http://www.suntimes.com/output/iraq/cst-nws-ikosovo19.htmlNEW YORK -- Two American soldiers opposed to the war in Iraq have abandoned their units and fled to Canada.
The two soldiers are seeking asylum as refugees, arguing that they face persecution for their beliefs -- and in theory the death penalty -- if they return.
"Just because you sign a contract, that doesn't mean you abdicate the right to be a moral human being," said Jeremy Hinzman, 25, a private at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and the first of the two to reach Canada. "If you know that an order is unjust, it's your duty to disobey it."
Speaking from his new home in Toronto, he shied away from urging other servicemen to copy his example, afraid, he said, of being "seditious."
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