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  • Soldier arrested in Fla.;charged with desertion - Sgt. Karim Iraq

    05/09/2005 4:41:13 PM PDT · by Former Military Chick · 19 replies · 529+ views
    Sun-Sentinel ^ | May 05, 2005 | Sun-Sentinel
    A Wellington man serving in the Army who refused to return to Iraq now faces possible imprisonment for his desertion, an Army spokeswoman said Thursday. Sgt. Karim Iraq, 25, abandoned his Fort Stewart, Ga.-based unit in December after he was told he was going to be redeployed to Iraq for a second tour of duty in the war-torn country, said his father, Zayed Iraq. Disillusioned with Army life and feeling betrayed by the country's leadership when claims of the Iraqis having weapons of mass destruction failed to prove true, Karim Iraq drove home. Arrested late Tuesday by Palm Beach County...