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From Vietnam to Iraq: American War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada

From Vietnam to Iraq: American War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada

In an unprecedented simulcast with Canadian Broadcasting’s morning show, “The Current,” Democracy Now! broadcasts live from Toronto, Canada. Decades after Vietnam War resisters fled to Canada to avoid the draft, American soldiers who are resisting the war in Iraq are now looking north of the border for a safe place to call home. We speak with two Iraq war resisters, Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey who are seeking refugee status in Canada as conscientious objectors. And we speak with their lawyer, Jeffry House, who fled to Canada during the Vietnam war to resist the draft. [includes rush transcript]

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