US War resister Jeremy Hinzman lost his bid yesterday for political asylum in Canada after the country’s Immigration and Refugee Board said it was unconvinced he faces persecution if he returns home to the United States. Hinzman drew international attention after he deserted the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., 14 months ago and fled to Toronto, just days before his unit was deployed to Iraq. At his three-day refugee hearing in December, he contended that if he killed or injured anyone in Iraq his actions would amount to atrocities because the conflict was illegal, and hence criminal. His case now goes to a Canadian court.