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Army Doctor Questions Obama's Citizenship, Takes His Campaign to YouTube

Remember that whole "birther" movement that sprung up during the 2008 campaign and somehow managed to hang around even after an outpouring of facts confirmed that President Obama was actually born in the U.S.? Yeah, we'd forgotten about it, too. One U.S. Army doctor, though, hasn't let it go, and now finds himself in hot water because of it.

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin refused to show up to work at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on Monday, because he still has questions about Obama's citizenship. Lakin, a doctor in the Army, instead reported to his old job at a Pentagon clinic before being immediately reassigned to Walter Reed Hospital, where he'll await a military investigation to unfurl. In a video he posted to YouTube, the 18-year Army veteran defiantly spoke of his plans to disobey orders, which he considers to be illegal, including a recent one to go to Afghanistan for a second tour of duty.

Although he acknowledges in the video (after the jump) that his disobedience would put his career in "great peril," and that he was "inviting [his] own court martial," Lakin insists that he won't move an inch until he actually sees Obama's birth certificate (which, conveniently enough, is available for his viewing pleasure here. [Ed. note: But, Amar, that's his SHORT form certificate. Where's his LONG form? That one, certified by Hawaii, is FAKE.] Fox News is all over the story, and points out that a court martial is one of several potential punishments that Lakin faces, and that most other known "birthers" in the military have only received "administrative reprimands." The military is currently investigating him for failure to report for deployment, and for conduct unbecoming of an officer.

It's one thing if someone like Sarah Palin calls Obama's citizenship into question. It's quite another if someone presumably well-educated and actually important does so on YouTube. Perhaps it's just an elaborate attempt to weasel his way out of another trip to Kabul, or maybe he really is unwilling to accept objective fact. Either way, we certainly don't need an ideological wild card on the front lines, and we definitely don't need a nutjob conspiracy theorist healing wounded soldiers. If he wants to leave the Army kicking and screaming (and unlawfully), so be it. We'll be better off without him, anyway. [From: Fox News]


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