Left-wing war resister Robin Long was sentenced to 15 months prison in a military court hearing today. Gazette.com:
A Fort Carson deserter who holed up in Canada for nearly three years was sentenced to prison today after a military court hearing that the defense tried to turn into an indictment of the Iraq war.Previous:
Pfc. Robin Long, who fled rather than reporting for duty at Fort Carson in 2005 told court-martial judge Col. Debra Boudreau that he left the country because of moral objections to what he termed an "illegal war." The judge came back with a 15-month sentence after prosecutors argued that Long "abandoned his duty, his honor and his country."
Long joined the Army in 2003, after the Iraq invasion, and was assigned to Fort Carson in early 2005, but never arrived at the post. Instead the 24-year-old first hid in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, before heading north to seek refugee status from Canadian authorities in a bid to avoid a possible deployment to Iraq.
The Canadians turned back Long's last appeal in July and sent him back to the United States, where he was taken into custody by the Army on July 15 at the border in Washington state.
2 comments:
That ain't desertion...it is treason. Giving aid and comfort to Canadians should be a capital offense.
Just kidding, BTW. But I'd still advocate for the death sentence for this dread-locked turd. We need to stop this disrespect for own laws, culture, and traditions.
skh.pcola
This freeloader fathered a child in Canada. I'd bet this child will grow up in Canada's welfare system.
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