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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Fayetteville, Forward March Toward Peace (Part 2) - Michael Berg on his son's murder
Michael Berg is the father of Nick Berg, a 26-year-old contractor whose beheading was broadcast on the internet, supposedly in retaliation for the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. In this clip, Michael Berg describes the circumstances of his son's murder, including his prior detention by the U.S. military. Michael Berg wants no innocent Iraqis to be harmed in the search for his sons killers, saying "I can't go out and promote peace unless I have peace in my own heart."
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Stop the Violence, Stop Israel
by anne bolelyn
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 20:24
1944 all over again. Stop the Zionists
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