US 'soldiers of conscience' take Sixties route to Canada By Marcus Warren in New York (Filed: 19/04/2004) Two American soldiers opposed to the war in Iraq have abandoned their units and fled to Canada in a desertion evoking the exodus of young men north of the border during the Vietnam era. The two soldiers are seeking asylum as refugees, arguing that they face persecution for their beliefs - and in theory the death penalty - if they return. Their decision to run may not yet herald a mass migration but no one expects the pair to be the last to...