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US War Resister Arrested Following Canada Deportation

HeadlineFeb 05, 2009

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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