City vigil supports Awol soldier

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Source: BBC

City vigil supports Awol soldier

A demonstration is being held in the home city of a soldier who is facing a jail term for protesting against the war in Afghanistan.

L/Cpl Joe Glenton has been charged with disobeying a lawful order after joining an anti-war march in London last month.

The 27-year-old, from York, has already appeared before a court accused of being absent without leave (Awol) after refusing to return to Afghanistan.

York Against the War are staging a protest in the city at 1300 GMT.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8360227.stm

[Chef Eric]

1. Good for him, and good for his supporters.

I can't imagine an objector receiving that kind of support in this country.

[laststeamtrain]

2. Isn't it remarkable?

Here, resisters and protesters are greeted with various forms of contempt,calumny or ignorance.

A stark contrast.

[uppityperson]

8. Not by some of us but I know what you mean.

[JoeyT]

12. Depends on what they're resisting or protesting.

I seem to recall the Freepers shrieking with joy when a few birthers insisted they'd ignore lawfully given orders because Obama wasn't really the president.

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[StarfarerBill]

5. Actually, an individual's conscience must always trump a military order;

we want thinking people in the services, not the drones which basic training tries to make them.

P.P.S.: Glenton is in the British Army, in which Lance Corporal is an enlisted rank. And Canada would be a long way for a British CO to escape to; a Scandinavian country would be more suitable.

[defendandprotect]

11. Absolutely . . .but the military reverses all that --

[Mudoria]

6. +1

[SpiralHawk]

4. "AWOL is cool with me. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

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7. k i c k

[Greyhound]

9. K&R.

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10. k i c k