Cindy Sheehan Watch: Supporting United States Deserters in Canada

Darrell Anderson, 24, left, listens to ‘peace mom’ Cindy Sheehan speak during a rally in Fort Erie, Ontario, Saturday, June 17, 2006. Anderson of Lexington, Ky., who arrived in Canada by way of Niagara Falls in January 2005, spent seven months in Iraq with the Army’s 1st Armored Division and received a purple heart following a roadside bomb attack before deciding during a leave he would not go back. Sheehan was making her second visit to Canada in support of sanctuary for those fleeing the U.S. military. The Canadian government has so far denied political asylum to U.S. soldiers who have sought it. Appeals are pending.

ASSociated Press: Sheehan Supports U.S. Deserters in Canada

A group of American military deserters publicly embraced their new lives in Canada on Saturday with the support of “peace mom” Cindy Sheehan, who said she wished the son she lost in Iraq was among them.

“I begged him not to go to Iraq,” the anti-war activist said through tears at a rally in support of the former soldiers, who wore black T- shirts emblazoned with “AWOL.” “And I wish he was standing up here with these people because he didn’t want to go.”

But, Sheehan’s son, Casey, volunteered to go and do his duty. He was not a coward and deserter like these MORONS.

Sheehan was making her second visit to Canada in support of sanctuary for those fleeing the U.S. military. The Canadian government has so far denied political asylum to U.S. soldiers who have sought it but appeals are pending.

“They’re trying to deport me,” said Darrell Anderson of Lexington, Ky., who arrived in Canada by way of Niagara Falls in January 2005. He spent seven months in Iraq with the Army’s 1st Armored Division and received a purple heart following a roadside bomb attack before deciding during a leave he would not go back.

“When I was in Iraq, we were killing innocent people for oil. It was obvious they didn’t want us there,” said Anderson, 24, who is petitioning to remain in Canada.

Anderson is a COWARD despite his Purple Heart which he dishonors with his desertion. If he had any “CAJONES” he would return to the United States and serve a prison term for his political views.

Remember Anderson joined the United States Armed Services as a volunteer. He took an oath. If he wishes to rescind his participation then he should accept his punishment. The Army would be glad to get rid of anyone who does not wish to serve – but with punishment and a “DISHONORABLE” discharge for desertion.

The gathering at a park in the town of Fort Erie, across the border from Buffalo, N.Y., was organized by peace groups on both sides of the border.

About 20 former U.S. soldiers, referred to as war resisters, have applied for refugee status in Canada. Organizers estimated there may be as many as 200 soldiers in the country who have not yet sought formal protection.

“They say we’re traitors, we’re deserters,” said former Marine Chris Magaoay, 20, of the Hawaiian island of Maui. “No, I’m a Marine and I stand up for what I believe in, and I believe the Constitution of the United States of America is being pushed aside as a scrap piece of paper.”

But, Magaoay’s statement is an EXCUSE. He volunteered to serve. No one forced him to sign up and certainly no one expects a 20 year old kid to be deciding United States foreign policy. He deserted and should pay the penalty and then resume his life.

Canada should deport these MORONS and allow the United States military deal with them according to established due process of law. They are not entitled to anything more.

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