Remember when decorated marines like John Murtha were called traitors by wingnuts for questioning the wisdom of the Commander in Chief? Now the same fringe conservative extremists think an officer who essentially deserts fighting Al qaeda in Afghanistan is an American patriot:

U.S. Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook is seeking a federal court order to stall and eventually prevent an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.In the 20-page document — filed July 8 with the United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia — Cook's California-based attorney, Orly Taitz, asks the court to consider granting his client's request based upon Cook's belief that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as commander-in-chief of U.S Armed Forces.

Cook has now reportedly lost his job with a defense outfit. Goes with the territory I suppose. And new allegations suggest that Major 'Kook' may be more than just a deserter in waiting, he may be a full blown freeping scam artist: