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  • U.S. deserter bids to remain in Canada

    02/08/2006 2:22:37 PM PST · by proud_yank · 21 replies · 648+ views
    Globe and Mail ^ | Feb 8, 2006 | Terry Weber
    Anti-war demonstrators gathered outside a Toronto court Wednesday where it was decision day for a U.S. military deserter who fled his post rather than serve in Iraq is asking to be allowed to remain in this country. On Wednesday morning, the Federal Court began reviewing the case of former soldier Jeremy Hinzman, 27, who fled the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., in January, 2004, to avoid service in Iraq and sought refuge in Toronto with his wife and son. Outside the courthouse, protesters held up signs and banners declaring: 'Let war resisters stay.' The court — which is...
  • CANADA RULES U.S. ARMY DESERTER NOT A REFUGEE

    03/24/2005 12:36:56 PM PST · by areafiftyone · 27 replies · 929+ views
    Reuters ^ | 3/24/05
    TORONTO (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who deserted because he opposed the war in Iraq does not qualify as a refugee and would not face excessive punishment for his actions if sent home, Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board ruled on Thursday. Jeremy Hinzman, 26, was the first of several U.S. deserters to file asylum claims in Canada. He fled from the 82nd Airborne Division two years ago and sought refugee status in Canada. Hinzman had maintained the U.S.-led war in Iraq was illegal and he feared committing atrocities if he was sent there. The ruling said Hinzman's reasons for refusing...