Today, July 2nd, is a National Day of Action to Stop the Deportation of War Resister Corey Glass.

Canada's War Resisters Support Campaign asks you to call Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

U.S. Iraq War resister Corey Glass is still facing deportation on July 10th, despite the Parliament of Canada having voted in favour of a motion to let Corey and other U.S. war resisters stay.

The federal government and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration must respect the will of Parliament and implement the motion which calls on the government to “immediately implement a program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family members […]

(Guest post by frequent CC commenter Matt Bin who, unlike so many of Canada's whiny Blogging Tories, can comment on topics military while actually knowing something about them. Enjoy.)

Matt writes:

This week, the Refugee Board ruled that American war resister and Iraq veteran Corey Glass was not eligible for refugee status. He was ordered to leave Canada within 14 days, or face deportment.

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We desperately need the Liberals to take a stand for us, and for all Canadians. A majority of Canadians (64% of Ontarians, in a recent poll) want Canada to keep the resisters safe. The Liberals are the swing party, and their support for the resisters will ensure that these brave men and women will not be forced to return to the US military, and possibly to Iraq. To get the Liberals' support, we need to make sure they know that it's politically safe for them to do so.

But it turns out Glass has had little reason to be on the lam, ABCNews has learned.

Unknown to him and his legion of supporters, Glass, 25, was actually discharged from the U.S. Army shortly after he went AWOL in 2006.

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"I had absolutely no idea that I had been discharged," said Glass when ABC News informed him of his status. "This is insane. This is so weird. There are no warrants? No one is looking for me?"

According to U.S. Army documents and officials, Glass was discharged from the California National Guard Dec. 1, 2006, four months after he arrived in Canada.

"He is not considered absent without leave. He is not considered a deserter," said Maj. Nathan Banks, an Army spokesman. "He is running for no reason. He is fully welcome in the United States. I cannot believe this is a big deal in Canada."

Corey Glass, as a war resistor, is a fraud.  10 to 1 sez that the moonbats noted above neither acknowledge that fact nor change their postings to reflect reality...

Here's a question...  If you were going to flee to another country as a political exile, wouldn't you actually check to see if you really were a political exile to begin with?  This is purely speculative:  I'm guessing that Corey Glass knew about his "not wanted" status but that he enjoyed his celebrity amongst the Canadian moonbats so much that he kept it to himself.  A stooge feeding off the adoration of other stooges who turned him into a martyr.   

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written by Ed, July 11, 2008

Corey Glass an idiot and a liar? Yep, pretty much. Now that he's in IRR he's trying to insist he was stop lossed. He just makes himself more pathetic. Every day! Read it and howl!
http://torontoist.com/2008/07/...glass.php

How dumb do you have to be on the left? Just dumb will do but to be a big name you have to be really stupid!

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