Tag Archives: Deserters

Steven Harper: Just Doing What Junior Would Want

Posted on August 15, 2008 by RagBlog

Canada to evict US deserterby Nick Kyonka / August 14, 2008 First soldier to head north to avoid Iraq war loses refugee bid, mulls plea to Federal Court American war resister Jeremy Hinzman has been ordered out of the country … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth About Iraq Ellicits Punishment

Posted on July 21, 2008 by RagBlog

Army court-martials resister for blowing whistle on ‘bait-and-kill’By Dee Knight / July 20, 2008 Private First Class James Burmeister faces a Special Court Martial at Fort Knox on July 16. The charges are AWOL and desertion. He returned to Fort … Continue reading →

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U.S. Soldiers No Longer Find Haven in Canada

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

James Corey Glass, an Army deserter, is appealing an immigration removal order in Canada. Photo by Farah Nosh / Getty Images.Little sympathy for deserters from Conservative governmentBy Ian Austen / July 13, 2008 TORONTO — James Corey Glass, apprentice mortician … Continue reading →

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Janice Tibetts :
Canadian Court Sides With U.S. Deserter

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Read a gripping excerpt from Joshua Key’s book, “The Deserter’s Tale,” at the end of this article. It is a revelation. Ruling: Soldier witnessed enough rights abuses to gain Canadian asylum By Janice Tibetts | July 5, 2008 OTTAWA — … Continue reading →

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