street in Phoenix. Except for a group of about six that entered the office for about a 10 minute period, all marched and held signs (some photos attached) and American flags on both sides of the street for the entire time. Many drivers honked in agreement as they drove by. The group that entered the office were greeted by McCain staffer Barb Donaldson,...

This morning Denver radio talk-show host Peter Boyles featured retired General Paul Vallely, United States Army. Vallely candidly spoke his thoughts on jihad, our open border problem, the Court Martial of Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin and the still-unresolved issue of Barack Obama’s Constitutional eligibility to hold office. This is the link to Boyles’ show. Click on the 7:00 link to hear Vallely’s interview. I’ve provided a partial transcription of some of Vallely’s more noteworthy comments, omitting the “ah” and “umm” utterances from his presentation. http://www.khow.com/pages/boyles.html What follows are the general’s words responding to a question about political correctness and U.S....

(The full title) Attorney Neal Puckett: Call the Army Leadership to Task on LTC Lakin's Plight for Answers on Obama's Eligibility; It's a Constitutional Issue! Video below: Attorney Neal Puckett: Call the Military Leadership to Task on LTC Lakin's Plight for Answers on Obama's Constitutional Eligibility; It's a Constitutional Issue! LTC Terry Lakin's attorney Neal Puckett appeared on the Peter Boyles show on December 6, to discuss LTC Lakin's upcoming court-martial. Part 1 is embedded below. Once I finish part 2 you can find it at my Youtube profile here or check back here later for the embed. Part 2...

Dedicated patriot heroes Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, U.S. Army, and LCDR Walter Fitzpatrick, U.S. Navy (Ret.), are being crucified/betrayed by the traitorous evil Muslim communist usurper, Barack Hussein Obama, the U.S. Congress, SCOTUSCP, federal and state judges, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and nearly all of their military peers, and for what reason?…for honoring their U.S. military oath of appointment, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Constitution of the United States is the fabric of our “man-made” supreme law of our land! The heroic and patriotic efforts of these...

IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN ARIZONA – PLEASE TELL THEM ABOUT THIS. A group has organized a “Support Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin Day” series of rallies on: Monday, Dec. 6, beginning at 10:30 a.m In front of Sen. John McCain’s Office 5353 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: (602) 952-2410 The next rally will begin at: 12 noon in front of Sen. Jon Kyl’s Office 2200 E. Camelback, Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Phone: (602) 840-1891 The final rally will be: 2 p.m. in front of Rep. Trent Frank’s Office 7121 W. Bell Road, Glendale, AZ 85308 Phone: 623-776-7911

Lakin’s attorney: Conviction ‘certain December 3, 2010 Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, a distinguished Army flight surgeon, is “certain” to be convicted of disobeying orders, according to his lawyer, Neil Puckett. LTC Lakin will go on trial December 14 for refusing to deploy with his unit to Afghanistan. The senior officer questioned the legal validity of his orders because they originate ultimately with President Barack Obama, whose eligibility to serve as commander in chief under article II of the U.S. Constitution remains unproven. “Based on the evidence available, his conviction is certain,” Puckett told WND. “He has no affirmative defense for...

"McCain 2008 lawyer is the culprit in Wikipedia Lakin deletion Columnist Diana West (Washington Examiner/November 24) exposed the warp speed deletion of an entry about Army LTC Terry Lakin, in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. This is a link to LTC Lakin entry before it disappeared down what West described aptly as the memory hole: ... The Wiki entry on LTC Lakin was removed in record time- an hour and 11 minutes after being flagged for deletion. The culprit in the Wiki deletion was ID'd by a Wiki user as Washington, D.C. lawyer, Theodore Frank, who worked on the McCain campaign...

"Lakin's attorney: Conviction 'certain' 'He's very disappointed in military justice system' "Based on the evidence available, his conviction is certain," Puckett told WND. "He has no affirmative defense for the offenses he committed." "There is not much left to do" in defense of his client, Puckett said. Lakin's previous defense counsel, Paul Jensen, already "sought discovery of documents, and to introduce evidence and expert witnesses, but the judge shut down all those efforts." ... "LTC Lakin asked many people to answer his questions about his misgivings about the legitimacy of the president, even the White House. He had a question...

On December 14, Army officer LTC Terry Lakin will be appearing in a courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland- for the court-martial he invited by disobeying military orders in pursuit of the truth about Obama's Constitutional eligibility under Article II, Section 1, requiring the President and Commander-in-Chief be a "natural born" citizen. LTC Lakin tried many times, without success, through his chains of command, to seek an answer to his nagging question- is Barack Obama legally, Constitutionally eligible, to serve as head of the U.S. Armed Forces? With Congress back for the "lame duck" session we are urging Terry's advocates to...

On consideration of the Petition for Extraordinary Relief in the Nature of a Writ of Mandamus and Application for a Stay of Proceedings, the petition is DENIED.

An organization that says it linked an Army doctor challenging Barack Obama's eligibility with a new legal defense team contends the unveiling of the president's birth certificate would prove one of two things: he was a dual citizen or there has been "the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people." Leaders of the United States Patriots Union have told WND the officer's arguments need to go beyond the quest for the president's original birth certificate because that would reveal only some of the evidence needed. "A birth certificate would only prove one of two things – 1) Barack Hussein...