For your “There’s hope for the level of sanity in Canada” file:
U.S. soldier who deserted to dodge ‘criminal’ war in Iraq loses asylum bid
TORONTO (CP) – An American war dodger who fled the U.S. military because he believed the invasion of Iraq was criminal has lost his bid for refugee status in Canada in a case closely watched on both sides of the border.
In a written ruling released Thursday, the Immigration and Refugee Board said Jeremy Hinzman had not made a convincing argument that he faced persecution or cruel and unusual punishment in the United States.
[…] As a deserter, Hinzman faces court martial if he returns to the United States and a potential five-year jail term.
[…]Hinzman, whose only prior knowledge of Canada was CBC radio broadcasts, has admitted that seeking asylum in Canada was seemingly “preposterous.”
He enlisted voluntarily in the U.S. army for four years in November 2000, planning to have the military later pay for his university education.
He worked his way up to the rank of specialist, and was a crack infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C., until he deserted.
He served in a non-combatant role in Afghanistan, where his application as a conscientious objector was refused. […]
Now if only we could send back those liberal girlie-men who fled the U.S. because they couldn’t take George Bush and the conservative Republicans’ great victory. More liberal girlie-men is the last—the very last—thing we need in our great nation.
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