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November 31, 2008

U.S. War Resister Seeks Asylum in Germany
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A U.S. war resister who fought in Iraq has applied for asylum in Germany
saying the Iraq war was illegal and that he could not support the
“heinous acts” taking place. Andre Shepherd has been living in Germany
since going AWOL last year. On Thursday Shepherd say: “When I read and
heard about people being ripped to shreds from machine guns or being
blown to bits by the Hellfire missiles I began to feel ashamed about
what I was doing. I could not in good conscience continue to serve.”
Andre Shepherd is believed to be the second U.S. soldier to seek asylum
in Germany since the start of the Iraq war.



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