Posted on 07/15/2008 11:27:33 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
A US soldier who deserted to Canada and sought refugee status for opposing the war in Iraq has been extradited to the United States, officials said, in Canada's first such case since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
"I can confirm that he has been expelled from Canada and returned to his country of origin," Shakila Manzoor, a spokeswoman for the Canada Border Services Agency (ASFC) said.
US citizen Robin Long, 25, fled to Canada in 2005 and demanded refugee status, claiming he would suffer irreparable harm if he were sent back to the United States.
He also argued that he would be forced to participate in war crimes if he were mobilised in Iraq.
Mr Long had volunteered for the US military in 2003.
The ASFC arrested Mr Long last October after his request for asylum was rejected and he was ordered to leave Canada.
On Monday, a federal court in Vancouver refused to suspend the extradition order.
Judge Anne Mactavish said he had not convincingly proven that he would suffer irreperable harm if he were extradited.
The judge acknowledged that the number of deserters tried by the US military justice system had risen in the United States since 2002, but most were not punished for deserting and even fewer were jailed.
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The guy was discharged and the USA doesn’t want him or care anything about him. His victim hood is bogus as was reported a few days ago.
Missed that. Sorry!
Poor yellow dog. I hope his momma is proud.
That right there is a problem, folks.
this is hilarious.....he has been discharged from the military ( they do not even want to prosecute his worthless a$$ ) the canadians don’t want him, and the US does not give a damn about him....this guy wants an anti military platform and noone will give him one...laughable!!!
OK, so he doesn’t want to commit any war crimes. It’ll be interesting to find out what crimes he’ll be willing to commit. Robbing the till at Mconalds I suppose . . .
good!
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