Yes, Military Members Can Refuse Illegal Orders, but It Must Be Crystal Clear Why They Are Unlawful

Yes, military members can refuse illegal orders, but it must be crystal clear why they are unlawful

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Brian Kresge is a retired veteran of the U.S. Army, president of Congregation Beth Israel in Bangor, and a rabbinical student with the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. Moved by the Holocaust and the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Professor Stanley Milgram conducted his famous …

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