"Watada Lawyer Rebukes Judge" (with video)

truthout.org:

Bill Simpich writes: "'Special security precautions do not erode the
presumption of innocence.' Judge John Head's observation captured his
style of jurisprudence. Mindful of public relations as several security
officers monitored the proceedings in the small courtroom, but vigilant
in making sure that every one of First Lt. Watada's witnesses would be
deemed 'irrelevant.' Absent a stroke of luck, the lieutenant's defense
against the charges of missing movement to Iraq, and 'disgraceful'
conduct unbecoming an officer, have been whittled down to his own testimony
and that of his commanding officer as a character witness. When
Watada's attorney, Eric Seitz, excoriated the proceedings as an 'atrocity' and
accused the judge of judicial misconduct, the court's response was
almost sheepish."

Also, Geoffrey Millard interviews Seitz and legal expert Bill Simpich in video from Fort Lewis. The Bothell Times covers the story with "Watada lawyer rebukes judge."