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March 8, 2010

British War Resister Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail
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A British soldier who refused to return for a second tour of duty in
Afghanistan has been sentenced to nine months in military prison.
Twenty-seven-year-old Lance Corporal Joe Glenton served seven months in
Afghanistan. After he returned, he began openly speaking out against the
war.

Joe Glenton: “I came back feeling quite ashamed. I felt I couldn’t see
what we’d achieved by being there, and I felt very disillusioned. And I
think that disillusionment isn’t isolated to me. A lot of my colleagues
who are serving now, and some of them are in Afghanistan and Iraq, are
equally disillusioned. There is discontent in the ranks, which is a very
scary thing for the services.”



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