[Mb-civic] An Illegal, Immoral Order

[Jonathon Johnson]

‘An Illegal, Immoral Order’ - An American soldier explains why he is refusing to fight in Iraq. By Tracy McNicoll – Newsweek Updated: 12:50 p.m. ET March 30, 2005March 30. 

 

When his unit of the 82nd Airborne Division was getting ready to deploy to Iraq last year, U.S. Army Pfc. Jeremy Hinzman started fighting a battle of his own—in Canada. Hinzman, 26, was the first of at least eight U.S. soldiers to apply for refugee status there in the last 15 months. Many are already veterans of the post-9/11 wars. One earned a Purple Heart on his first tour in Iraq. Hinzman himself served seven months in Afghanistan. But all risk prison sentences in the United States for desertion if they are forced to return.

 

For complete story, go to:

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7337109/site/newsweek/



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