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...Anderson has been given lodging by a teacher in Toronto, where he remains in a state of legal limbo. His case and those of most of his fellow resisters are on hold until Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board decides the fate of another deserter, Private Jeremy Hinzman, 26. Raised in Rapid City, S.D., and unsuccessful in two attempts to gain C.O. status, Hinzman arrived in Toronto with his wife and infant son at the beginning of last year, two weeks before his unit, the 82nd Airborne, was due to go to Iraq...
Although various appeals could drag out the process for months or even years, the long-term prospects for Hinzman, Anderson and the rest aren't too good. Unlike 35 years ago, Americans can't just stay in Canada indefinitely as landed immigrants. To be accepted as refugees, they have to show that they face a risk of actual persecution upon returning to the U.S. And one of their principal claims, that the war in Iraq violated international law, has been ruled irrelevant by the immigration board. That doesn't faze Hinzman, who is also prepared to argue that by serving...
...yard Breaststroke-Won by Simihtsi (C); second, Hinzman (C); third, Myrer (H). Time...
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