U.S. soldiers are going AWOL and coming to Canada. They want to stay.
Will this country give them refuge from a war they deem illegal?
U.S. soldiers are going AWOL and coming to Canada. They want to stay.
Canada must choose whether or not to give refuge to these Americans who refuse to take part in the US-led war on Iraq. They say the war is illegal under international law; and if returned to the United States, they face severe prison terms for desertion.
Hear the stories of war resisters in Canada and the US and find out how citizens on both sides of the border are fighting to end the war. Get a historical perspective - watch films and read about "peaceniks", draft dodgers and deserters of the Vietnam era. Leave your opinion, find out how to take action, come back and find out - will Canada let them stay?
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Let Them Stay (Part 2) - The Supreme International Crime
Law Professor Michael Mandel and author/filmmaker Naomi Klein discuss the U.S. invasion of Iraq within the context of international law. Klein refers to allegations of torture and Mandel cites the Nuremberg Tribunal, calling the invasion a "war of aggression&the supreme international crime."
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