US Army Deserter Seeks Asylum In Germany Over Iraq

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Friday November 28, 2008 13:01 by redjade

Solidarity needed - even during the era of President Obama.

US Army Deserter Seeks Asylum In Germany Over Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081127/us_nm/us_germany_as...m_usa

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier who deserted his unit to avoid returning to Iraq has applied for asylum in Germany, saying the Iraq war was illegal and that he could not support the "heinous acts" taking place.

Andre Shepherd, 31, who served in Iraq between September 2004 and February 2005 as an Apache helicopter mechanic in the 412th Aviation Support Battalion, has been living in Germany since deserting last year.

"When I read and heard about people being ripped to shreds from machine guns or being blown to bits by the Hellfire missiles I began to feel ashamed about what I was doing," Shepherd told a Frankfurt news conference Thursday.

"I could not in good conscience continue to serve."

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Another U.S. deserter, Robin Long, was deported from Canada in July and sent to jail in Colorado.

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