The Army Court Martial of Lt Ehren Watada has ended in a mistrial and the next step is up to the military, they could accept Watada's resignation, and move on, or they could retry him with broader latitude for the defense, but they cannot put him behind bars. They have dodged the issue of the Legality of the War. Watada cannot force them to try him with an appeal to civilian court, but there is a possibility that he can sue the Army for something like impropper prosecution or improper discharge though it would be a stretch.
What the Court Martial did was solve the problem of Watada, without addressing the Issue of the War.
A reporter, held on contempt charges for refusing to testify in the trial has been released, and the FELONY charges against her have been dropped.
This skirmish in the war on the war is most likely over.
footnotes.
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=2537&catid=&volu..._num=15target=blank_
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/gsf/2007/02/wolf_still_caged_163_days.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/302733_courtmartial07ww.html
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