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Robin Long, War Resister Deported from Canada, Faces Trial This Week

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. Posted August 21, 2008.


The first war resister to be deported from Canada since the Vietnam War faces court-martial and three years in jail. Who is next?

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Sarah Lazare is the project director of Courage to Resist, an organization that supports military war resisters.

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If your convictions are such that you freel you must resist,
Posted by: TagsNOLA on Aug 22, 2008 4:26 PM   
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do so. But don't run off to Canada. Report to your military superiors and face the music. If you don't like the policy that led to the war and feel that strongly about it, make your stand but accept the consequences. Don't run off to Canada. You are not their problem. You have no right to expect refuge from them.

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A contract is a contract is a contract... even if its a bad one!
Posted by: Bearzerker on Aug 22, 2008 11:39 PM   
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its not draft dodgers fleeing compulsory military action this time around!

every person who came to Canada must understand that the circumstances this go is different!
These people volunteered to enlist in the US Military ...even though I firmly believe that the US Military is anything BUT a volunteer force...

a contract is a contract is a contract... you signed it... now its time to honor it!
how would you like it if a Canadian signed a contract and then fled to the US asking for asylum...
especially as it's a signed agreement between parties!!!

I would be arguing to redo the all volunteer force by molding it into something that truly resembles a volunteer force!

to many Chiefs... not enough Indians!

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Contracts have two sides. The federal government is required to live up to its part and
Posted by: thekidde on Aug 25, 2008 8:52 AM   
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putting people in an illegal occupation based on greed and religious hubris is not valid. Fuck Bush and his neocons and his illegal, misbegotten war and occupation. Impeach, fire the suck up generals and get the hell out now. I would give up my Bronze Star, two Army Commendation Medals and Combat Infantryman's Badge (RVN 1968) if it would prevent one more soldier from being sent into this bullshit, greed driven, Republican fiasco.

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