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| Army deserter who fled to Canada has been deported, & arrested. |
| 2009-02-06 |
| Cliff Cornell fled the U.S. Army four years ago for British Columbia when his Georgia artillery unit was ordered to serve in the Iraq War. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Cornell was deported from Canada, arrested in the U.S. and booked into the Whatcom County jail. Cornell, who is from Arkansas, is going to be released on his own recognizance and ordered to report to Fort Stewart in Georgia, said Gene Marx, a local peace activist and member of the Bellingham Veterans for Peace, Chapter 111. He and other local peace activists are asking officials to make Bellingham a "sanctuary city" so military deserters will not be arrested by locals and handed over to federal officials. Cornell is the second soldier, along with Robin Long in July 2008, to be deported from Canada and placed in the county jail in recent months. Long was eventually sentenced to serve a 15-month prison sentence in Miramar Naval Consolidated Brig near San Diego. |
| Posted by:Frozen Al |
| #10 I thought he was related to Harpo. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-06 21:26 |
| #9 Gene Marx, a local peace activist "Man, what big teeth you have!" [how to be even more commie... change last name to Marx!] |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-02-06 21:25 |
| #8 I really believe that exile would be a better option. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-02-06 21:17 |
| #7 If Bellingham, WA does become a "sanctuary city", the federal government should cut off ALL federal funds. The feds won't, especially under teh One. They will probably add another ten billion to the stimulus to cover sanctuary cities. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-02-06 18:36 |
| #6 I wonder when he realizes that this isn't Vetnam. Old hippies seldom, if ever change. Too bad he listened to his elders. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-02-06 17:51 |
| #5 Life's even tougher at Ft. Leavenworth, what with those unhappy Marine guards an' all... |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-02-06 17:12 |
| #4 A quick Court Martial and BCD and bus fare to place of entry on to active duty. No unemployment bennies await you lad, and with the CM comes a federal felony conviction you have to put on those job applications you file know with 100k+ other Americans with clean records. Life is tough. Life is tougher if you're stupid. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-06 15:51 |
| #3 Another clueless moonbat tries to re-live the 60s and learns the hard way that Canada is in it with us this time. Stupid hippies. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-02-06 15:28 |
| #2 Welcome home, douchebag. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-06 14:02 |
| #1 i say give him to the slobbering jihad asshats that his desertion supported... air insertion to the NWFP... maybe even put some basic comm equip in his backpack so he can call his mum. oh, yeah and a "this is the CIA" information brochure |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2009-02-06 13:43 |