war and went on a national tour to raise money for his son's defense, from October 26 to November 17. Ehren Watada was on hand to speak, and shared the stage with other prominent critics of the war, including Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, and Tim Robbins, at the January 27, 2007 anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. At event called the "Citizens' hearing on the legality of U.S. actions in Iraq" testimony that had been barred from Watada's courts martial was heard; among those testifying on January 20 and January 21, 2007 were: Daniel Ellsberg, Vietnam War-era whistleblower who leaked The Pentagon Papers Denis Halliday, who coordinated United Nations humanitarian aid to Iraq when he was UN Assistant Secretary-General Benjamin G. Davis, law professor, and expert on international law Marjorie Cohn, President of the National Lawyers' Guild Richard Falk Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University; Antonia Juhasz Policy-analyst and author on U.S. economic policies in Iraq; John Burroughs Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy Executive Director Francis Boyle Professor of international law at Univ. of Illinois Darrell Anderson Army 1st Armored Division in Baghdad & Najaf; awarded Purple Heart; Harvey Tharp Former U.S. Navy Lieutenant and JAG stationed in Iraq; Geoffrey Millard 8 years in Army National Guard; awarded 13 medals; Dennis Kyne Desert storm Veteran & drill sergeant; trained in NBC warfare; Chanan Suarez-Diaz Former Navy hospital corpsman; Purple Heart and valor commendation Stacy Bannerman Military Families Speak Out; author of "When the War Came Home" Eman Khammas Iraqi human rights advocate Post-military life In 2012, Watada founded and became the part-owner of the Bachi Burger restaurant in Las Vegas. See also Legality of the Iraq War List of Iraq War Resisters Crime against peace Criticism of the Iraq War Nuremberg Principles Ann Wright (United States Army colonel who publicly submitted her letter of resignation to then Secretary of State Colin Powell on March 19, 2003, one day before the U.S. invasion of Iraq.) Doe v. Bush (Appeals court decision on the constitutionality of the Iraq invasion) Malcolm Kendall-Smith References External links LewRockwell.com court-martial coverage by Jeff Paterson " Lt. Watada Mistrial Clear Victory" Ehren Watada: a Soldier Refuses an Illegal War - YouTube video of Lt. Watada's speech in December, 2006. 1978 births American anti–Iraq War activists American military personnel of Japanese descent Iraq War resisters Japanese-American civil rights activists American people of Chinese descent Living people People