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US woman soldier Kimberly Rivera jailed for desertion [View all]
Last edited Wed May 1, 2013, 03:38 AM - Edit history (2)
Source: BBC
A US woman soldier has been sentenced to 10 months in military prison after pleading guilty to desertion while on leave from a deployment in Iraq.
Pte First Class Kimberly Rivera had been serving as a base guard in Baghdad when she fled to Canada in 2007 with her husband and children.
The 30 year old said she had become disillusioned with the war.
Canadian authorities denied her request for refugee status and in 2009 threatened her with deportation.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22355969
her husband was interviewed today on "Democracy Now" (transcript)
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