Awol accused soldier faces court (in U.K.)

Coventina

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Mon Aug-03-09 09:50 AM
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Awol accused soldier faces court (in U.K.)

Source: BBC

A serving soldier from York has appeared before a court martial after refusing to return to Afghanistan.

L/Cpl Joe Glenton, 27, of the Royal Logistic Corps, faced the preliminary hearing at a martial court in Wiltshire accused of desertion.

The soldier did not enter a formal plea but his defence counsel Hugh O'Donoghue indicated he would deny the charge.

On Thursday L/Cpl Glenton gave a letter to the prime minister calling for troops in Afghanistan to be withdrawn.

In his letter he claimed the war in Afghanistan is being fought in the interests of US foreign policy.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8181624.stm

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iandhr

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Mon Aug-03-09 10:05 AM
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1. I guess he forgot

the terrorist who bomed the London underground

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RaleighNCDUer

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Mon Aug-03-09 10:21 AM
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2. You mean the native born English terrorists who had no connection to

Afghanistan? Those terrorists?

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