It takes “courage” to resist: Libertarian Party leader praises Iraq war resister

“In a packed room in the basement of the Parkdale United Church in Calgary, Dennis Young, a veteran of NATO operations in Bosnia and leader of the Libertarian Party, today told Iraq war resister Chuck Wiley to ignore the critics who call him a coward: “What you have done takes courage,” said Young to a roar of applause.

“Chief Petty Officer Wiley, a self-described Ron Paul libertarian and 17-year military veteran, told an audience of peace activists that he deserted the U.S. military after he was forced to choose between upholding his sworn oath to defend the constitution and participating in illegal war activities…”

Read the rest: http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/09/it-takes-courag.html

The War Resisters Support Campaign is at http://www.resisters.ca/

The Conservative government has been ignoring the June 3 motion by Parliament (http://www.resisters.ca/media_june3_08.html):

The motion, which originated in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in December 2007, calls on the government to “immediately implement a program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family members…to apply for permanent resident status and remain in Canada; and…the government should immediately cease any removal or deportation actions…against such individuals.”

War resister Chuck Wiley and Libertarian Party leader Dennis Young

September 14th, 2008