Army Birther Charged with Dereliction of Duty
A lieutenant colonel in the Army has been charged with dereliction of duty and other crimes, after refusing to deploy because he believes President Obama is a sekrit Muslim alien.
Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin is charged with one specification under Article 87, missing movement, and four specifications under Article 92, three specifications of failure to obey a lawful order and one dereliction of duty.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where Lakin is assigned, detailed the charges brought on April 22 in a statement.
Lakin, a decorated Army flight surgeon, recently posted a YouTube video in which he said he would not deploy until Obama had released his birth certificate.
“Any reasonable person looking at the evidence in the public domain would have questions about President Obama’s claim to be a natural-born citizen,” Lakin said.
Lakin, 45, if convicted faces forfeiture of pay and benefits, reduction in rank, prison time and a dishonorable discharge.
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