The Army Lieutenant Colonel who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he does not believe President Barack Obama was born in the United States faced a legal setback, after a judge ruled yesterday that evidence and witnesses related to the President’s citizenship were irrelevant to the soldier’s case, CNN reports.Terrence Lakin, an 17-year veteran Army doctor who released a YouTube video in which he questioned whether Obama is a citizen, is facing a court martial on Oct. 13. A hearing on Thursday was scheduled to hear a defense request for deposition of Hawaiian officials and written discovery of Obama’s school and college records.
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