A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Sari GelzerThe Department of Defense has recently reported that 8,000 members of the US military are listed as AWOL. Currently 24 war resisters are known to be in Canada trying to establish citizenship, with an estimated several hundred more living there underground. Truthout's Sari Gelzer and Geoffrey Millard report from Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario, to bring you coverage of Peace Has No Borders, an event that brought US attention to political refugees in Canada. Geoffrey Millard interviews war resisters about their decision to refuse deployment to Iraq and seek asylum in Canada.To view "AWOL: GI War Resistance in Canada", Click here.
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8 videos of this event including detailed interviews with 6 AWOL soldiers can be found at http://Fluxview.com
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