Terrence Lakin

Military: Birther Lieutenant Colonel Under Investigation After Refusing Orders (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | April 13, 2010, 5:06PM

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin (left) and an unidentified Afghan man

A decorated Army doctor who publicly announced last month that he is refusing to follow orders because he believes Barack Obama may be ineligible to be president is now under investigation after failing to report for duty at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, a military spokesman tells TPMmuckraker.

NBC is reporting, citing unnamed military officials, that the Army will court martial Lt. Col Terrence Lakin.

Lakin's case has become an instant cause célèbre for Birthers since he declared in a YouTube video and press release late last month that he would refuse orders to deploy for a second tour in Afghanistan until Obama produces his birth certificate.

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