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February 5, 2009

US War Resister Arrested Following Canada Deportation
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An American war resister has been arrested after being ordered to leave
Canada. Cliff Cornell is being held at a Washington state jail after
surrendering at the US-Canada border. Cornell’s attorney is criticizing
the arrest, because Cornell had announced he intended to return to his
unit voluntarily. He’s being held on charges of going AWOL. 
Cornell fled to Canada four years ago after his Army unit was ordered to
go to Iraq.



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