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Awol Us Soldier Seeks Asylum In Germany

AWOL US Soldier Seeks Asylum in Germany Over Returning to "Illegal" War in Iraq

A US soldier who went absent without leave a year and a half ago to avoid returning to Iraq has applied for asylum in Germany. Specialist Andre Shepherd served in Iraq between September 2004 and February 2005 as an Apache helicopter mechanic. When his unit was called up to return to Iraq in early 2007, he went AWOL to avoid redeployment, calling the war "illegal." He lived underground in Germany for a year and a half before applying for asylum two weeks ago. We speak with Shepherd in his first international broadcast interview.
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Germany Asylum Seeks Soldier Awol

I do not think he should be given asylum. I think he needs to be returned to the US to face a court martial trial.