Military Deserters Looking To Canada

Canada FlagReuters reports: “Canada should grant special protection to U.S. soldiers who desert from the war in Iraq, even if they do not qualify as refugees, U.S. activists said on Thursday.

A Canadian refugee tribunal rejected the asylum claim of U.S. infantryman Jeremy Hinzman last month, dealing a blow to several other soldiers who have fled north of the border.

The activists met with Canadian parliamentarians in Ottawa to ask that the soldiers be given legal status.

Tom Hayden, a former 1960s antiwar leader, said that if the deserters are not allowed to stay legally they could potentially be extradited back to the United States.

Well, Mr. Hayden would be an authority on this matter. After all, he was once married to “Hanoi” Jane Fonda. Misery loves company.

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